South african human rights commission
Families of Enyobeni Tavern victims not receiving adequate support - SAHRC
The commission said that it had been in direct communication with grieving family members.
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SAHRC and parliament step in to assist families of Enyobeni victims
Now the South African Human Rights Commission and parliament are offering a helping hand to assist the families of the deceased.
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SAHRC, DBE working to develop social cohesion curriculum in wake of July unrest
This is in a bid to address racial and other social conflicts.
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SAHRC expected to conclude public hearings into 2021 July unrest
The unrest culminated in deadly looting and violence that claimed over 350 lives.
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Display of old SA flag is 'nostalgia for apartheid', Ngcukaitobi tells court
The Supreme Court of Appeal has on Wednesday been hearing a bid from AfriForum to overturn an Equality Court ruling declaring displays of the flag to be hate speech.
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SAHRC will investigate Tongaat’s water shortages
The SAHRC will investigate water shortages in Tongaat and surrounding areas as residents scramble for fresh drinking water following the devastating floods last month.
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Ramaphosa says court action into July unrest will ‘clarify what transpired’
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the courts should be able to provide clarity on what really transpired in Phoenix in Durban in July last year in which 36 people died.
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Cyril Ramaphosa admits government was 'ill-prepared' to deal with July unrest
The president is currently testifying at a human rights commission inquiry probing the looting and violence.
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President Ramaphosa to appear before SAHRC hearings into July unrest on Friday
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa will appear at its hearings into the deadly July anarchy on Friday.
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Primedia says it will respond to SAHRC about its ownership in writing
The Primedia Group says it will respond to the SAHRC in writing, following questions from the commission about the company's ownership.
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July unrest hearings: Soweto community leader appeals for concrete outcomes
A Soweto community leader wants the SAHRC to come up with concrete recommendations that will prevent a repeat of the anarchy that broke out in July last year.
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SAHRC officials visit Hoërskool Jan Viljoen after heated clashes
Roads leading to the school were blocked and racial tensions almost boiled over outside the school gates on Monday when police fired rubber bullets to disperse the crowd and restore order.
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SAHRC to take legal action against Provincial Education Depts over pit latrines
The Commission's Deputy Chairperson Fatima Chohan said this will be the largest case brought against government since the establishment of the Commission.
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SAHRC: Those arguing against vaccine mandates have no legal leg to stand on
The discovery of the Omicron variant has put the spotlight firmly on those who are still not jabbed almost a year after South Africa received its first bulk of COVID-19 vaccines.
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KZN govt leaders were nowhere to be found during July unrest, SAHRC hears
S’bu Zikode of Abahlali baseMjondolo said they tried to get hold of them but to no avail.
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‘The ground was fertile,’ SAHRC told July unrest was due to angry residents
S'bu Zikode testified at the inquiry probing the July unrest in his capacity as a leader representing underprivileged communities on Monday.
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Sitole: There was a shortage of police capacity to handle July unrest
National police commissioner Khehla Sitole has given testimony on Monday at the South African Human Rights Commission's hearings into the looting and riots in Kwazulu-Natal and Gauteng.
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We were only preventing looting from taking place, Phoenix resident tells SAHRC
Sham Maharaj on Tuesday appeared at the investigative hearings into the riots where 36 people died in what is believed to be racially motivated attacks.
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