The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR has denied media reports that an impasse has been reached in negotiations with foreign nationals wanting to leave South Africa via the sponsorship of the South African government and the United Nations. The complaints of these foreign nationals revolve around allegations of[…]
The Western Cape South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is expected to have an outcome by the end of Monday regarding the Equality Court case involving Eben Etzebeth, who is accused of a racist assault in Langebaan. Commissioner Chris Nissen confirmed to News24 that a legal opinion by a senior[…]
Back and forth arguments have been made, and serious allegations have been thrown, after Muslim parents at the Western Cape Sports School came to loggerheads with the school’s new catering company and governing body over concerns around halal certification. A recent change in the school’s catering has seen the new[…]
By Shakirah Thebus A summit to discuss the plight of backyard dwellers in Cape Town became emotionally charged on Thursday, as residents and activists accused government of failing to address the housing backlog. Civic movement G@tvol Capetonian and representatives from communities who took part in the national shutdown protest three[…]
THE SANDF has yet to act on an agreement allowing Muslim women serving in the armed forces to wear headscarves under their uniforms, in line with religious principles, as it awaits the outcome of a court case with a female Muslim employee. Fatima Isaacs, who works as a clinical forensic[…]
In what would mark a year since the month disgraced South African Adam Catzavelos made his racist rant using the k-word while on holiday in Greece, he will make yet another appearance in the Equality Court sitting in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday. This for his civil case of[…]
By Anees Teladia The terms of reference for the official South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) inquiry into the violence in the Western Cape have now been established. The inquiry will be investigating the gang violence and crime that has crippled the Western Cape – violence so severe and prevalent[…]
A team of pro-bono lawyers and volunteers is being put together by advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi to defend Ambassador Zindzi Mandela in the hate speech complaint AfriForum laid over her #OurLand tweets. “I was asked by [EFF leader] Julius Malema to volunteer, which I agreed to,” he said by email in[…]
By Anees Teladia The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) plans to investigate the City of Cape Town’s (CoCT) bylaws and test them against the country’s Constitution. There has been a widespread public outcry against the City recently, after it was revealed that homeless people were being “targeted” and fined[…]
By Anees Teladia The Western Cape could soon see the appointment of a long-awaited children’s commissioner if all goes according to the plans of several non-governmental organisations (NGO’s). Child right’s advocates have long been calling for a commissioner, as the province has the highest child murder rate in the country.[…]
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