SAHRC Finds Racial and Gender Discrimination in Hartbeespoort Dam Land Allocation - South Africa Today

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : "Indeed, the South African Human Rights Commission received a complaint relating to unfair discrimination on the ground of race when it comes to accessing state land along the shorelines of Hartbeespoort Dam," Mlombo stated.
60% : An official investigation has found evidence of unfair racial and gender discrimination in the allocation of state land leases along the shorelines of the Hartbeespoort Dam, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) confirmed today.
59% : "In the commission's investigation, we found that indeed there was evidence of unfair discrimination on the ground of race and gender.
59% : " Mlombo explained that this discrimination stemmed from the failure of the Department of Water and Sanitation to fulfill its constitutional duty to promote equality and ensure equitable access to resources.
41% : These failures included not enacting or enforcing relevant bylaws concerning development, building regulations, and noise pollution.

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