SAHRC probes claims of compulsory jabs in the workplace
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it's been inundated with calls for assistance from people who say they've been told they will lose their jobs if they refuse to take the Covid-19 vaccine.
Some renters say they face eviction.
The commission's Buang Jones says while people are encouraged to get inoculated, no one should be forced to subject themselves to any medical procedure.
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"We are aware that the National Health Act contains clear provisions for emergency treatment, for consent or participation in decisions of a medical nature which will then mean that should we reach a point where it becomes mandatory there would have to be justifiably but these provisions are yet to be tested in a court of law.
"So we hope that through the information we would learn from the submissions from the members of the public we will be able to take a position as to whether we engage directly with employers to medicate and acceptable solution or we take this matter to the courts so that there is legal certainty."
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On the other hand, University of Cape Town law expert Cathleen Powell says legally, government can impose restrictions on unvaccinated people.
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