Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 30 May 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) deeply mourns the loss of human rights activist Dr. Tshenuwani Dean Farisani. As a dedicated Lutheran pastor, Dr. Farisani passionately used his position to educate both his congregation and the wider community about the importance of human rights.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 30 May 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be embarking on a series of impactful programs of information sessions in observance of Child Protection Week.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 29 May 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (“SAHRC”/”Commission”) welcomes the announcement, made by President Cyril Ramaphosa today, on the establishment of a judicial commission of inquiry to determine whether attempts were made to prevent the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era crimes.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 29 May 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) maintains that the sphere of local government is crucial in the attainment of the transformative vision of the Constitution. However, the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) 2023-24 report on local government released by the Auditor-General on 28 May 2025 shows that the local sphere of government is in a dire state.

Attention Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 29 May 2025

As we mark Hunger Day 2025, South Africa faces an urgent and ongoing hunger challenge.  Millions still experience hunger and food insecurity despite constitutional guarantees and international commitments. The right to adequate food is enshrined in Section 27 of our Constitution and supported by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), which South Africa ratified in 2015. This ratification commits our country to take progressive steps to realise the right to food for all citizens.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Today,28 May 2025, the South African Human Rights Commission’s (the Commission) Gauteng Provincial Office will make oral submissions before the Usindiso Commission of Inquiry, which is investigating the prevalence of the proliferation of unsafe buildings, commonly referred as ‘bad buildings’, in region F of the City of Johannesburg. Usindiso Commission was established after the tragic fire at Usindiso building in 2023, which led to the untimely death of over 70 people.

Attention Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 27 May 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) is this week undertaking a series of strategic engagements in Gauteng from 26 to 28 May 2025, focusing on the protection of migrants’ rights. The week-long activities are led by Commissioner Aseza Gungubele, responsible for Migration; Human Settlements; and Climate Justice.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 27 May 2025

The South African Human Right’s (SAHRC) Western Cape Provincial Office (WCPO) will embark on a human rights and legal clinic in Worcester and surrounding areas. The clinic is part of initiates by the Commission to make its services more accessible to people who live in far flung areas.

FOR ATTENTION: ALL EDITORS
TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (Commission / SAHRC) welcomes the recent judgment handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Pieters and Another v Stemmet and Another ([2025] ZASCA 60), which upholds the rights of long-term occupiers to security of tenure under the Extension of Security of Tenure Act 62 of 1997 (ESTA). This ruling affirms that land designated for agricultural purposes remains subject to protections under ESTA, even when it is located within a township.

FOR ATTENTION: ALL EDITORS
SUNDAY, 25 MAY 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (Commission / SAHRC) joins the African continent and the global community in commemorating Africa Day, a day which marks the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on 25 May 1963, now the African Union (AU).This day stands as a powerful reminder of the enduring struggle for liberation, self-determination, unity, and dignity for all Africans.