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Qwelane wins the battle but not the war

Qwelane wins the battle but not the war

Jon Qwelane has won his case to have the hate speech verdict against him for a column set aside, but this does not mean he is off the hook.

Growing levels of racism concern rights commission

The South African Human Rights Commission expressed concern about growing levels of racism in its Freedom Day message on Wednesday.

HRC investigates newspaper column

The SAHRC is investigating a complaint about a racist column on coloured people written by <em>Sunday World</em> columnist Kuli Roberts.

Vavi given deadline to retract Zuma statement

Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has been given 14 days by the South African Human Rights Commission to retract his ”kill for Zuma” statement.

Rights commission to monitor baby-deaths probe

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will monitor investigations into the cause of the deaths of nearly 80 Eastern Cape babies, the body announced on Friday. Earlier…

Bullard: ‘I offer sincere and heartfelt apologies’

Controversial former Sunday Times columnist David Bullard has offered his ”sincere and heartfelt apologies” to those who were offended by his now-discontinued satirical Out to…

Confusion over complaints against Bullard

The South African Human Rights Commission is conducting an internal investigation into an incorrect media statement that said it would not pursue a complaint of racism against…

Rights commission on Bullard: Apology is enough

The South African Human Rights Commission will not pursue two complaints it received about the controversial column that led to writer David Bullard being fired from the Sunday…

‘Business should bring about social change’

The business sector in South Africa must play an active role in poverty eradication, Business SA said on Tuesday. CEO Jerry Vilakazi said business should commit to working with…

White journalists fume over forum’s Zuma meet

White journalists expressed their dismay after they were denied access to the ”hottest news ticket in town” when barred from listening to African National Congress president…

Storm brews over journalists’ forum

”I saw nothing wrong,” said African National Congress president Jacob Zuma when asked whether he approved of the exclusion of white journalists from an address at the Forum of…

Manto to meet private hospitals over tariff hikes

Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang will meet heads of private hospital groups to discuss drastic hospital tariff increases, the Health Department said on Thursday. The…

Civic movement calls for removal of rugby advert

A civic movement on Thursday demanded that a ”degrading and discriminating” Rugby World Cup advert featuring Khoisan people be pulled from the airwaves. ”It degrades our Khoisan…

UJ students say no to meeting with management

Disgruntled University of Johannesburg (UJ) students on Friday decided not to attend a scheduled meeting with management to resolve campus issues. The university’s spokesperson,…

Jo’burg varsity students to meet with management

A meeting between disgruntled University of Johannesburg students and management is expected to be convened on Friday, university officials said. The students has complained that…

Commission speaks out on rights violations at Bara

The South African Human Rights Commission has spoken out against children’s rights violations at Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, where newborn babies were put in a…

Rights commission looks into farm conditions

The difficulty in implementing policies designed to protect the interests of farm workers and farmers has prompted the South African Human Rights Commission to conduct an inquiry…