On Wednesday, the commission said it would approach the Equality Court after receiving a complaint from some residents in Langebaan in the Western Cape The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is taking legal action against Springbok rugby player Eben Etzebeth for allegedly using a racial slur. On Wednesday, the commission said it would approach..
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SAHRC taking Bok star Etzebeth to court over H-word racial slur – But it is OK to shout “Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer”
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Over 250,000 Undocumented Pupils In Gauteng Schools – most of them migrants from neighbouring countries
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JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi on Wednesday said provincial schools were catering for more than 250,000 undocumented pupils. Lesufi made the comment as he delivered his submissions before the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) inquiry looking into service delivery problems in Alexandra. The hearing was launched following protests over a lack of..
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The Black First Land First (BLF) movement claims it has no money to pay legal costs as cases pile up, well, it’s easy, shut your mouth then
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The group was in the Equality Court on Tuesday in the matter between itself and a complainant represented by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC).
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Less than 2000 state ambulances nationally may be on the road
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The national health department says it is against outsourcing emergency services. But with a grave shortage of ambulances, it may have no choice.
Just 1971 state ambulance vehicles are on the road nationally, a Bhekisisa survey reveals.
Health department guidelines say there should be at least 5 700 ambulances in operation — or one for every 10 000 people, according to standards quoted in the KwaZulu-Natal health department 2017 annual report. But with less than 2 000 actually functioning, there are only enough state emergency vehicles to cater for about a third of the population, data from provinces show.
A May audit of provincial health departments by the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) found shortages of ambulances and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in several provinces.
In response, Bhekisisa requested the latest EMS vehicle and personnel numbers from all nine provinces. The Gauteng, North West, Western Cape, Mpumalanga, and Eastern Cape hea
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VIDEO:- Kessie Nair arrested by the Hawks for using the K-word for Cyril Ramaphosa
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Durban – Kessie Nair the Durban man who President Cyril Ramaphosa the derogatory K-word in a Facebook video – that has gone viral – has been arrested by members of the Hawks.
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Health MEC ‘putting band aid on gaping wound of oncology crisis’
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The DA in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday renewed its call for Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo to be fired, saying it appears he is “trying to put a band aid on a large gaping wound” in respect of the province’s oncology crisis.
The DA had been advised by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) that Dhlomo had met the latest in a series of deadlines in terms of its recommendations required to address the province’s cancer crisis, DA MPL Imran Keeka said.
This followed the SAHRC’s release of a damning report in June which found Dhlomo and his department guilty of violating the rights of KwaZulu-Natal cancer patients by failing to provide proper access to treatment.
Keeka said the DA had received a copy of the MEC’s submissions from the SAHRC, which the party was currently assessing.
“On the face of it, it appears that the MEC is trying to put a band aid on a large gaping wound, with the proposals providing little in the way of concrete steps to
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The Western Cape could be testing ground for land expropriation
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Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Mcebisi Skwatsha has said government is considering expropriating land without compensation to assist more than 20 000 farm dwellers facing eviction in the Drakenstein municipality.
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‘Whites must go to hell ‘- Racism between academic staff at the UNISA
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The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it is concerned by allegations of racism between academic staff at the University of South Africa (UNISA). “The Commission finds it particularly concerning that two decades into our constitutional democratic dispensation‚ we‚ as a nation‚ are still grappling with challenges of racism and racial tension‚ even within..
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Cancer treatment waiting times in KZN increase by almost 30% as services stall
Treatment waiting times continue to surge as KZN cancer services fail
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Watch how waiting times for life-saving cancer treatment has grown as KwaZulu-Natal’s cancer services crumble. As the crisis grows, patients wait longer and longer for treatment. This information comes from the SAHRC’s report but Democratic Alliance spokesperson for health in KwaZulu-Natal Imran Keeka says he doubts the veracity of the information. Keeka alleges the data..
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