Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Today, 12 November 2025, the South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) launched the SAHRC 2025 School Readiness Monitoring Report, A National Overview of Public Schools Readiness in South Africa 2025 (Schools Monitoring Report).  The 2025 monitoring project emanates from complaints lodged with the Commission regarding challenges with access to basic education as enshrined in section 29 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.

Attention Editors and Reporters
Friday, 14 November 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission, represented by Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa’s Social Impact team, pro-bono, welcomes the court order granted on 10 November 2025 by the Pretoria High Court. The Court order declared the Madibeng Local Municipality’s failure to provide a basic water supply to the residents of Klipgat C unconstitutional and in contravention of the Water Services Act 108 of 1997 and its regulations.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Friday, 14 November 2025

The National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) of South Africa welcomes the judgment of the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Johannesburg, in the matter of Nthabiseng Beverly Mokoena v Head of Johannesburg Correctional Centre and Others (Case No. 2024/070075), delivered on 10 November 2025.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 19 November 2025

Today, 19 November 2025, marks World Toilet Day, observed under the global tagline, “We will always need the toilet”. It is a truism that no matter what lies ahead, we will always need the toilet. Therefore, World Toilet Day is a time to reflect and introspect as a country on how we are faring in ensuring access to sanitation for all. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) reiterates that safe, hygienic, adequate sanitation is essential in living a dignified life.

By Tshepo Madlingozi

This year is the 40th anniversary of the first State of Emergency by the apartheid regime. In recalling this ignoble anniversary, I choose to focus on the challenge the apartheid regime sought to address with that unprecedented suppression tool: people’s power. I posit that one of the outcomes of the National Dialogue ought to be the reinvigoration of the spirit and praxis of people’s power. 

Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Attention: Editors and Reporters

1. Misconceptions, misinformation and disinformation

On Tuesday, 09 September 2025, the South African Human Rights Commission launched four reports: the State of Human Rights in South Africa Report, the Monitoring of Implementation of Recommendations Report, the International and Regional Human Rights Report, and the Section 184(3) Report.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 02 September 2025  

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/ the Commission) update on its investigative work regarding complaints against Open Chats Podcast hosts, Minister Gayton McKenzie, TikTok viral video and Knysna High School alleged incidences of hate speech and related matters.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 8 September 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/Commission) will be launching four reports that highlight human rights work and issues across the country. The reports are informed by the Commission's ongoing research, monitoring activities, and data received from organs of state.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Sunday, 7 September 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) unequivocally condemns the ongoing unlawful evictions carried out by municipalities, private security companies, and other state-sanctioned actors. These actions, often executed without court orders and in blatant disregard of the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act 19 of 1998 (PIE), constitute a grave violation of the Constitution and a direct assault on the dignity of the most vulnerable in our society.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Saturday, 06 September 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/Commission) Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) has issued subpoenas to the National Director-Generals of the Departments of Social Development, Treasury, Basic Education, Home Affairs, Health and the Eastern Cape office of the Premier, compelling them to appear before the Commission in terms of section 15(1)(c) and (d) of the South African Human Rights Commission Act 40 of 2013 (SAHRC Act).