MEDIA INVITATION TO AN URGENT PRESS CONFERENCE TO ADDRESS GBVF IN SACRED SPACES ON 05 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 10H00

The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious, and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) invites members of the media to an urgent press conference on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide.Across the country, women and...

THE CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION WISHES THE SOUTH AFRICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY WELL FOR THE THAI POOSUM KAVADY 2026

The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and LinguisticCommunities (CRL Rights Commission) extends its warmest greetings and best wishes to the South Indian Tamil Hindu community, and all devotees of Lord Muruga, as they...

DOCUMENTS SHARED BY THE CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE 21ST OF JANUARY 2026.

For any enquiries, please contact Mpiyakhe Mkholo – Mpiyakhem@crlcommission.org.za or 082 527 3859End// PRESS CONFERENCE DOCUMENTS-21-JANUARY-2026

MEDIA INVITATION TO AN URGENT PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION AND THE SECTION 22 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE CHRISTIAN SECTOR

Members of the media are invited to an urgent press conference to be addressed by the CRL Rights Commission and the Section 22 Ad Hoc Committee for the Christian Sector. Among other things, the briefing will share with the media and the public on the status and...

STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BY THE SECTION 22 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE CHRISTIAN SECTOR – CLARIFICATION REGARDING A MEDIA CONFERENCE THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SECTION 22 COMMITTEE

The Section Ad Hoc Committee for the Christian Sector has become aware of the media invitation titled “The State of the Church in South Africa,” scheduled for 15 January 2026 at 11h00 – Birchwood Hotel, Boksburg. The Committee wishes to inform the public and the...

STATEMENT BY THE CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION EXTENDING ITS WELL WISHES TO THE NAZARATH BAPTIST CHURCH DURING THEIR HOLY PILGRIMAGE

06 January 2026 The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities extends its best wishes to the Nazareth Baptist Church, popularly known as the Shembe Church, as it undertakes its annual sacred...

STATEMENT BY THE SECTION 22 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE CHRISTIAN SECTOR ON THE LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL CONSULTATION FOR THE DRAFT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK IN SOUTH AFRICA

19 December 2025 We stand before you today not as regulators, but as servants. We are the Section 22 Ad Hoc Committee, appointed by the CRL Rights Commission, and we are comprised of your brothers and sisters from across the broad spectrum of the Christian faith in...

JOINT PRESS STATEMENT BY THE CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION AND THE APPLICANTS IN THE KWA SIZABANTU MATTER

15 December 2025 The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (“CRL Rights Commission”) and the Applicants in the Kwa Sizabantu matter issue this joint statement following constructive engagements held...

MESSAGE OF SUPPORT FROM THE CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION ON TRAGIC COLLAPSE AT THE RIVER RANGE TEMPLE, REDCLIFFE, VERULAM

The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities expresses its deep sorrow and concern following the tragic collapse at the River Range Ranch Temple in Redcliffe, Verulam.This heartbreaking incident has...

MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCES ISSUED BY THE CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION ON THE PASSING AWAY OF FORMER CHAIRPERSON OF THE CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION CANON DR. MONGEZI GUMA

It is with great sadness that the CRL Rights Commission has learned of the passing of the former Chairperson of the CRL Rights Commission. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the late Conon Dr. Mongezi Guma, as well as to all...