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Friday, 20 September 2019 07:59
AfriForum denied leave to appeal old SA flag hate speech ruling
20 September 2019
The ruling comes in the same week AfriForum’s deputy CEO was found not guilty of contempt of court.
AfriForum was on Friday denied leave to appeal Deputy Judge President Phineas Mojapelo’s ruling that the gratuitous display of the apartheid-era flag amounts to hate speech.
The ruling comes in the same week AfriForum’s deputy CEO was found not guilty of contempt of court.
AfriForum was on Friday denied leave to appeal Deputy Judge President Phineas Mojapelo’s ruling that the gratuitous display of the apartheid-era flag amounts to hate speech.
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Tuesday, 24 September 2019 07:54
Our diversity should be our strength, not divide us: SAHRC
24 September 2019
We should be celebrating our diversity, but instead it has become what divides us.
So said the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Tuesday as the country celebrated Heritage Day.
We should be celebrating our diversity, but instead it has become what divides us.
So said the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Tuesday as the country celebrated Heritage Day.
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Tuesday, 24 September 2019 07:51
South Africa: SAHRC Calls On South Africa to ‘Unite in Diversity’
24 September 2019
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has urged South Africans to use Heritage Day as an opportunity to unite in their diversity, instead of using it to divide.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has urged South Africans to use Heritage Day as an opportunity to unite in their diversity, instead of using it to divide.
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Thursday, 26 September 2019 07:47
City of Tshwane left with less than 24 hours to provide water to Hammanskraal
26 September 2019
The South African Human Rights Commission is giving the City of Tshwane until Friday to deliver clean drinking water to residents of Hammanskraal.
The South African Human Rights Commission is giving the City of Tshwane until Friday to deliver clean drinking water to residents of Hammanskraal.
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Friday, 27 September 2019 07:44
CSIR confirms groundwater at Stinkwater is contaminated
27 September 2019
Tests done by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have confirmed that groundwater at Stinkwater, north of Pretoria, is unfit for human consumption and can make you sick.
Tests done by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have confirmed that groundwater at Stinkwater, north of Pretoria, is unfit for human consumption and can make you sick.
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Friday, 27 September 2019 07:41
Stinkwater groundwater not fit for human consumption, CSIR study finds
27 September 2019
Groundwater in Stinkwater, north of Pretoria, is not safe for human consumption and even contains faecal pollution, a Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) study has found.
Groundwater in Stinkwater, north of Pretoria, is not safe for human consumption and even contains faecal pollution, a Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) study has found.
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Sunday, 29 September 2019 07:35
Sewage spill making couple ill
29 September 2019
Durban - The plight of the Singh family, whose calls to eThekwini Municipality about a sewage spill below their home in Sea Cow Lake have gone unanswered for more than a month, is being assessed by the SA Human Rights Commission.
Durban - The plight of the Singh family, whose calls to eThekwini Municipality about a sewage spill below their home in Sea Cow Lake have gone unanswered for more than a month, is being assessed by the SA Human Rights Commission.
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Tuesday, 01 October 2019 07:34
It's rain season. And the SAHRC still has no answers on the Vaal River's sewage
01 October 2019
This is despite a massive intervention programme involving the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
This is despite a massive intervention programme involving the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
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Wednesday, 02 October 2019 07:28
Human Rights Commission confirms legal action against Etzebeth
02 October 2019
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will lodge a complaint against Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth at the Equality Court on Friday.
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Wednesday, 02 October 2019 07:26
S.Africa rights watchdog to take legal action against Springbok Etzebeth
02 October 2019
South Africa's rights watchdog on Wednesday said it will take legal action against Springbok star lock Eben Etzebeth who faces allegations of assaulting and racially abusing a homeless man just before the World Cup.
South Africa's rights watchdog on Wednesday said it will take legal action against Springbok star lock Eben Etzebeth who faces allegations of assaulting and racially abusing a homeless man just before the World Cup.
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