DBE 'catch up plan' a violation of the court order and the agreement between SECTION27 and the Minister of Basic Education

By cindy, 22 January 2014

Posted in: Media Statements, Right to Access Basic Education, Safe school infrastructure

SECTION27 notes with great regret and outrage the death of a Grade R learner who fell into a pit toilet in Mahlodumela Primary School in Chebeng Village, Limpopo on Monday 20 January 2014. We extend our condolences to his family and community. This death was avoidable and highlights the unsafe…

Tags: Chebeng Village Limpopo Mahlodumela Primary School Pit latrines School sanitation

SECTION27 wins right to use its own name

By cindytest, 10 May 2010

Posted in: Aids Law Project, Archive, News

Following the initiation of legal proceedings, on 7 May 2010, the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO) has agreed to permit the AIDS Law Project (ALP) to reserve the name SECTION27, incorporating the AIDS Law Project.

CIPRO initially refused to reserve the name, SECTION27, incorporating the AIDS Law Project, explaining as follows, “your proposed name connote government patronage. The wording employed to serve as a name, cannot be allowed and are calculated to cause damage, moreover misleading and damaging”. CIPRO also refused our request on the basis of a comparison with existing names on its database, however, they bore no resemblance to the requested name.

Tags: Aids Law Project CIPRO High Court launch of Section27 Litigation

SECTION27 wins right to use its own name

Equal Education v Western Cape Education Department

By cindy, 9 April 2010

Posted in: Aids Law Project, Archive, Court papers

On 12 March 2010, the ALP assisted Equal Education in submitting a request to the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) under the Promotion of Access to Information Act. The request sought information on the literacy and numeracy pass rates and average test scores for grades 3 and 6 in the Western Cape.

Tags: Access to information Equal Education literacy Litigation Western Cape

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