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Police arrested three men in Cape Town on 5 August for possession of cocaine worth more than R400 million. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

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Drugs exacerbating gang violence in the Western Cape - SAHRC

By Ronald Masinda

SAHRC Commissioner Chris Nissen believes that the recent drug bust of 662 kilogrammes of cocaine could be linked to gangs.

  • FILE: The late and former SA President Nelson Mandela at the United Nations. Picture: GCIS.

    Human rights groups say SA citizens has lost hope in Nelson Mandela's legacy

    Amnesty International South Africa said that many people were still denied their fundamental human rights.

    30 days ago
  • Stellenbosch University. Picture: Facebook.com

    SAHRC confirms probe into Stellenbosch University urination incident

    A video has emerged showing a white male student urinating on the belongings of a black student after breaking into his residence.

    93 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared at the SAHRC hearing into the July unrest on 1 April 2022. Picture: GCIS

    Ramaphosa: Those behind July unrest took advantage of society's vulnerabilities

    President Cyril Ramaphosa is testifying before the Human Rights Commission on Friday morning.

    139 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the nation on 22 March 2022. Picture: GCIS.

    WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa gives evidence at SAHRC hearing into July unrest

    President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to testify on his "responsibility as head of state" during the unrest.

    139 days ago
  • The EFF's Mbuyiseni Ndlozi made a submission on racism in advertising at the South African Human Rights Commission on 14 March 2022. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter

    Fine the ad industry R50 billion for racism, EFF's Ndlozi tells SAHRC inquiry

    Mbuyiseni Ndlozi made submissions on Monday on behalf of his party on the first day of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)'s inquiry into multiple forms of discrimination in South Africa's advertising industry.

    156 days ago
  • FILE: SAHRC commissioners Chris Nissen (left), Andre Gaum (centre) and Philile Ntuli (right) listen to evidence during hearings into the 2021 July unrest. Picture: @SAHRCommission/Twitter

    SAHRC probe into racial discrimination in ad industry to get under way in Joburg

    The commission said that it was deeply concerned about the industry after several submissions of racial discrimination were given to the institution by the public, advertising agencies, retailers, and regulatory bodies.

    157 days ago
  • EThekwini Municipality Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda (left) testified at the national investigative hearing into the July 2021 unrest on 28 February 2022. Picture: @SAHRCommission/Twitter

    eThekwini mayor Kaunda tells SAHRC he only has political relationship with Zuma

    The mayor was giving evidence to the panel probing the violence and looting.

    170 days ago
  • EThekwini Municipality Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda (left) testified at the national investigative hearing into the July 2021 unrest on 28 February 2022. Picture: @SAHRCommission/Twitter

    Mayor of eThekwini Kaunda reveals July unrest happened while he was in isolation

    Mxolisi Kaunda was giving evidence at the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)'s investigative hearings into the violence that broke out in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.

    171 days ago
  • FILE: The SAHRC inquiry into the July unrest in Gauteng continues in Sandton on 22 February 2022. Picture: @SAHRCommission/Twitter

    WATCH LIVE: SAHRC continues Gauteng leg of inquiry into July unrest

    The SAHRC inquiry into the July unrest continues in Sandton.

    177 days ago
  • FILE: The SAHRC's Buang Jones. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/Eyewitness News

    SAHRC calls for significant punitive action for racist offences

    It visited Hoërskool Jan Viljoen in Randfontein on Tuesday where the commission met with the principal, educators and the school governing body. The aim was to try and find a solution to the racially motivated fight that broke out last Friday.

    183 days ago
  • Parents, pupils and political parties gathered outside Hoërskool Jan Viljoen in Randfontein on 14 February 2022. They were calling for an end to racism and segregation at the school. Picture: Dominic Majola/Eyewitness News.

    SAHRC to report back on meeting on racial tensions at Hoërskool Jan Viljoen

    The outcome of a meeting with the South African Human Rights Commission about the racial storm at Hoërskool Jan Viljoen is likely to be made public on Wednesday.

    183 days ago
  • The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) visited the Wemmer Pan in Johannesburg on 15 February 2022 to investigate pollution at the lake. Picture: Mia Lindeque/Eyewitness News

    SAHRC begins probe into water pollution at Wemmer Pan

    The commission has launched an investigation after Eyewitness News exposed how acid mine water and sewage was seeping into the lake.

    184 days ago
  • The City of Johannesburg recently tested the water at the Wemmer Pan Lake in Johannesburg and found high levels of E.coli due to the raw sewage pouring into the lake. Picture: Mia Lindique/Eyewitness News

    SAHRC launches probe into water pollution crisis at Wemmer Pan

    The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be visiting the Wemmer Pan on Tuesday morning to inspect the pollution and contamination that's already posing major health and environmental risks.

    184 days ago
  • Water crisis in Wemmer Pan threatens its future in Joburg community

    Wemmer Pan, a lake and recreational area in Johannesburg that forms part of Pioneers' Park, is facing a water crisis. Eyewitness News investigated. #WaterCrisis #WemmerPan

    185 days ago
  • Picture: @ECDOEZA/Twitter

    SAHRC welcomes scrapping of rotational learning

    The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said that rotational learning had been harmful to learners, affecting their cognitive abilities, disrupting the national school nutrition programme and taking a toll on their mental wellbeing.

    197 days ago
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    NW Education Dept pleads with HRC to help protect pupils' education rights

    This follows a string of vandalism incidents at the Tirelong Secondary School near Rustenburg.

    224 days ago
  • FILE: A pit toilet at a Limpopo school. Picture: Tara Penny/Eyewitness News

    SAHRC to take legal action against 5 provinces over school pit toilets

    The five provincial departments of education in question are Mpumalanga, North West, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.

    239 days ago
  • Protesters gesture towards police officers (not seen) as they burn tyres in Jeppestown, Johannesburg, on 11 July 2021. Picture: Luca Sola/AFP

    SAHRC appeals for calm in wake of court ruling ordering Zuma back to jail

    Chairperson of the commission Bongani Majola said that they had already begun to see potentially inflammatory messages on social media.

    245 days ago
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