SA Human Rights Commission

16/10/2026

Media Statement: World Food Day: SAHRC Announces its Third Leg of the National Food Systems Inquiry on World Food Day

15/10/2026

Media Advisory - SAHRC Establishes an External Expert Committee on the Right to Education

14/10/2026

Stakeholder engagement | Today, 14 October, Commissioner Boshoff supported by the Northern Cape Provincial Office, met with the Municipal Council of Kamiesberg to discuss municipal service delivery challenges within the Kamiesberg Local Municipality.

This follows the South African Human Rights Commission’s release of the inquiry report into service delivery at local government level in the Northern Cape Province early this year.

14/10/2026

Op-ed | In an Op-ed titled: Dignity drowned in sewage: When municipalities fail the constitutional promise, Commissioner Henk Boshoff, asserts that "The local government sphere is a critical vehicle through which constitutional rights are actualised."

Across the Northern Cape, North West and Free State, collapsing sanitation infrastructure is reducing constitutional dignity to an empty promise, writes Henk Boshoff.

13/10/2026

This Friday, 16 October, Commissioner Khwinana, will participate in the commemoration of the International Day of Older Persons in Lindelani, KwaZulu-Natal.

Theme: “Justice for All: Ensuring Access to Justice and Legal Protection for Older PersonsPersons.”

12/10/2026

On Friday, 9 October, Commissioner Madlingozi moderated a panel discussion on ‘Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje and the Resolution of the National Question’ during the 150th birthday celebration of Sol Plaatje held at Sol Plaatje University, Northern Cape.

The panel discussion drew from Plaatje’s work and reflected on the SAHRC’s Promoting a Culture of Human Rights through the Resolution of the National Question campaign. The panel discussion began with a keynote address by former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke.

12/10/2026

Education | This morning, 12 October, the SAHRC Limpopo Provincial Office visited Hoerskool Noordeland High School to conduct a human rights awareness on Learners Rights and Responsibilities led by the Provincial Manager, Mr Victor Mavhidula.

12/10/2026

Media Statement: SAHRC Welcomes Landmark Equality Court Judgment on Hate Speech, Discrimination and Harassment

09/10/2026

“Criticise judgments if you must, but undermining the Constitutional Court threatens the foundation of South Africa's democracy.”

Criticise judgments if you must, but undermining the Constitutional Court threatens the foundation of South Africa's democracy.

08/10/2026

Commissioner Tshepo Madlingozi delivered a guest lecture titled ‘Hate Speech and Protected Speech’ to the Master’s students in the Media Law and Ethics course at the University of the Witwatersrand’s Journalism and Media Studies programme.

The lecture addressed the constitutional and statutory framework governing freedom of expression and hate speech in South Africa, with particular attention to the law’s implications for journalists and media practitioners.