On 23 September 2026, SECTION27 will represent 50 former matric learners from Baphutheng Senior Secondary School in the Limpopo Division of the High Court in Polokwane. The learners will challenge the decisions of the Former Acting Head of Department of the Limpopo Department of Education (LDoE) and Member of the Continue Reading
SECTION27 has been admitted as amicus curiae in the Constitutional Court, in the matter of Endangered Wildlife Trust and Another v Acting Director General, Department of Water and Sanitation and Another. The matter is set down for hearing on 10 September 2026. SECTION27 acts in its own interest to assist the court with Continue Reading
SECTION27 has made submissions on the draft notice relating to the election of members of governing bodies of public schools (2026) – Government Gazette No. 55155 of 6 August 2026.
PUBLISHED BY: WRITTEN BY: Sowetan Matshidiso Lencoasa Seventy years after more than 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings for our freedom and dignity, we mark Women’s Month under the theme “Empowered Women, Empower the Nation”. This theme reflects a truth we see every day: when women are empowered, Continue Reading
20 August 2026, Johannesburg – On 20 July 2026, we published a press statement regarding Sifiso Learning Group (Pty) Ltd, Future Nation Schools (Pty) Ltd, and its officers in relation to Case No. 2026-125651. The statement referred to contempt-of-court proceedings concerning the exclusion of matric learners due to outstanding fees. Continue Reading
SECTION27 will intervene as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the case between Makhanda Circle of Unity and Others v Head of Department, Eastern Cape Department of Education and Others. The applicants, represented by the Legal Resources Centre, are challenging the Eastern Cape Department of Education’s (ECDoE) decision to cut funding at Continue Reading
SECTION27 and the Teddy Bear Foundation (TBF) welcome the judgment handed down by the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Pretoria, in the matter between the Teddy Bear Foundation and a range of government entities. The matter interrogated the state’s obligation under the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 to ensure the efficacy Continue Reading
By: Thembi Mahlathi and Hloni Manare Any person living with HIV understands the importance of daily medication. For Nyasha*, a 35-year-old woman from Zimbabwe and living in South Africa for over a decade, access to lifesaving antiretroviral (ARV) medication was not just a matter of routine but also survival. Nyasha Continue Reading
SECTION27’s latest report, ‘A Civil Society Assessment of South Africa’s 2026 Gender Budget Statement in the Face of Climate Shocks’ builds on its recent analysis of the national health budget. The report examines whether South Africa’s latest 2026 Gender Budget Statement (GBS) closes the gap between gender equality commitments and budget decisions. It reveals that, Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 28 July, the Teddy Bear Foundation (TBF), represented by SECTION27, appeared in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to challenge the efficacy of the National Child Protection Register (NCPR). The TBF approached the court to ensure that people found guilty of sexual misconduct, or otherwise found unsuitable to Continue Reading
