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19 January 2021
The SAHRC's Western Cape commissioner Chris Nissen says he's encouraged by the progress made at local Sassa offices since last week.
The SAHRC's Western Cape commissioner Chris Nissen says he's encouraged by the progress made at local Sassa offices since last week.
18 January 2021
Grant applicants, including the elderly and people with disabilities, were sprayed with water cannons while queueing to get help on Friday.
There have been long queues outside various South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) offices in Cape Town as some beneficiaries reapply for temporary disability grants that were suspended last month.
18 January 2021
Cape Town – The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has launched an investigation into reports that a person died due to a heart attack at one of the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) contact points.
Cape Town – The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has launched an investigation into reports that a person died due to a heart attack at one of the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) contact points.
12 January 2021
Last year, the City of Cape Town grappled with budget cuts from National Treasury and the many issues that came with Covid-19. This year, residents want the City of Cape Town’s agenda to prioritise adequate housing.
Last year, the City of Cape Town grappled with budget cuts from National Treasury and the many issues that came with Covid-19. This year, residents want the City of Cape Town’s agenda to prioritise adequate housing.
7 January 2021
Kenyans have been sharing various messages authored by a Twitter account dubbed Tracy Zille which contain controversial opinions about Africans in respect to other races as well as the Covid-19 vaccine.
29 December 2020
The border experienced heavy traffic congestion and delays in the two weeks leading to the Christmas holidays.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it is unacceptable that eight people lost their lives while waiting in the queue to access services at the Beitbridge Border Post, outside Musina in Limpopo.
The border experienced heavy traffic congestion and delays in the two weeks leading to the Christmas holidays.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it is unacceptable that eight people lost their lives while waiting in the queue to access services at the Beitbridge Border Post, outside Musina in Limpopo.
24 December 2020
Simnikiwe Hlatshaneni private religious school in Johannesburg was being in- _ vestigated by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for allegedly expelling a child for being "a suspected lesbian".
Simnikiwe Hlatshaneni private religious school in Johannesburg was being in- _ vestigated by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for allegedly expelling a child for being "a suspected lesbian".
20 December 2020
The former Wits SRC president Mcebo Dlamini has apologised to the SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) for the antisemitic comments he made in 2015.
The former Wits SRC president Mcebo Dlamini has apologised to the SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) for the antisemitic comments he made in 2015.
15 December 2020
In an apology facilitated by the SA Human Rights Commission between the SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) and Dlamini, he said he should have known better.
In an apology facilitated by the SA Human Rights Commission between the SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) and Dlamini, he said he should have known better.
15 December 2020
DURBAN - The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is confident it has a strong case against the uMsunduzi Local Municipality in Pietermartizburg over the poor state of the New England Landfill Site.
14 December 2020
Fees Must Fall activist Mcebo Dlamini has apologised for hurtful comments made about Jews. 'I hope that my apology will be accepted as sincere and honest,' he said.
Fees Must Fall activist Mcebo Dlamini has apologised for hurtful comments made about Jews. 'I hope that my apology will be accepted as sincere and honest,' he said.
11 December 2020
KWAZULU – NATAL - The Pietermaritzburg High Court is on Friday expected to hear an application by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) against the uMsunduzi Municipality over its New England landfill site.
KWAZULU – NATAL - The Pietermaritzburg High Court is on Friday expected to hear an application by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) against the uMsunduzi Municipality over its New England landfill site.
25 November 2020
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has condemned violence during a EFF protest in Brackenfell, Cape Town, last week, saying all protest action should be peaceful and not infringe on other people's rights.
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has condemned violence during a EFF protest in Brackenfell, Cape Town, last week, saying all protest action should be peaceful and not infringe on other people's rights.
4 December 2020
He said people in same-sex relationships were a “vulnerable group” that “had faced and continue to face deep-rooted discrimination and disadvantage in society”.
He said people in same-sex relationships were a “vulnerable group” that “had faced and continue to face deep-rooted discrimination and disadvantage in society”.
3 December 2020
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be taking a man to the Equality Court in Tiyane, Limpopo, for alleged hate speech in a social media post about the Vatsonga people.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be taking a man to the Equality Court in Tiyane, Limpopo, for alleged hate speech in a social media post about the Vatsonga people.
1 December 2020
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Monday conducted a joint inspection of a wastewater and treatment plant in Hammanskraal in a bid to assess progress made in improving the quality of drinking water in the area.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Monday conducted a joint inspection of a wastewater and treatment plant in Hammanskraal in a bid to assess progress made in improving the quality of drinking water in the area.
25 November 2020
The organisation used the phrase on a poster about its unsanctioned demonstration following an Economic Freedom Fighter protest relating to a private matric party attended only by some white learners, parents and teachers.
The organisation used the phrase on a poster about its unsanctioned demonstration following an Economic Freedom Fighter protest relating to a private matric party attended only by some white learners, parents and teachers.
23 November 2020
While South Africans were not an oppressed minority, they could still be victims of hate speech, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said on Friday.
While South Africans were not an oppressed minority, they could still be victims of hate speech, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said on Friday.
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