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13 september 2018

JOHANNESBURG - Foreign spaza shops owners say there’s a smear campaign against them.
They’re denying allegations that they’re selling fake and expired goods.

13 September 2018

JOHANNESBURG – The City of Ekurhuleni says that as recently as last week, it seized goods, including soft drinks and cooking oil, which is suspected to be counterfeit.
Officials were speaking at the South African Human Rights Commission hearings in Johannesburg, which are continuing on Thursday looking into allegations that foreign-owned shops are selling expired goods.
14 September 2018

Representatives from the Somali board told the Human Rights Commission on Wednesday that a text on the intention to loot stores had been circulating three months before last month’s unrest.
15 September 2018

The former ANC Western Cape chairperson had accused the SA Jewish Board of Deputies of undermining transformation in the CBD and on the Cape Flats.
Saturday, 15 September 2018 07:48

‘Tembisa is a hot spot for fale goods’

15 September 2018

TIGER Brand’s Nishaan Purshad said no citizen is allowed to remove expired foods illegally.
The head of internal audit was giving testimony yesterday at the South African Human Rights Commission hearings on the sale of expired and counterfeit goods in Braamfontein, Joburg.
17 September 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is calling for submissions on the pollution of the Vaal river.
This follows after the commission conducted a site inspection of the Vaal river earlier this month, following allegations that about 150 Mℓ/d of raw sewage was spilling into the river.
18 September 2018

The 30% Club is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the premier Gender Mainstreaming Awards in association with Business Engage, PwC, Maserati, Brand South Africa and the South African Human Rights Commission. These awards give public recognition to corporates who have championed gender mainstreaming within their organisations and communities.
Wednesday, 19 September 2018 07:38

Klebsiella families to receive legal assistance

19 September 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it will support the families of the babies who died due to the Klebsiella pneumonia outbreak at an East Rand hospital.
19 September2018

It would seem that as one inexcusable incident of blatant racism recedes from public view, another reprehensible rant emerges – much to the disgust and outrage of most South Africans.
20 September 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission was shocked to discover that 52 babies are still in the neonatal unit of a hospital where an outbreak of Klebsiella has killed six infants.
Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Sunday that babies would be relocated to provide an “opportunity to scrub down and decontaminate the environment” in the neonatal unit at Thelle Mogoerane Hospital in Vosloorus‚ east of Johannesburg.

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