Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 24 July 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) has subpoenaed the  Director General of the Department of Home Affairs (Department), Mr Tommy Makhode, and the Department’s North West Provincial Manager, Ms Eunice Mhlanga, in terms of section 15 (1) (c) of the South African Human Rights Commission Act 40 of 2013.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 23 July 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) in the Eastern Cape will launch its investigative report into recreational water quality, wastewater infrastructure failures, sewage-related contamination and the condition of selected rivers, estuaries and coastal waters in the Eastern Cape Province.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 23 July 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) welcomes the release of the Public Protector South Africa’s (PPSA) report on systemic failures in food safety governance in Gauteng. The report is an important contribution to strengthening constitutional accountability and protecting the rights of those most vulnerable to unsafe food systems.

DATE: 21 JULY 2026

South Africa continues to experience a pervasive crisis of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), which remains one of the most serious human rights challenges affecting individuals, families and communities across the country.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 20 July 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission), through its Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO), invites written submissions from affected individuals, interested stakeholders, healthcare professionals, civil society organisations, academics, professional bodies, government departments, healthcare institutions and members of the public on access to renal dialysis services within public healthcare facilities in the Eastern Cape.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Today, as part of Mandela Month and in reflection on the 30^th anniversary of the Constitution, the South African Human Rights Commission (“Commission”/ “SAHRC”) publishes a report on the National Question titled Promoting a Culture of Human Rights through the Resolution of the National Question: The Role of Civil Society Organisations.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 14 July 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/Commission) North West Provincial Office (NWPO) has directed the Acting Municipal Manager of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, Mr Frans Temeki Mabokela, to appear before it in terms of section 15 (1) (c) of the South African Human Rights Commission Act 40 of 2013.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 13 July 2026                                          

Today, the South African Human Rights Commission released its investigative report into the state of Police Stations and Correctional Centres in the North West Province.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 10 July 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/Commission) welcomes the findings made by the Mdantsane Regional Court in the inquiry into the deaths of the 21 youth who lost their lives at the Enyobeni Tavern in June 2022. Dr Eileen Carter, Provincial Manager of the Commission’s Eastern Cape Provincial Office, was present at the Mdantsane Regional Court during the read-out of the Court’s ruling. The ruling represents an important step towards accountability and towards providing the bereaved families and the broader community with answers concerning the circumstances that led to this tragedy.

Attention Editors and Reporters
Monday, 06 July 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission/SAHRC) invites written submissions from interested stakeholders, experts, communities, industry actors, civil society organisations, academics, regulators and organs of state on the human rights implications of the rapid expansion of data centres and digital infrastructure in South Africa.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 10 July 2026                                             

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) will on Monday, 13 July 2026, launch its investigative report into the state of Police Stations and Correctional Centres in the North West Province.