11 June 2019

Infrastructure issues, staff shortages and a lack of beds are common problems at hospitals the commission visited.

14 June 2019

The facility came under the spotlight after 76-year-old Martha Marais was found tied to a steel bench on the cold floor two weeks ago.

19 June 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is calling for a review of the laws relating to farm evictions.
Western Cape regional commissioner Chris Nissen says they've seen a dramatic rise in evictions in recent years.
I've just come from Knysna and a placed called Karatara where there are 18 families staying in a community hall.
— Rev. Chris Nissen, Western Cape regional commissioner - South African Human Rights Commission
Nissen says often the evictions fall under the radar.

20 June 2019

Two midwives had to care for 96 pregnant mothers during the day shift while three had to cope with 97 patients in the evening at Tembisa Hospital.

21 June 2019

Residents of Hammanskraal north of Pretoria will have to continue to drink water that is possibly unsafe while the Apies River remains polluted and obstructed. 

24 June 2019

The commission said it was establishing the terms of reference for the inquiry that will look into systematic violence in townships.

24 June 2019

Wimpy is investigating an incident at one of its restaurants in which a patron dined in a Nazi-style military uniform, complete with a swastika on his arm.

25 June 2019

A faulty circulation pump in the oncology ward is being replaced and repairs are being done to the air cooling system.

25 June 2019

During a walkabout at Dr George Mukhari Hospital's psychiatric ward on Tuesday, the South African Human Rights Commission, which is probing alleged human rights abuses at the facility, said it was not happy with what it observed.

25 June 2019

The commission’s Gauteng manager Buang Jones made the comments shortly after a site visit at the George Mukhari hospital in Tshwane on Tuesday.