Attention: Editors and Reporters

01 December 2023

Over the years, the South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in Mpumalanga has received and investigated complaints relating to RDP houses. In the various complaints received, the complainants raised a number of issues including but not limited to the backlog of the RDP program, with some complainants alleging that they have been on the waiting list for a number of years; the wrongful allocation of houses coupled allegation of corruption and poor workmanship on the completed RDP houses.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

30 NOVEMBER 2023

The Gauteng Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission and the International Commission of Jurists will host an “Access to Online Services For Persons With Disabilities” meeting with members of the banking sector, civil society, and government. The purpose of the meeting is to determine whether, despite all the technological advances that have been made, persons with disabilities have not been left behind and or ostracised from these advancements.  

Attention: Editors and Reporters

29 November 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission (Commission), Western Cape Provincial Office (WCPO) will host an engagement on 30 November 2023 with stakeholders within the small-scale fishing sector (both commercial and subsistence), the Department of Forestry Fisheries and Environment and civil society organisations operating within the fisheries sector, to unpack the challenges experienced within the sector. The Meeting will take place at the Garden Court Nelson Mandela from 10h00. The purpose of the engagement is to better understand the challenges faced by all role players in the sector with a view to deepening the knowledge and understanding of these challenges, so that the Commission may consider how best to use its mandate to seek resolution thereto.

Date: 28 November 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Limpopo Provincial Office and the University of Venda (UNIVEN) have jointly undertaken to host and facilitate a conference on the promotion of social cohesion and eradicating tribalism in the Limpopo Province.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

27 November 2023

The SAHRC Mpumalanga Provincial Office (MPO) will be commemorating the International Day on the Elimination of All Forms of Violence Against Women and Children. The commemoration is aimed at raising awareness on the rights of women, the impact of gender-based violence as well as harmful cultural practices that violates their human rights.

27 November 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in the Northern Cape Province extends an invitation to you and your media house to participate in a dedicated briefing session concerning the forthcoming events associated with the Social Harmony through National Effort (SHiNE) Project.

 

Attention: Editors and Reporters

27 November 2023

The Eastern Cape Provincial Office will conduct a human rights champion workshop on 27 November 2023. The identified human rights champions will be empowered on the mandate of the South African Human Rights Commission and how to be champions for human rights.

26 November 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in the Northern Cape Province will embark on events aligned with the Social Harmony through National Effort (SHiNE) Project. The SHiNE initiatives aim to promote social harmony and understanding among the diverse communities in the country, recognising the importance of dialogue, compassion, and mutual respect. This is an important initiative to address the historical challenges of colonisation and apartheid, and work towards aligning the nation's culture with its Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Encouraging self-reflection, family discussions, and sharing personal stories are effective ways to foster understanding and empathy among individuals.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

23 November 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission (Commission), Western Cape Provincial Office (WCPO) has called a meeting of strategic stakeholders to discuss issues relating to shelters for homeless persons in the Western Cape. The engagement will take place on 24 November 2023 at the Commission’s Western Cape Provincial Office in Cape Town at from 10h00. The WCPO continues to receive and consider complaints relating to individual shelters. The complaints range from alleged mistreatment by staff to alleged failure to distribute food donations to the intended recipients.

23 November 2023

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) North West Provincial Office will conduct a stakeholder engagement with the North West Department of Social Development on issues relating to: