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SAHRC: Water dept must do something about Bronkhorstspruit water crisis
The commission's officials inspected the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Plant on Wednesday after it was shut down to avoid distribution of poor-quality water...
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SAHRC issues letters of demand to 6 provincial education MECs over sanitation
The SAHRC has requested the MECs in these provinces to provide it with detailed action plans with strict timeframes and tangible measures to overcome the health and physical risks to which learners, educators and administrators are exposed.
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Nzimande dismisses DA complaint over Afrikaans as an official language
The DA lodged a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission, saying the minister's insistence on defining Afrikaans as a foreign language in South Africa was hateful and unconstitutional.
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DA: SAHRC must force Nzimande to recognise Afrikaans as an indigenous language
The DA said Minister Blade Nzimande's insistence on defining Afrikaans as 'a foreign language' in South Africa was hateful and unconstitutional.
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SAHRC receives over 50 queries in GP from staff on whether jabs are mandatory
The SAHRC has received queries from staff mostly in the corporate sector asking whether their employer has the right to let them go if they refuse to get the COVID inoculation.
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SAHRC ‘inundated’ with complaints from people ‘being forced’ to get jabs
Companies have also approached the South African Human Rights Commission for clarity and guidance on the matter.
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SAHRC sees a resurgence in mob attacks around Gauteng
This follows the death of eight men who were doused with petrol and set alight at Zandspruit sports ground last month.
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Court rules Umsunduzi Municipality violated the Constitution over landfill site
For over 10 years, the site has been cited as an environmental hazard and a public health disaster.
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SAHRC to conduct site inspection at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital following blaze
The commission is expected to hear from the Department of Health and officials from the provincial infrastructure development on progress.
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Umsunduzi legal rep: Municipality needs to be more compliant with health laws
The municipality has been dragged to court by the South African Human Rights Commission (SARHC) over the poor state of the site.
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Mabuza apologises to Sebokeng residents for delayed action on sewage problems
Mabuza was joined by Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and some Gauteng MECs on a site visit to the contaminated area on Tuesday to assess the progress at the Sebokeng Waste Water Treatment Facility.
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SAHRC: Concept of ‘unity in diversity’ not as alive as it should be
According to the commission, complaints of human rights violations have seen an uptick of 13% over the past year.
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SAHRC calls on SAPS to come up with better ways of controlling protesters
The conduct of police is once again in sharp focus after Mthokozisi Ntumba was killed in Braamfontein earlier this month when police fired rubber bullets at a group of protesting students.
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Human Rights Commission sees 13% increase in complaints
HRC commissioner, Andre Gaum said the principle of unity in diversity was not alive and well as it should be.
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Gcaleka hopeful student protests will end soon after meeting with Nzimande
However, with the national shutdown in place across the country, acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka said their priority, for now, was getting students back in class.
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SAHRC to hold urgent meeting with DBE over incomplete Tembisa school
Eyewitness News reported last week that five years after the construction of the school began, the project appears to be far from completion.
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Gauteng SAHRC plan urgent meeting to probe why Tembisa school not complete
This comes after Eyewitness News reported that almost five years after the construction of the school began, the project is far from completion with the provincial government giving different explanations.
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SAHRC recommends that Cabinet intervenes in Vaal sewage ‘crisis’
The inquiry into the sewage crisis in the Vaal has found the Emfuleni Local Municipality flouted it's constitutional duties by allowing people to live in deteriorating conditions for years.
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SAHRC probe finds Vaal River pollution violated several constitutional rights
The Human Rights Commission has released the findings of its investigation into the sewage crisis facing the Vaal District.
