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Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Monday, 05 October 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC / Commission) joins South Africa and the international community in commemorating World Teachers’ Day and salutes the thousands of teachers who, every day, shoulder the immense responsibility of educating, nurturing and preparing the next generation.
Date: 01 October 2026
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) joins the international community in commemorating the International Day of Older Persons under the theme “The Age of Longevity: Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives.” This theme calls for fundamental changes to ensure that longer lives are accompanied by dignity, equality, security, good health and meaningful participation in society.
The Commission honours older persons’ contributions to families, communities and our constitutional democracy. Their knowledge, leadership, work and care continue to sustain society. Older persons are rights holders whose voices, choices and independence must shape the decisions that affect their lives.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
29 September 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), through its Child Rights Unit (CRU), will launch its Conference Report, Children's Rights to Privacy and Safety on Online Platforms: Legislative Gaps and the Case for Reform. The report captures the findings of a stakeholders' conference held on 28 March 2026 in Johannesburg to underscore the urgent need to safeguard children in an increasingly digital world.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 29 SEPTEMBER 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), in partnership with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD), will host the final rounds of the 15th Annual South African National Schools Moot Court Programme on 01 and 02 October 2026 at the University of Pretoria, with the grand finale taking place on 04 October 2026 at the Constitutional Court in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.
Attention Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 23 September 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) has initiated a systemic investigation into the human rights impact of delayed development and upgrading of informal settlements in the North West Province.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 21 September 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) launches its policy brief, Infrastructure Vandalism as a Human Rights Crisis: Copper Cable and Scrap Metal Theft, Regulatory and Enforcement Gaps, and the Erosion of Socio-Economic Rights.
Attention Editors and Reporters
Friday, 18 September 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will on Monday, 21 September 2026, launch its policy brief, Infrastructure Vandalism as a Human Rights Crisis: Copper Cable and Scrap Metal Theft, Regulatory and Enforcement Gaps, and the Erosion of Socio-Economic Rights.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) is appalled by the recent reports of the killings of women in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. According to reports, 8 women have so far been killed in the area over the past two months. The Commission sends its condolences to the families that lost their loved ones.
Attention Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 08 September 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/Commission) will on Wednesday, 09 September 2026, host a webinar, titled Municipal debt to water boards: Exploring a human rights centric approach.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) has today, 26 August 2026, released a final investigative report into persistent water access challenges affecting residents of Mamerotse, Tlaseng and Tlapa villages, situated within the jurisdiction of the Royal Bafokeng Administration (“RBA”) and the Rustenburg Local Municipality (“RLM”).
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 24 August 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (Commission) has today, 24 August 2026, released two final investigative reports concerning the living conditions and human rights of occupiers residing on Portion 3 (Remaining Extent) of Farm Witfontein (Farm), situated within the jurisdiction of the City of Matlosana Local Municipality (Matlosana) in the North West Province.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
20 August 2026
Today, the South African Human Rights Commission (Commission) released its investigative report into the complaint concerning the discontinuation of the Free Basic Alternative Energy (FBAE) programme by Matlosana Local Municipality (Matlosana).
The report release follows the Commission’s investigation of a complaint lodged on the matter on behalf of affected residents. In the complaint, it was alleged that the discontinuation of the programme had severely affected poor and vulnerable households living in areas without access to electricity, including unemployed and child-headed households that could not afford to purchase paraffin themselves.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 20 August 2026
On 19 August 2026, the world marked World Humanitarian Day, a day set aside to honour humanitarian workers and to reaffirm the rights and dignity of people caught up in crisis. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) joined this observance not as a ceremonial gesture, but as a call to action. It is time to ask ourselves, individually and collectively, whether our commitments to humanity are matched by our conduct.
Attention Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 20 August 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/Commission) will on Friday, 21 August 2026, host a Women’s Month Webinar, titled Building Resilient Economies for Older Women and Women with Disabilities.
Attention Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Attention Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 18 August 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) will host a webinar titled “The True Meaning of Privacy as a Right: A Discussion on the Rights, Duties and Responsibilities of Data Subjects” to promote public understanding of privacy as a constitutional and human right in an increasingly digital society.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
In August 2026, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/Commission) will release four investigative reports pertaining to various complaints in the North West Province.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 13 August 2026
Today, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) released its Report of the Constitutional Dialogue on Land, Human Rights and Spatial Justice, convened on 19 June 2026 under the theme “113 Years Since the Natives Land Act and 30 Years of Constitutional Democracy.” The Dialogue was convened to mark the historical and constitutional significance of 113 years since the enactment of the Natives Land Act of 1913 and three decades of constitutional democracy.
Joint National Inquiry into the Reporting, Victim Support, Investigation and Pre-Trial functioning of the Criminal Justice System response to Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in South Africa.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Sunday, 09 August 2026
As South Africa commemorates Women’s Month, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/Commission) joins the nation in honouring the courage, resilience and leadership of women who have shaped our democracy and continue to champion equality, justice and human dignity.
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