The South African Human Rights Commission is looking into complaints received that students were being prohibited from speaking Afrikaans in private spaces such as residences, on digital platforms such as WhatsApp and even on park benches in front of student residences.
Black pupils claimed they were told their natural hair was unpresentable and not fitting with Cornwall's style. The institution has since apologised saying it has taken too long to transform.
Yesterday, the commission's provincial manager Buang Jones visited the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital after reports that cancer patients were unable to receive treatment at the facility. With parts of Charlotte Maxeke destroyed by fire and other facilities relying on water trucks, Johannesburg's hospitals are in a critical condition.
The local municipality has been taken to court by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) over the state of the site.
During its three-day hearing in the province this week, the commission heard how incidents of bullying, assault, and heavy-handed educators were often swept under the carpet by teachers or other authorities.
The SAHRC's hearings are aimed at finding out whether the Limpopo Education Department and other role-players were adequately addressing bullying as well as corporal punishment and sexual misconduct by teachers in Limpopo schools.
The commission visited the Mbilwi Secondary School on Wednesday after a video of Lufuno Mavhunga being attacked by a fellow pupil went viral. The 15-year-old teenager allegedly committed suicide following the assault. Her alleged attacker was arrested on Wednesday.
A video of the teenage girl being beaten by a fellow pupil while others cheered her on has been widely shared on social media.
The party said that this was in addition to the decision it took to explore further legal challenges against the South African government on the matter.
Cosatu, the South African Teacher's Union and the Congress of South African Students want the bodies to act against the Western Cape Education Department for failing to place more than 6,000 learners.
HRC commissioner, Andre Gaum said the principle of unity in diversity was not alive and well as it should be.
This follows a backlash over interviews she conducted with politicians following Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's Budget speech last month.
The ANC's Jessie Duarte has also urged Icasa to investigate whether eNCA's conduct was inconsistent with its licence conditions.
The inquiry into the Vaal sewage spill has found that the waste pollution was undoubtedly a crisis and an obvious liability to the state.
The Human Rights Commission has released the findings of its investigation into the sewage crisis facing the Vaal District.
The commission launched an inquiry back in 2018 following media reports and complaints from residents who described the contamination as a crisis.
There have been long queues outside various Sassa offices in Cape Town as thousands of beneficiaries reapply for temporary disability grants that were suspended at the end of last month.
The party said that EFF leader Julius Malema must be held personally liable because he openly advocates for hate and violence.
