29 October 2021

The South African Human Rights Commission lamented the lack of improvement in some areas of health care in the Eastern Cape despite directives issued three years ago.

The Commission held its second monthly media briefing on Friday, to highlight issues of focus for the SAHRC.
Chairperson, Bongani Majola, said members of the Commission visited the Eastern Cape with the lowering of the Disaster Risk Level to Level 1, as a follow-up to a visit in 2018 when concerns were raised about staff shortages and the poor or inadequate emergency medical services, among others.

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06 December 2021

The South African Human Rights Commission will conduct various monitoring of schools, places of older persons, persons living with disabilities detention centres, equality courts and vaccination sites will be conducted.

02 DECEMBER 2021

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The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) will celebrate the launch of the new offices of the Gauteng Provincial Office and the Head Office. The GPO and Head Office have relocated from Forum 3, 33 Hoofd Street, Braamfontein to JD House, 27 Stiemens Street, Braamfontein Johannesburg.

25 November 2021

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Last week Monday, 15 November 2021, the South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”), commenced its National Investigative Hearing into the July 2021 Unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng Provinces. Throughout the week, the Hearing Panel heard testimony from survivors, various community members as well as industry players in commerce and private security. Following an application by the Evidence Leaders, the Panel granted a ruling for an inspection in loco in Pietermaritzburg, Phoenix and surrounding areas and such inspection took place on Friday, 19 November 2021.

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24 November 2021


On 25 November 2021, the North West Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women under the theme: enhancing the effectiveness of the crime prevention and criminal justice measures to eliminate violence against women

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24 November 2021

On 24 November 2021, the North West Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will host a Dialogue under the theme: Enhancing awareness about mental health issues and mobilizing efforts in support of mental healthcare services in the North West Province

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22 November 2021

The Mpumalanga Provincial Office will be visiting 10 magistrate courts and 10 police stations in Gert Sibande District Municipality. The visits are aimed at rolling out the equality toolkit and to raise awareness on the functionality of the equality courts among the court and South African Police Services (SAPS) officials. 

22 November 2021

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The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC or the Commission) has noted with concern, messages circulating on social media which claim that the possible contamination of popular children’s food item (colloquially known as ‘2 minute noodles’) is the result of tampering with the products by foreign nationals, described as illegal immigrants.

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18 November 2021

The Commission will hold an intervention in the form of a dialogue on the standard of living conditions of farm dwellers living on site in the Eastern Cape Province. The dialogue will be held on:

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17 NOVEMBER 2021

The Mpumalanga Provincial Office (MPO) will be hosting an information session to raise awareness on the right to healthcare in the context of COVID-19 with a specific focus on mental health under the theme: “Mental Healthcare is a Human Right”. The session is aimed at empowering men about their mental healthcare as it is severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic (“the pandemic”).