Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 17 March 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) will join the National Council of Provinces’ Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Public Administration (Select Committee) during its oversight visits to selected municipalities in the Free State Province.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 14 March 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) will host a Human Rights and Disinformation Summit, which will critically examine the impact of disinformation on human rights. Disinformation—the deliberate spread of false or misleading information—threatens human rights, affecting freedom of expression, access to accurate information, and the right to participate in public affairs. South Africa has witnessed the dangerous consequences of disinformation in various forms.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Thursday, 13 March 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/the Commission) Limpopo Provincial Office (LPO) will conduct a calendar event in commemoration of Human Rights Day under the theme: “Deepening a culture of social justice and human rights”.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 11 March 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (Commission/SAHRC) is shocked by reports of the killing of a Gqeberha-based activist and whistleblower, Pamela Mabini. While the Commission continues to gather facts, it remains deeply concerned about the rising trend and recurring pattern of attacks on whistleblowers, witnesses, and other vulnerable groups.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 12 March 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) in the Northern Cape Province invites members of the public, media, and stakeholders to the Commemoration of National Human Rights Day.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 11 March 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) in the Northern Cape Province will be commemorating the International Women’s Day to celebrate the achievements of women while addressing critical gender equality challenges, including leadership representation, economic empowerment, gender-based violence, reproductive rights, and education, among others.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 10 March 2025                                                                          

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/the Commission) North West Provincial Office (NWPO) will hold a Provincial Investigative Inquiry into the State of Scholar Transport in the province.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Sunday, 09 March 2025

In commemoration of Human Rights Month, South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/the Commission) Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) will engage in a series of activities focusing on climate change, human settlements, and immigration. These activities will be led by Commissioner Aseza Gungubele.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 07 March 2025

On 28 February 2025, the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/the Commission”) Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) held a strategic stakeholder engagement with the Eastern Cape Provincial Government (ECPE) to address human rights concerns in the province.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 04 March 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/the Commission) KwaZulu Natal Provincial Office calls on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in uMgungundlovu District Municipality in KwaZulu Natal Province to engage with the Commission in detailing the state of human rights in the District and Province.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 27 February 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) is saddened by the devastating floods that have struck the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, particularly in the Ntuzuma area. We mourn the tragic loss of six lives and recognize the immense hardship faced by countless residents who have been displaced. Reports indicate that six lives have tragically been lost due to the flooding, and many residents have been displaced, facing immense hardship.

Date: Wednesday, 26 February 2025
Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) Limpopo Provincial Office (LPO) will be holding a dialogue on mining and human rights with traditional leaders.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 26 February 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/the Commission) KwaZulu Natal Provincial Office invites the media to attend the Commission’s media stakeholder engagement in KwaZulu Natal.

 Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 25 February 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be convening its first Rights of Rastafari Roundtable as it has become deeply concerned with the continued marginalisation, discrimination, and criminalisation of Rastafari communities in South Africa, despite constitutional rights afforded to them.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 25 February 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/the Commission) Western Cape Provincial Office (WCPO) will host stakeholder engagement to analyse challenges in the allocation of housing in the province in accordance with the Housing Demand Database as identified through complaints received by the Provincial Office.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 24 February 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) will host a Human Rights and Disinformation Summit, which will critically examine the impact of disinformation on human rights. Disinformation—the deliberate spread of false or misleading information—threatens human rights, affecting freedom of expression, access to accurate information, and the right to participate in public affairs. South Africa has witnessed the dangerous consequences of disinformation in various forms.

Attention: Editors and Reporters  
Monday, 24 February 2025 

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) will institute Equality Court proceedings against Mr Nhlamulo ‘Nota’ Baloyi for alleged hate speech. 

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 21 February 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) will on Saturday, 22 February 2025, host a National Children’s Rights Conference in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. The conference is facilitated through the Commission’s Child Rights Unit (CRU) and is funded by the United Nations Emergency Children’s Fund (UNICEF), themed: "Education is a Human Right”.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 20 February 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) is aware of an episode on The Hustlers Corner SA, published on YouTube on Monday 17 February 2025 where Mr Nhlamulo ‘Nota’ Baloyi made several statements expressing his views on white people.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 20 February 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/the Commission) North West Provincial Office (NWPO) will commemorate the World Day of Social Justice, celebrated globally on 20 February.