07 February 2020

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The SAHRC National Commissioners Sibanyoni and Ameermia will visit the Limpopo Province from the 10^th to 14^th of February 2020 to address human rights challenges including issues relating to the right to water, sanitation, environment, housing and land.

5 February 2020

ATT: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission or the SAHRC) has taken the decision to provide legal assistance to Mr Thabiso Zulu. Mr. Zulu, a whistle-blower who has gone into hiding after being shot and wounded.

5 February 2020

ATT: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC or the Commission) notes the concerns raised by Member of Parliament, Advocate Glynnis Breytenbach and Member of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, in a public opinion piece.

30 January 2020

Durban – The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has intervened in KwaZulu-Natal whistle-blower Thabiso Zulu’s plight as he seeks state protection following numerous threats on his life for lifting the lid on widespread corruption throughout the province.

31 January 2020

Cape Town – South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) commissioner Chris Nissen headed to Cape Town central police station to lodge criminal complaints following alleged death threats by refugees leader Jean-Pierre Balous.

28 January 2020

The commission visited the hospital on Monday after an outbreak of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria CRE spread through the neo-natal ward between November and December.

27 January 2020

The visiting SA Human Rights Commission was informed of numerous challenges faced by the hospital that led to the death of the babies.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says while it is satisfied with interventions put in place by Tembisa Hospital to prevent any further deaths, it is concerned that it is not appropriately resourced compared to other hospitals in Gauteng.

23 January 2020

Management at Beloftebos Wedding Venue told Megan Watling and Sasha-Lee Heekes it wouldn't host their special day next year because of their sexual orientation.

20 January 2020

The teenager drowned at an orientation camp in the North West last week and his body was later found in the Crocodile River.

JOHANNESBURG - The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Monday said it would be meeting Enock Mpianzi’s family on Monday to discuss the possibility of legally representing them in the wake of his tragic death.

9 January 2020

With three days after schools re-opened, hundreds of learners in the North West are still not placed in schools.