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.
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SAHRC condemns ongoing attacks on foreign nationals in Durban CBD
At least two men were left critically injured and hospitalised after a group of unknown suspects attacked informal traders in the city on Monday.
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Court to hear SAHRC vs uMsunduzi Municipality landfill site case
The commission accused the municipality of violating the Constitution by mismanaging the site, which is seen as a human and environmental disaster.
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SAHRC takes uMsunduzi Municipality to court over landfill site
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.
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EFF heads to SAHRC after farm attack protesters flaunt apartheid flag
Protesters took their frustrations to Parliament on Sunday to call on government to bring an end to farm attacks.
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Small victory for evictees: City of CT ordered not to evict without court order
The court on Tuesday granted an interim order brought by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) following several controversial evictions of late.
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SAHRC concerned by patient-doctor ratio at Nasrec field hospital
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.
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SAHRC: Tembisa Hospital needs more staff after death of 10 babies
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.
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SAHRC hopes foreign nationals living in CT chapel will return to communities
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.
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Springboks open internal probe into Etzebeth assault allegations
The announcement came a day after South Africa's rights watchdog said it would take legal action against the star player.
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SAHRC taking Bok star Etzebeth to court over H-word racial slur
On Wednesday, the commission said it would approach the Equality Court after receiving a complaint from some residents in Langebaan in the Western Cape.
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Magistrate recuses himself from Adam Catzavelos k-word case
The South African Human Rights Commission brought an application to the court for Adam Catzavelos’s comments to be declared hate speech.
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SAHRC wants Maile to apologise for his conduct at Alex inquiry
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.
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Sitole: Alex police station in dire need of resources
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.
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SAHRC takes Adam Catzavelos racism case to Equality Court
Adam Catzavelos's crimen injuria case was briefly heard in the Randburg Magistrates Court on Wednesday, where it was postponed to August.
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SAHRC to launch investigation into systematic violence in communities
Since November last year, around 2,000 people have reportedly been killed in gang-related violence.
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SAHRC: Adam Catzavelos has hate speech case to answer to in Equality Court
In the video, Adam Catzavelos used the K-word to refer to black people while on holiday on a Greek island in 2018.
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The police are failing us, Alex residents tell SAHRC
The SAHRC's probe is looking into allegations of maladministration and improper conduct concerning the Alexandra Renewal Project.
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SAHRC launches preliminary probe into strike at Sibanye-Stillwater mines
Representatives from the commission met with mine management, union representatives and police on Wednesday.
