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SAHRC

SAHRC

24 September 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has urged South Africans to use Heritage Day as an opportunity to unite in their diversity, instead of using it to divide.
26 September 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission is giving the City of Tshwane until Friday to deliver clean drinking water to residents of Hammanskraal.
27 September 2019

Tests done by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have confirmed that groundwater at Stinkwater, north of Pretoria, is unfit for human consumption and can make you sick.
27 September 2019

Groundwater in Stinkwater, north of Pretoria, is not safe for human consumption and even contains faecal pollution, a Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) study has found.
Sunday, 29 September 2019 07:35

Sewage spill making couple ill

29 September 2019

Durban - The plight of the Singh family, whose calls to eThekwini Municipality about a sewage spill below their home in Sea Cow Lake have gone unanswered for more than a month, is being assessed by the SA Human Rights Commission.
01 October 2019

This is despite a massive intervention programme involving the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).

02 October 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will lodge a complaint against Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth at the Equality Court on Friday.
02 October 2019

South Africa's rights watchdog on Wednesday said it will take legal action against Springbok star lock Eben Etzebeth who faces allegations of assaulting and racially abusing a homeless man just before the World Cup.
02 October 2019

Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth could be recalled from Rugby World Cup 2019 to face civil charges for alleged assault and racism if the South African Human Rights Commission has its way.
02 October 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has confirmed it will “institute legal proceedings” against Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth in the Equality Court on Friday.

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