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The Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 2000 (PEPUDA or the Equality Act, Act No. 4 of 2000) is a comprehensive South African anti-discrimination law. It prohibits unfair discrimination by the government and by private organisations and individuals and forbids hate speech and harassment .
Homelessness in South Africa dates back to the apartheid period. [1] Increasing unemployment, lack of affordable housing , social disintegration, and social and economic policies have all been identified as contributing factors to the issue. [ 2 ]
Human rights in South Africa are protected under the constitution.The 1998 Human Rights report by Myles Nadioo noted that the government generally respected the rights of the citizens; however, there were concerns over the use of force by law enforcement, legal proceedings and discrimination. [1]
Discrimination against homeless people is categorized as the act of treating people who lack housing in a prejudiced or negative manner due to the fact that they are homeless. Other factors can compound discrimination against homeless people including discrimination on the basis of race, gender, sexuality, age, mental illness, and other ...
The Daily Maverick's report stated that SAHRC employees working on the report were pressured by the commission's chairperson, Chris Nissen, and the SAHRC Commissioner Philile Ntuli to remove any findings that connected the cause of the riots to Jacob Zuma thereby indicating a notable political bias within the organisation to protect the former ...
This category is for articles related to discrimination, perceived discrimination, and discrimination-related advocacy efforts in South Africa. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
South Africa, like many nations, has long viewed homelessness as an inevitable fact of modern life, but the coronavirus epidemic is offering an unexpected chance to give those on the streets a ...
Hoffmann v South African Airways (2000) — a government-owned airline's policy of refusing to hire HIV-positive people as flight attendants violates the right to equality. Satchwell v President of the Republic of South Africa and Another (2002) — pension and retirement benefits provided to the spouses of judges must be equally provided to ...