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Africa4Palestine: “Today, we also mourn the loss of 200 Palestinian children killed in Gaza”

By Kouthar Sambo "On this Human Rights Day, South Africa solemnly commemorates the 65th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre, a dark chapter in our history where the brutal Apartheid regime gunned down over 69 heroic activists, including more than 29 children. Their courage and sacrifice in the face of oppression remain etched in our collective memory." This is according to the human rights organisation Africa4Palestine's Alie Komape. The organisation further […]

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SA commemorating Human Rights Day during a difficult time: Kodwa

Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa says the country is commemorating Human Rights Day while enduring several service delivery challenges. The main Human Rights Day event is taking place in the town of De Aar, in the Northern Cape. The day is commemorated under the theme – Consolidating and Sustaining the human rights culture into the future. This year marks 63 years since the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre where 69 […]

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Mozambican nationals who fled civil war feel the basic needs are not addressed in South Africa

As the country celebrates Human Rights Day, hundreds of Mozambican nationals who have settled in the Malamulele area of Limpopo, feel the authorities have neglected them. They settled in the area after fleeing from the civil war in their home country more than 30 years ago. Apart from not being naturalised, their area, Rhulani village, does not have basic services such as water and sanitation. Community leader Giyani Mondlane says […]

today21 March 2021

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SA marks Human Rights Day

President Jacob Zuma will lead the national commemoration of Human Rights Day on Tuesday. Political parties and government will on Tuesday remember the victims of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre, where police shot dead 69 people during a protest against the country’s pass laws, which were used to control the movement of blacks, coloureds, and Indians. The main event will be in King William’s Town. The highlight of the celebrations this […]

today21 March 2017

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