Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 11 December 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/Commission) through its Gauteng Provincial Office has been inundated with complaints from residents from Rand West City Local Municipality and Merafong Local Municipality alleging prolonged and recurring water shortages and outages.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 10 December 2025

South Africa is a country with abundant food resources and the capacity to feed its entire population. Yet millions of people go to bed hungry every night, children continue to suffer from stunting and malnutrition, and in the most severe cases, lives are lost due to preventable hunger.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 09 December 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), together with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights South Africa (OHCHR), and the Constitution Hill (Conhill), will on 10 December 2025, commemorate the signing into law of the Constitution and the International Human Rights Day at the Constitution Hill.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 04 December 2025                                                                 

Today, 4 December 2025, the South African Human Rights Commission, through its Eastern Cape Provincial Office, released its Final Inquiry Report into the protest and unrest at Walter Sisulu University. This report concerns incidents that took place on and around 27 May 2024. The investigation considered medical evidence, expert ballistics analysis, institutional submissions and testimony from affected students, security personnel, South African Police Services (SAPS) and oversight bodies.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 03 December 2025

Today we commemorate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities under the theme “Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress.” This theme speaks directly to South Africa’s ongoing journey. Our Constitution guarantees the rights, dignity and equal protection of all people. Yet for many persons with disabilities, these rights remain unrealised in daily life.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 02 December 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/the Commission) Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) will on Thursday, 04 December 2025, release its Report on the Inquiry into the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) Protest of May 2024.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 28 November 2025                                                                      

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) and Union Against Hunger releases a report on the Webinar on the Right to Food and Food Sovereignty in South Africa.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 26 November 2025                                                                             

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission), North West Provincial Office, has today released its findings, following an investigation into alleged unfair discrimination and administrative failures within the Hartbeespoort Dam economy.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 26 November 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) welcomes the judgment of the Land Court of South Africa in the matter of Bakgatla Ba Mocha (Maubane) and Another v Bakgatla Ba Mmakau Bamokgoko and Others (Case No. LCC16/2020).

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 25 November 2025

Today on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) will appear before the Constitutional Court in a matter concerning the binding nature of its recommendations in the matter of SAHRC vs Agro Data CC and FC Boshoff.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 24 November 2025                                                                    

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), North West Provincial Office, will host the launch of its investigative report into allegations of racial discrimination in the Hartbeespoort area. The launch will provide an opportunity to present the Commission’s findings, highlight key recommendations, directives, and engage stakeholders on measures to address systemic discrimination and promote equality.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Friday, 21 November 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) through its Gauteng Provincial Office (GPO) has over the past five months recorded multiple complaints relating to prolonged water outages in several areas in the Gauteng Province. Water related complaints have been received by the GPO from several areas including Sophiatown, Selby, Coronationville, Westbury, Pimville Zone 3, Ferndale, Bryanston, Phumla Mqashi (Region G), and Dobsonville Extension 5 within the City of Johannesburg.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 19 November 2025

Today, 19 November 2025, marks World Toilet Day, observed under the global tagline, “We will always need the toilet”. It is a truism that no matter what lies ahead, we will always need the toilet. Therefore, World Toilet Day is a time to reflect and introspect as a country on how we are faring in ensuring access to sanitation for all. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) reiterates that safe, hygienic, adequate sanitation is essential in living a dignified life.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 18 November 2025                                                                           

Today, 18 November 2025, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) launched its Investigative Report into the State of Municipal Service Delivery in the North West (Report). The Report emanates from a comprehensive investigation conducted by the SAHRC through its North West Provincial Office following a series of complaints regarding service delivery challenges across several municipalities in the North West Province.

Attention Editors and Reporters
Friday, 14 November 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission, represented by Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa’s Social Impact team, pro-bono, welcomes the court order granted on 10 November 2025 by the Pretoria High Court. The Court order declared the Madibeng Local Municipality’s failure to provide a basic water supply to the residents of Klipgat C unconstitutional and in contravention of the Water Services Act 108 of 1997 and its regulations.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Friday, 14 November 2025

The National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) of South Africa welcomes the judgment of the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Johannesburg, in the matter of Nthabiseng Beverly Mokoena v Head of Johannesburg Correctional Centre and Others (Case No. 2024/070075), delivered on 10 November 2025.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Today, 12 November 2025, the South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) launched the SAHRC 2025 School Readiness Monitoring Report, A National Overview of Public Schools Readiness in South Africa 2025 (Schools Monitoring Report).  The 2025 monitoring project emanates from complaints lodged with the Commission regarding challenges with access to basic education as enshrined in section 29 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 06 November 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) welcomes judgment delivered by the Gauteng Local Division of the High Court, Johannesburg on an application instituted by Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia, the South African Informal Traders Forum, the Inner-City Federation and Abahlali BaseMjondolo (‘the Applicants’) seeking relief against Operation Dudula and certain of its office-bearers in respect of ongoing xenophobic speech and conduct, and against the Government of the Republic of South Africa, and more specifically the Ministers of Police, Home Affairs, Justice and Constitutional Development, Health, Basic Education, as well as the Gauteng MECs for Health and Education, for failing to discharge their duties in relation to Operation Dudula’s unlawful conduct.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 06 November 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) welcomes judgment delivered by the Gauteng Local Division of the High Court, Johannesburg on an application instituted by Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia, the South African Informal Traders Forum, the Inner-City Federation and Abahlali BaseMjondolo (‘the Applicants’) seeking relief against Operation Dudula and certain of its office-bearers in respect of ongoing xenophobic speech and conduct, and against the Government of the Republic of South Africa, and more specifically the Ministers of Police, Home Affairs, Justice and Constitutional Development, Health, Basic Education, as well as the Gauteng MECs for Health and Education, for failing to discharge their duties in relation to Operation Dudula’s unlawful conduct.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 05 November 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/the Commission) Western Cape Provincial Office (WCPO) has over the last few years noted with deep concern deaths of children of school going age, the rise in child offenders and school closures in the province.