SECTION27 and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) have made a joint submission on the Special Appropriation Bill, which proposes additional funding for the 2025/26 financial year, addressing the funding cuts to the health sector.
PUBLISHED BY: TimesLive WRITTEN BY: Matshidiso Lencoasa and Clotilde Angelucci Leading up to the medium-term budget policy statement, National Treasury’s director-general Duncan Pieterse has assured the country that Treasury is steering South Africa onto a path of “quiet but firm growth”, aimed at building credibility with investors. As the Budget Justice Coalition, we Continue Reading
SECTION27 has made submissions on regulations on minimum uniform norms and standards for admission for learners to public schools.
SECTION27 has made a submission welcoming the intention of the regulations to tackle overcrowding in schools and appreciates their focus on learner-to-classroom ratios and the efficient use of available space. However, while overcrowding remains a serious issue in South African schools, the regulations fall short of offering practical guidance on Continue Reading
On the night of 18 February 2022, while most of Queenstown slept, the community of Thulandivile woke to chaos. A nearby dam burst, unleashing torrents of water that tore through their small riverside town. Within minutes, homes filled with water, families were separated, and the community was thrust into extraordinary Continue Reading
Purpose and Scope of Consultancy SECTION27 seeks the expertise of an independent consultant with experience in public finance, gender analysis and climate justice to conduct a Gender and Climate Responsive Budgeting Analysis. This research will evaluate the extent to which South Africa’s 2025/26 health budget is responsive to gender and Continue Reading
SECTION27 has made a submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health regarding the ongoing denial of healthcare services to migrants in South Africa. Our submission highlights the increasing intimidation and exclusion of migrants from public healthcare facilities, the role of anti-migrant movements such as Operation Dudula, Continue Reading
SECTION27, representing the Teddy Bear Foundation (TBF), has approached the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria seeking an order against the Departments of Social Development (DSD), Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) Basic Education (DBE), provincial education departments (PEDs), South African Council of Educators (SACE), and Educators Labour Relations Council (ELRC) to discharge Continue Reading
Ibis Reproductive Health, in partnership with SECTION27, Soul City Institute, MB Teen Lifestyle, Accountability International, Ipas Africa Southern Region and Tiko, will commemorate International Safe Abortion Day (ISAD) with an Imbizo on 29 September 2025 from 10:00 to 14:00 at The Forge in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. This year’s global theme – Continue Reading
24 September 2025, Johannesburg – The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and SECTION27 strongly oppose imminent plans to shut down UNAIDS, as announced by the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres. Actively dismantling the only dedicated UN body coordinating the HIV response will have a devastating impact on the lives of Continue Reading
Purpose and Scope of Consultancy SECTION27 seeks the expertise of an independent consultant with experience in public health research to prepare a report on the impact of the withdrawal of PEPFAR on the availability of Antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV tests and contraceptives in the public health sector. The research, which Continue Reading
PUBLISHED BY: Sunday Times WRITTEN BY: Sasha Stevenson On August 15 2016, Virginia Machpelah died. She was 50 years old. She was 1.5m tall and at the time of her death she weighed 35kg. Her body was emaciated and dehydrated, with gangrene on both feet. The details of Machpelah’s death Continue Reading
