13 March 2018

JOHANNESBURG, March 13 – Bongani Majola, Chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), said the involvement of businesses in supporting human rights is essential if human rights in South Africa and elsewhere are to advance.

15 March 2018

Incidents of racism can now be reported with a few clicks via cellphone‚ using a new tool launched by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation on Thursday.
The Zimele Race Report App is being tested in a pilot phase to identify trends reflecting where and when racist incidents occur across the country.

16 March 2018

Pretoria - The public hearing into allegations of discrimination, racism, sexism and  harassment at Unisa has heard how a senior academic was constantly accused of being a racist and white supremacist.

16 March 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC or Commission) is appalled at the death of 5 year old Viwe Jali, who died earlier this week after falling into a pit latrine at Luna Primary school in Bizana, in the Eastern Cape. Only 3 years after the tragic and preventable death of 5 year old Michael Komape, the failure of the State to prevent a reoccurrence and to eradicate the prevalence of pit latrines in schools is unacceptable.

16 March 2018

The provincial government must publicly account for the "continuing appalling state of many schools in the Eastern Cape"‚ the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said on Friday.

13 March 2018

Medical waste from the Letaba Hospital is flowing directly into the Letaba River‚ said Lindy Wilson MP and DA shadow deputy minister of health‚ following an oversight visit to the Tzaneen hospital on Monday.
She said that the South African Human Rights Commission would be asked to institute an urgent investigation.
Wilson said she "found human excretion‚ blood‚ toxic waste and other dangerous medical waste spewing from the hospital directly into the Letaba River".

13 March 2018

JOHANNESBURG, March  (ANA) – Human rights in South Africa are a mixed bag with enormous challenges and difficulties, but also positive developments and obstacles that have been overcome, and hope, according to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) which is holding a two-day seminar "Business and Human Rights Dialogue" in Johannesburg this week.

The controversial pastor, Oscar Bougardt, has been ordered by the Cape High Court not to preach against homosexuality for the next two months, he is facing charges of hate speech and contravening a court order.

14 March 2018

Human rights in South Africa are a mixed bag with enormous challenges and difficulties, but also positive developments and obstacles that have been overcome, and hope, according to the South African Human Rights Commission which is holding a two-day seminar “Business and Human Rights Dialogue” in Johannesburg this week. “South Africa has very good infrastructure in terms of laws, policies and institutions,” Advocate Tseliso Thipanyane, SAHRC CEO told the African News Agency during an interview on the sidelines of the seminar at the Capital Moloko Hotel in Sandton on Tuesday.

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Attention Editors and Reporters
05 April 2018

In April 2017 the South African Human Rights Commission (The Commission) received several complaints, namely, from Mr. Michael Biribauer, Mr Shane Opperman and Mr Daniel van der Heever, in their capacity as concerned private citizens and Advocate Anton Alberts, in his capacity as a Member of Parliament, representing the Freedom Front Plus Political Party against the Mayor of the City of Ekurhuleni, Cllr. Mzwandile Masina.