18 October 2017

Questions relating to the safety of children in the North West are mounting after Social Development MEC Hoffman Galeng’s comment that children in impoverished communities such as Ratlou Municipality are at risk from human traffickers.

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18 October 2017

The South African Human Rights Commission’s Mpumalanga Provincial Office will be commemorating International Day for the Elderly at Mashishing, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality. The commemoration is hosted under the theme: “Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contributions and Participations of Older Persons in Society.”

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17 October 20178

The South African Human Rights Commission (Commission) in collaboration with the Commission for Gender Equality will host of public outreach clinic (17-18 October 2017) in the Moqhaka Local Municipality. The public outreach clinic will be hosted under the theme ‘Amplifying human rights education in rural and farming communities’.

16 October 2017

The judgment in the inquest of political activist Ahmed Timol has resuscitated hope for families of struggle heroes who died in police detention.

16 October 2017

The MEC for Social Development in the North West, Hofman Galeng, says all children in the impoverished Ratlou Municipality remain at risk from human traffickers.

10 October 2017

Chairperson: Ms N Mokoto (ANC) (Acting)

Meeting Summary: Annual Reports 2016/17

The Committee met to receive an update from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) on the developments since the President visited Vuwani on 7 May 2017, and to consider the annual performance report of the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi) on its 2016/17 Annual Report.

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Monday, 16 October 2017

In November 1979, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) hosted its 20th General Conference, where Member States agreed to the annual commemoration of World Food Day (WFD). Each year, WFD events are hosted in over 150 countries under an identified theme to highlight a specific area of concern, globally, with a prevailing focus on hunger and poverty.

16 October 2017

AFTER Matthews Mabelane plunged to his death from the 10th floor of the then John Vorster Square 40 years ago, his family received a message with his clothes. On the inside of the white lining of his green, bloodied pants, it was written: "Brother Lasch, inform mom and other brothers that the police are going to push me from the 10th floor and I am bidding you goodbye forever." Four decades later , the family cannot accept that he jumped from the window of the 10th floor of the notorious police station.

13 October 2017

Parents of learners at Klipspruit West Secondary School demanded to invigilate their children’s examinations and also “beat up black teachers” if their children failed‚ the South African Human Rights Commission heard on Friday.

12 October 2017

Bringing in security personnel to protect learners who alleged they had been racially insulted by a handful of teachers at the Klipspruit West High School was not ideal but it was productive‚ said Gauteng MEC Panyaza Lesufi.