Human Rights
1976 student uprising leader still haunted by “rows of bodies in the mortuary”
Seth Mazibuko is part of a team heading the “1976 at 50” campaign to commemorate the day
Brief | 15 June 2026
Home Affairs dragged to court over late birth registration backlog
Tens of thousands of children live without legal recognition or access to grants, health care and education
Law | 11 June 2026
“An African cannot be a foreigner in Africa”
In St George’s Cathedral on Africa Day activists called out Afrophobia, saying immigrants are fighting for the same dignity as marginalised South Africans
Brief | 25 May 2026
Khayelitsha streets fill with rainbow flags for pride march
This year’s Khumbulani Pride honoured those killed in hate crimes, including 16-year-old Kwakhanya Mhlanganisi, murdered in December
Brief | 25 May 2026
Rights groups disappointed by Constitutional Court asylum ruling
Immigrant community leaders say the ruling that bars rejected asylum seekers from reapplying, may see people deported back to countries where they face danger
News | 13 May 2026
Investigation into beating by Ensure guards is still ongoing, say eThekwini municipality
This follows CCTV footage showing a homeless person being assaulted by Ensure security guards in December. Despite this, the Denis Hurley Centre says complaints of beatings by guards continue.
Brief | 28 April 2026
Lesotho’s prisons in bad shape despite years of recommendations
Tuberculosis, scabies and pellagra are spreading in the country’s severely overcrowded prisons
News | 24 April 2026
Constitutional Court rules Human Rights Commission cannot issue binding directives
The apex court has dismissed the SAHRC’s appeal to have its directives automatically enforced but insists it remains a “potent” rights guardian
Law | 22 April 2026
Refugee eviction case pushed to October
City of Cape Town and national government have applied to evict people living at the Wingfield and Bellville sites
News | 22 April 2026