https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/828.html South Africa Human Rights Law news 15 Human Rights Law news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/828.html en-us Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:37:46 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africas-navanethem-navi-pillay-wins-2026-nobel-peace-prize-525460a South African judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, 85, won the Nobel Peace Prize “for her efforts to promote peace and international law,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. 1-272426 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/high-court-clears-50-former-matrics-of-cheating-during-2024-exams-525280a Fifty former matric learners from Baphutheng Senior Secondary School have been cleared of cheating during their final exams by the Limpopo High Court. 1-272396 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:24:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-south-africa-we-owe-our-children-beyond-the-constitution-303658a When we speak about heritage, we usually think about what we have inherited: languages, cultures, traditions, music, cuisine, and stories which all make South Africa unique. However, heritage is not only what we inherit. It is also what we leave behind. 1-272033 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sassas-automated-srd-grant-checks-draw-criticism-from-legal-expert-297317a A legal expert at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) has raised concerns about the South African Social Security Agency’s (Sassa) automated verification system for the R370 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. 1-271770 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/activists-appeal-cape-town-data-centre-approval-308448a Civil society groups say Equinix’s data centre was approved without considering its impact on nearby communities. 1-271723 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/more-than-brick-and-mortar-concourt-rules-state-housing-must-be-centrally-located-964664a On 2 July 2026, the Constitutional Court affirmed the fundamental importance of location as an aspect of adequate housing, cementing the constitutional imperative to redress spatial apartheid in the landmark judgment of Adonisi and Others v Minister for Transport and Public Works and Others, Western Cape (Adonisi). 1-271354 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/your-circumstances-do-not-determine-the-life-you-create-297927a Driven by a desire to help people, Khanyisa Monqo left her hometown of East London (now KuGompo City) in the Eastern Cape to pursue her law degree at the University of the Western Cape. Today, she is an associate at Herold Gie Attorneys, specialising in employment law. 1-271310 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sassas-r370-month-grant-has-its-day-in-the-supreme-court-of-appeal-075085a The affordability of the South African Social Security Agency’s (Sassa) R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic, was challenged in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), which reserved judgment. 1-271147 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/israeli-interest-in-offshore-oil-and-gas-exploration-off-sas-west-coast-raises-questions-064125a Environmental justice group The Green Connection has issued an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa after reports that Navitas Petroleum LP, an Israeli oil and gas firm, is poised to operate offshore exploration of Block 1 CBK in the Orange Basin off South Africa’s West Coast. 1-269737 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:48:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/21-year-court-battle-over-tb-in-prisons-ends-in-r1m-payout-397268a Most of the payout is interest calculated from when state’s liability for TB contraction in prisons was established in 2012. 1-269493 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law South Africa