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SAHRC

SAHRC

31 August 2018

Cape Town - The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is investigating the actions of those police involved in a crime prevention operation in Hangberg on Thursday, as angry residents attacked police over alleged negligence, and sparked further rioting in the area.

25 August 2018

A public clinic in Port Elizabeth has been reopened after it was shut down by residents last week. This comes after authorities intervened.
Kwazakhele clinic, which serves about 500 patients a day and has 60 employees, was shut down over accusations that the health department was failing to honour its promise to upgrade its security system and aging infrastructure.
Friday, 24 August 2018 10:57

Shamed SA man apologises for racist rant

24 August 2018

A South African man has apologised for the “unspeakable pain” he has caused after making a racist slur in a video widely shared on social media.
Adam Catzavelos filmed himself on a beach, saying it was “heaven on earth” as there were no black people there.
24 August 2018

Adam Catzavelos has apologised for his comments which “caused unspeakable pain to every single person in South Africa”.
Catzavelos caused much controversy after a video, in which he uses racial slur, went viral.
In the video, he could be seen on a foreign beach, giving a weather report and mentioning that there was an “amazing sea and not one k*ff*r in sight”.
23 August 2018

The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) for the Revitalisation of Distressed Mining Towns and Labour Sending Areas, in a statement on Thursday, welcomed the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Investigative Hearing Report on the underlying socioeconomic challenges of mining-affected communities in South Africa.
Decent living conditions for mineworkers and the development trajectory of mining towns and labour sending areas remains a core focus for the IMC.
Thursday, 23 August 2018 10:47

SAHRC releases mining report

23 August 2018

The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has accused mines of failing to communicate adequately, leaving communities and local governments without a clear understanding of how land can be used once operations close.
22 August 2018

JOHANNESBURG, August (ANA) - The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation on Wednesday said that racist offenders should face jail sentences, following an video, in which a Johannesburg man, Adam Catzavelos, makes use of the k-word.
22 August 2018

The use of the insulting k-word slur by Johannesburg businessman Adam Catzavelos will be investigated by the South African Human Rights Commission‚ attorney Buang Jones said on Wednesday.
22 August 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has released its investigative hearing report on the underlying socio-economic challenges of mining-affected communities in the country.
22 August 2018

The conduct of Adam Catzavelos‚ who used the k-word in a video that went viral on Tuesday‚ has attracted the ire of political parties.
The Economic Freedom Fighters in Gauteng said it will be opening a criminal case of racism at the Bramley police station on Wednesday afternoon against Adam Catzavelos‚ who recorded a mobile phone video in which he used the k-word. The video went viral on social media.

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