South african human rights commission
Court slams City of Cape Town for barring access to Strandfontein homeless camp
Judge Desai found that South African Human Rights Commission monitors trying to enter the site were acting lawfully.
At least two men were left critically injured and hospitalised after a group of unknown suspects attacked informal traders in the city on Monday.
The commission accused the municipality of violating the Constitution by mismanaging the site, which is seen as a human and environmental disaster.
The commission said it was concerned about the municipality’s handling of its New England Landfill site in Pietermaritzburg which has been cited as a threat to the environment and a public health disaster.
Protesters took their frustrations to Parliament on Sunday to call on government to bring an end to farm attacks.
The court on Tuesday granted an interim order brought by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) following several controversial evictions of late.
The commission conducted a site inspection of the facility on Wednesday to assess its state of readiness ahead of the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The commission visited the hospital on Monday after an outbreak of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria CRE spread through the neo-natal ward between November and December.
Hundreds of men, women and children have been living in the church off Green Market Square since they were removed from outside the UN Refugee Agency offices in October.
The announcement came a day after South Africa's rights watchdog said it would take legal action against the star player.
On Wednesday, the commission said it would approach the Equality Court after receiving a complaint from some residents in Langebaan in the Western Cape.
The South African Human Rights Commission brought an application to the court for Adam Catzavelos’s comments to be declared hate speech.
There was a heated debate between panel Chair Buang Jones and Maile earlier this week at the Alex inquiry after Jones repeated some questions that were initially asked by the panel.
The National Police Commissioner said a local investigations task team has been set up to improve the time it took police to respond to criminal incidents.
Adam Catzavelos's crimen injuria case was briefly heard in the Randburg Magistrates Court on Wednesday, where it was postponed to August.
Since November last year, around 2,000 people have reportedly been killed in gang-related violence.
In the video, Adam Catzavelos used the K-word to refer to black people while on holiday on a Greek island in 2018.
The SAHRC's probe is looking into allegations of maladministration and improper conduct concerning the Alexandra Renewal Project.
Representatives from the commission met with mine management, union representatives and police on Wednesday.