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SA Human Rights Commission probes racism at 2 Cape high schools
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is probing two reports of racism at Cape Town schools amid an outcry from…
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Pupils in need receive school uniforms from KZN Social Department and Sassa
The KwaZulu-National Department of Social Development, working together with the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa), provided school uniforms to…
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Human Rights Commission to release findings into KZN water crisis
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is on Monday, expected to release its report on the water situation in KwaZulu-Natal,…
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DA & rights body meet over slow provision of help for flood victims
Could the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) be heading towards a showdown with the KwaZulu-Natal government over the “slow” provision…
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Activist Sham Maharaj to SAHRC panel: Phoenix killings during July unrest was not a massacre
Despite several attempts by the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) panel to convince the first witness for the day, Sham…
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SAHRC signs UN agreement to protect refugees
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees have signed a partnership agreement aimed at…
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Public Protector calls for SIU investigation into Alexandra Renewal Project
The Alexandra Renewal Project (ARP) ghosts are set to haunt some individuals following Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s call for…
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Stellenbosch University Vice-Chancellor denies English-only policy as SAHRC starts inquiry
Stellenbosch University (SU) Rector and Vice-Chancellor Wim de Villiers on Monday reiterated his denial that Afrikaans is banned on the…
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Limpopo Education Department condemns rising school bullying cases after pupil death
The Limpopo Education Department has condemned the increasing number of bullying cases amongst pupils following the death of a grade…
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SAHRC in Gauteng lays charges against Merafong municipal manager after no show
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in Gauteng has laid charges against a municipal manager at the Merafong Local Municipality…
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SAHRC investigates reports of death at Bellville Sassa point
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has launched an investigation into reports that a person died due to a heart…
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SAHRC calls for investigation after KZN environmental activist gunned down
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has called for action by the country’s security cluster to investigate allegations of threats…
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SAHRC says unoccupied R82 million primary school not built on wetland
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says its assessment of the unoccupied R82 million Mayibuye Primary School in Midrand, Johannesburg,…
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Human Rights Commission supports return of pupils to schools
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has come out in support of the reopening of schools in the country. The…
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SAHRC investigating more than 200 lockdown complaints
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is investigating more than 200 complaints related to the lockdown. Its head of strategic…
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Bheki Cele to oppose court action forcing SAPS to protect whistle-blower Thabiso Zulu
Police Minister Bheki Cele has put his foot down, saying he would be opposing a court action to force the…
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Jon Qwelane takes homophobic fight to Concourt
Veteran journalist and South Africa’s former high commissioner to Uganda Jon Qwelane is taking his fight against the SA Human…
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Refugee leader Jean-Pierre Balous happy to be charged
Refugee leader Jean-Pierre Balous has thrown down the gauntlet to SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) commissioner Chris Nissen after the…
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SAHRC probing allegations of religious discrimination in Limpopo premier’s office
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in Limpopo is investigating staff in the Limpopo premier’s office following allegations of religious…
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FF Plus accuses SAHRC of ‘double standards’ in approach to Etzebeth
The incident allegedly also involved two men being pistol-whipped. The Freedom Front Plus has questioned the apparent urgency with which…
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