As 2025 closes, we want to thank all fishers, communities, and allies for your dedication! We wish you a happy and safe holiday! Please note that the Masifundise office will be closed from 15 December 2025 and will reopen on 5 January 2026.

SA’s online gambling crisis is being fuelled by the widespread support of practically all banks and other financial sector companies that make gambling sites an extremely conspicuous part of their offering.

Just Share, Aeon Investment Management & Fossil Free SA have instituted litigation in the Gauteng High Court seeking an order that Thungela has breached shareholder rights and its legal obligations by refusing to circulate and table shareholder-proposed resolutions. justshare.org.za/media/news/s...

Report | Comparative Review of Global Approaches to Electricity Tariff Setting pari.org.za/report-compa...

📢 Today we mark International Human Rights Day 2025 📢 On 4 December 2025, we hosted a youth centred workshop titled: International Human Rights Day | Where Journeys Meet - Celebrating the Resilience of Youth on the Move!

Rudolf Schoeman Jnr. built a R2-billion empire off the back of the country’s crumbling water infrastructure. By 2022, CMS Water Engineering was itself imploding as contracts were cancelled, and angry business partners and creditors came knocking at its door.

Planact's 40th Anniversary Celebration! Last Thursday, we commemorated #40YearsOfPlanact. Our project teams and community representatives showcased our latest project initiatives, highlighting their work. #Planact #40YearsOfEnablingChange

This morning @SAIIA_info, PARI and Agence Française de Développement hosted a #G20SocialSummit2025 side event on a whole-of-society just transition. Speakers stressed the importance of inclusive and equitable policy, local participation, the affordability of green electricity,

SANEF, LHR and AmnestySA hosted a two day workshop on 29 and 30 Sep 2025 focused on resilience, accountability and the environment. Journalists and human rights defenders came together to sharpen safety practices, understand their legal rights and reflect on the pressures shaping the profession.

#DeadlyWater For years, CMS Water delivered 40 projects worth over R500-million, handed over without drama. But as Rudolf Schoeman chased bigger deals, the cracks began to show. https://open.spotify.com/episode/66uvdst5xPw3jpwPDtaPl1?si=IluIn1ZdSSeSWXe4uvM6ug

📢 A new benchmark report from Just Share assesses South Africa's largest asset managers against 20 responsible investment standards, revealing significant performance gaps despite the industry's 15-year engagement with responsible investment principles ➡️ justshare.org.za/mailpoet/sou...

Launching Tuesday 4 Nov 📗📊 ‘South African Child Gauge 2025 Intersections of violence against women and children: Disrupting intergenerational harm.’ Tomorrow we release our new research publication #ChildGauge2025, its policy brief and an easy-to-read poster summary of findings & recommendations.

pari.org.za/this-months-... State Capture Parasites The Zondo Commission demonstrated the critical role played by corporate actors, both as active participants in corrupt deals and as professional enablers who facilitated state capture.

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R1.2-million goes missing on the Rooiwal project, Edwin Sodi opened a case of theft and fraud against his business partner, and the City of Tshwane reluctantly coughs up R8.4-million to cover the shortfall.

Across 22–23 Oct 2025, we were at University of Witswatersrand, Chalsty Centre for #pilg2025 - a space where justice, law, and people truly connected. 👀 Look out for more highlights on our socials as we share what we were up to during these two transformative days.

If you were not able to make it to COMPACT's webinar on municipal financial transparency this past week you can catch the recording here! pari.org.za/webinar-muni...

🚨 Reminder: Registrations for #PILG2025 close TODAY!🚨 Join public interest organisations, lawyers & activists at Wits University (22–23 Oct) for two days of bold discussions on justice, rights & democracy. Secure your spot no: tinyurl.com/PILG2025

💜 Happy International Day of the Girl Child! 💜 At LHR, we’re committed to ensuring that no girl is left behind. Through legal advocacy, strategic litigation, and knowledge empowerment, we defend every girl’s right to belong, to be heard, and to thrive. 🧡✊🏿🌍 #GirlsRightsMatter

Malnutrition remains a major challenge in South Africa’s fight against TB. In EC, lack of nutritional support, unemployment, and household hunger make treatment harder. TB survivor, Vuyiswa Zanekile stressed that patients would manage treatment better with enough food. #NationalNutritionWeek

Just Share has commented on 3 pieces of climate policy that are significant in South Africa’s climate response. Unfortunately, they fall far short of what is needed to satisfy the country’s commitment to climate action and the just energy transition. Find out more: justshare.org.za/mailpoet/sou...

PARI’s Compact Programme Lead, Girish Daya, joined a panel discussion on Bridging the Gap Between Government and Citizens Through Technology hosted by Civic Tech Innovation Network.

Lusaka 🇿🇲 | 7–9 Oct 2025 LHR’s Environmental Rights team attended the 4th Africa Business & Human Rights Forum. Yesterday, we co-hosted a panel with CALS on “Towards an African Treaty on Business & Human Rights” advancing solidarity and corporate accountability across Africa. #BHRForumAfrica

AFRA LEARNING AND ACTIVIST DIALOGUE BRINGS TOGETHER ACTIVISTS FOR A COMMON GOAL. All activists actively engaged in meaningful discussions and sharing of ideas this has been a successful dialogue.

Empowering Legal Practitioners Training is underway! Fortunate Seneka Mongwai from Centre for Child Law is equipping legal practitioners, paralegals, and activists with tools on adoption, advocacy, and protecting forcibly displaced children and youth✊🏿 #protectchildren #humanrights #childrenrights

Breast cancer affects thousands of SAs each year, but in rural communities, access to info, screening & care remains limited. This #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, we spotlight @CANSA's Zodwa Sithole who is working tirelessly to change this reality. Read more: rhap.org.za/2024/10/cham...

Webinar | Municipal financial transparency 15 October 2025, 2pm – 4pm 📅Register: pari.org.za/webinar-muni... Know where your money goes: Tracking municipal spending. A COMPACT webinar.

AFRA HOSTS LEARNING AND ACTIVIST DIALOGUE. AFRA invited passionate activists to engage in a meaningful learn-in dialogue, fostering collaboration, growth, and impactful change. Let's come together to share ideas, inspire action, and shape a brighter future.

⚖️ Public Statement ⚖️ Lawyers for Human Rights welcomes the launch of the SAHRC’s National Inquiry into artisanal mining and Operation Vala Umgodi. 📍 Hearings open in Stilfontein today and continue in Johannesburg this week on Thursday and Friday. #humanrights #miningjustice #accountability

Reflections on South African #ChildGauge2024: Enhancing ECD. A year ago, we released the 17th edition of our Child Gauge, bringing together over 50 contributors from across the country to track progress since the inception of the National Integrated #ECD Policy in 2015 and set an agenda for 2030.

⚖️ LHR at the Constitutional Court ⚖️ Yesterday we appeared as amicus curiae in Embrace Project v Minister of Justice & CALS v Embrace Project NPC, providing psychological & social evidence on trauma and consent in sexual offences. #StrategicLitigation #JusticeForSurvivors

Join us for a MARCH and MASS DEMONSTRATION to the Constitutional Court in matter of Wild Coast Communities vs Shell✊🌊 #WildCoastVsShell #right2saynocampaign #notooilandgas #FishersRights #wecannoteatoilandgas #notoextractivism

Resource for parents & caregivers on ECD ❤️🧠🩺 Drawing on the findings of our 2024 South African Child Gauge, we've created a short and easy to read guide for families on #ECD. It aims to help families better understand & support development of young children, right from pregnancy. 🔗 bit.ly/4fV4C5y

The Department of Cooperative Government (DCOG) is currently reviewing the 1998 Local Government White Paper, and has recently called for comment on a short review document it published this year. pari.org.za/submission-w...

We welcome Karene Ponde from the @raithfoundation.bsky.social to discuss the topic of “Aid and Austerity: New pathways for the CSO sector in Africa” in conversation with our Sithuthukile Mkhize at the #ActivistSymposium

What has our flirtation with Russia’s Gazprombank cost us? Rough guess: R500m a year to keep the Mossel Bay refinery in care & maintenance. PetroSA issued RFP0001 in Jan 2022, it’ll likely be Jan 2026 before we issue another tender which puts the cost at ±R2-BILLION.

#Pressstatement | 🚨 Landmark win! 🚨 We are pleased to announce that LHR appeared before the Durban High Court today and secured justice for Ms. Mukasafari. The Court affirmed that gender-based persecution is valid grounds for refugee protection.

Notable panellists shared insights on the lecture and Tambo’s legacy. Dr Sithembile Mbete, Executive Director at the PARI, asserted that Tambo had a strong moral stance and welcomed criticism; thus, he did not possess an inferiority complex. www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corpor...

📢 On 5 September 2025, LHR staff trained on using media for human rights advocacy from op-eds to press statements, messaging, and digital security. Together, we are strengthening our ability to tell stories that matter and defend the vulnerable!!

“Some of the crimes were reported to the SAPS as far back as 2021. The odds of the SAPS finding evidence implicating those involved now, more than four years later, are slim.” – Intercape

Today’s training brought together partners, activists, and communities to strengthen protection for LGBTQIA+ refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa. We reaffirm our commitment that everyone, regardless of sexual orientation & gender identity deserves to live freely, safely, and with dignity.

On 19 June, an Intercape bus driver was arrested in Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape after refusing to hand over his bus to traffic officers while passengers were still on board.

In case you missed it: Supreme Court of Appeal ordered SA Council for Educators to redraft its mandatory sanctions policy related to #corporalpunishment, in consultation with us & @upchildlaw.bsky.social. Our @lucycpt.bsky.social spoke to News24 & Cape Talk on this 📻 bit.ly/47q4gSN 📰 bit.ly/4ngWmQy

“It risks entrenching a narrative in which women’s experiences of harm are culturally negotiable, while men’s appeals to tradition are beyond reproach or sacrosanct.” — Zekhethelo Cele & Kayan Leung, Lawyers for Human Rights (via Daily Maverick) Read the full op-ed here

Congratulations to the top 6 finalists of the Isu Elihle Awards 2025! 🎉 🏆 Your powerful story ideas champion children’s rights and we cannot wait to see the full coverage of each story idea.🏆 Stay tuned for the next steps! Read more: ow.ly/H2os50WEI5X

We have raised alarms about the Public Procurement Act since 2020, noting its failure to ensure transparency and accountability at every turn. Parliament ignored red flags, rushed the Bill through before the 2024 elections, and the President signed it anyway.

In 2022, 40% of patients at SA clinics faced contraceptive stockouts. 76% lacked injectables. Many adolescent girls get fewer options & poor counselling, raising risks of side effects & unplanned pregnancies. #InternationalYouthDay Read more: rhap.org.za/wp-content/u...

Only 3 days left to submit your proposal for PILG 2025! Be part of one of the most important spaces for public interest law in South Africa. Share your ideas, shape the conversations, and connect with changemakers. Submit now and make your voice heard!

In case you missed it: As our @lori-lake.bsky.social explains, this article she co-wrote highlights how formula milk companies target health professionals - offering gifts of sponsorship to up sales. It calls for severing ties with industry to eliminate conflicts of interest #NoSuchThingAsAFreeLunch

PARI’s website got a new look recently. Come say hello 👋 over at www.pari.org.za/