Attention: Editors and Reporters

12 November 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will host a public outreach clinic in the uMngeni Local Municipality from the 13 – 16 November 2018.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

12 November 2018

On 13 – 15 November 2018, the South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”), Mpumalanga Provincial Office (MPO), will be hosting information sessions to amplify basic human rights awareness enshrined in “Chapter 2 of the Constitution – the Bill of Rights. The information sessions are centered under the theme “Know Your Rights and Responsibilities.

01 November 2018

Global fashion retailer H&M has conducted workshops to address the “disaster” following a racially-sensitive advertisement by the company.
An image of a black boy modelling one of H&M’s hoodies with the slogan “Coolest monkey in the jungle” was posted on their online platform in January.

06 November 2018

Durban - International fashion retailer H&M has learnt its lesson the hard way as negative sentiment towards the company escalated to more than 70% following its “racist hoodie advert” this year.
The retailer shared insights about the interventions it employed, in a two-day conference hosted by the Anti-Racism Network South Africa (ARNSA) last week.

06 November 2018

Durban - Political parties have welcomed the guilty finding against Gideon Phungula, the head of eThekwini Municipality’s legal and compliance unit, on charges of hate speech, racism and gross dishonesty.
Phungula was embroiled in a controversy in September after a phone recording of him referring to city treasurer Krish Kumar using the C-word was leaked. The matter was investigated by the city’s Investigations and Integrity Unit after a complaint was made.

06 November 2018

The Randfontein waste water treatment works is not fully operational‚ resulting in untreated sewage leaving the plant and polluting the community's water source.
This admission was made by the Rand West City Municipality as it met the Gauteng provincial officials of the South African Human Rights Commission on Tuesday.

7 November 2018

The commission visited the area on Tuesday and found that the water treatment plant was not operating effectively due to a lack of maintenance.

Attention Editors and Reporters

5 November 2018

The South Africa Human Rights Commission (Gauteng Provincial Office), will visit Randfontein tomorrow, this after residents complained that raw sewage is flowing from the Randfontein sewage processing plant into the Tweelopiespruit. The residents allege that raw sewage that enters the plant is let into the river by the Rand West City Municipality without any treatment of the effluent and the untreated black water finds its way to the Hartbeespoort Dam. According to residents, this poses serious risks to the environment and the health of people who are dependent on water from the Hartbeespoort dam system.

04 October 2018

The unending issues of raw sewage engulfing residents in the North West have once again came to light and this time will be under scrutiny by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in Huhudi near Vryburg.

04 October 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has condemned popular DJ Sasha Martinengo for calling EFF leader Julius Malema a monkey.
During the Hot 91.9 FM breakfast show on Tuesday, the now former host, referring to Malema, remarked: “And people still listen to this monkey.”
The station took immediate action and dismissed Martinengo, saying his comment “violated the code of conduct and its commitment to our national democratic values”.