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Court hears Malema's 'never be afraid to kill' remarks are hate speech

Linguist expert at the University of the North West, Dr. Karlien van den Berg, on Monday, testified that EFF's leader Julius Malema's October 2022 utterances amounted to hate speech.

South-africa , South-african , Equality-court , African-human-rights-commission , Cape-town , South-african-human-rights , Acaranda-news , Friforum , Hate-speech , Eff , Dr-karlien-van-den-berg

Girl 'detained for not carrying ID, accused of being foreigner': SAHRC opens investigation

The South African Human Rights Commission’s office in Gauteng has launched an investigation into a complaint about the reported arrest and detention of a minor by police officials for not carrying an identity document.

Gauteng , South-africa , South-african , African-human-rights-commission , South-african-human-rights-commission , Officials , Sahrc , Complainant , Investigation , Girl , Saps

READER LETTER | SAHRC made wrong call on riots that cost SA billions

After more than 350 lives were lost and over R50bn decimated from the economy in two weeks, the SA Human Rights Commission cannot see what the whole country witnessed live on TV.

Waterkloof , Free-state , South-africa , Jacob-zuma , Cyril-ramaphosa , Sa-human-rights-commission , Waterkloof-air , Rights-commission , President-cyril-ramaphosa , Waterkloof-air-force , Sahrc , Riots

July unrest report makes for 'gripping narrative'

But then loses the plot with no link being made to Jacob Zuma’ arrest.

South-africa , Jacob-zuma , Brandan-reynolds , Rights-commission , Sa-human-rights-commission , Jacob-zuma- , World-war , Sunday-times , Comment-policy , Sahrc , Unrest-report , Plot

Support for Zuma doesn't mean we caused July riots, alleged instigators say in court

Khan road informal settlement mother Zandile Nguse would have celebrated her son, Sibahle Nguse’s 20th birthday on Friday, but he died during the July unrest.

South-africa , World-war , Sunday-times , Zandile-nguse , Jacob-zuma , Son , Thobile-mfeka , Pietermaritzburg , St-news-0402-riots-show , Mk , Durban

Legal action looms as Phoenix unrest victims want compensation

Community leaders say the reports indicate that government committed a crime by neglecting to safeguard basic human rights

South-africa , World-war , Sunday-times , Phoenix , Action , Kwazulu-natal , Saps , Crl-rights-commission , Sibusiso-mtakati , Sahrc , Equality-courts

Law enforcement officers linked to July riots escape justice

Former and current law enforcement officers who were implicated in criminal activities during the July riots have been let off the hook with no investigations or prosecutions initiated against them.

Pietermaritzburg , Kwazulu-natal , South-africa , Mdumiseni-zuma , National-prosecuting-authority , Sa-human-rights-commission , Rights-commission , Lack , Law-enforcement-officers , Riots , Sahrc , Richard-mamabolo

Rights Commission: Mistrust led to racial killings during July unrest

The CRL Rights Commission on Monday released its findings into the racial tensions that boiled over in Phoenix during the civil unrest in July 2021.

South-africa , Phoenix , Arizona , United-states , Durban , Kwazulu-natal , Umhlanga , Gauteng , South-african , Luka-mosoma , Linguistic-rights-commission , African-human-rights-commission

Commission: July unrest not linked to Zuma's arrest!

The timing of the events of the 2021 July unrest coincided with the arrest of former president Zuma.

Phoenix , Arizona , United-states , Durban , Kwazulu-natal , South-africa , Umhlanga , South-african , Philile-ntuli , David-mosoma , Zanele-leisa , Busisiwe-ngindi

COMMENT | SAHRC must force state to prepare to act in the event of civil unrest

The state has failed to initiate a comprehensive reassessment of our security protocols and strategic plan

South-africa , South-africans , Manhar-parshotam , Sa-human-rights-commission , Rights-commission , World-war , Sunday-times , Comment-policy , Sahrc , Comment , Unrest , Parshotam