PUBLISHED BY: Sowetan WRITTEN BY: Gauta Mashego & Teri Brown We are more than halfway into 2026, and the unrest in South Africa has pointed to serious socioeconomic challenges plaguing the nation. Thirty-two years into our democracy, the youth, though liberated politically, face high unemployment and poverty. These interconnected challenges Continue Reading
SECTION27 and the SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science (PRICELESS SA) welcome the opportunity to comment on the proposed Draft General Public Procurement Regulations, 2026 (“Draft Regulations”) which seek to create a regulatory framework for public procurement that promotes efficiency, enhances transparency and combats corruption.
SECTION27 has made submissions to the African Court on Human and People’ Rights. Our submissions address the impact of climate change on the rights to basic education and access to health, with specific reference to evidence of these impacts in the SADC region.
As African states face growing pressure to respond to the climate crisis, SECTION27 has filed written submissions as amicus curiae (friend of the court) before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, on the climate change crises and the obligations of African State. The submissions are in response to Continue Reading
PUBLISHED BY: Health-E WRITTEN BY: Candice Sehoma and Tendai Mafuma A Promise Deferred: Twelve Years Since PharmaGate It has been more than twelve years since the reveal of “PharmaGate,” a R6 million lobbying plot by the pharmaceutical industry aimed at delaying and weakening South Africa’s draft intellectual property (IP) policy. Continue Reading
PUBLISHED BY: Daily Maverick WRITTEN BY: Jonathan West and Thato Gaffane Climate change is no longer just an environmental issue in South Africa – it is undermining constitutional rights by disrupting access to education, healthcare and other essential services. As floods become more frequent and severe, the government must urgently Continue Reading
The Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance, represented by SECTION27, made an application to be admitted as amicus curiae in the #CancelCoal matter.
SECTION27 has filed an application to intervene as amicus curiae in the matter of Endangered Wildlife Trust v Acting Director General, Department of Water and Sanitation and Atha Africa.
On Friday, 26 June 2026, the Constitutional Court handed down judgment in Ex parte President of the Republic of South Africa: In re Constitutionality of the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill (PPAB). The case follows the President’s decision to refer the CAB and the PPAB to the Constitutional Court in terms of section 79 (4) of the Constitution, because he Continue Reading
PUBLISHED BY: Daily Maverick WRITTEN BY: Teri Brown and Faatima Laher On the morning of 16 June 1976, thousands of pupils in Soweto laced up their shoes and walked towards a confrontation that they did not fully understand would define a nation. They were not soldiers, they were students carrying Continue Reading
PUBLISHED BY: Sowetan WRITTEN BY: Matshidiso Lencoasa Fifty years ago, Soweto became the heart of the struggle for education rooted in dignity and equality. Hundreds of young people gave their lives in that fight. The Class of 1976 fought against a system that treated black children as less deserving of Continue Reading
By: Leila Ebrahim Grade 12 is a pivotal transitional phase in a learner’s life, marking the culmination of 12 years of schooling – a milestone many eagerly anticipate completing. For 18-year-old Naledi Bereng*, a grade 12 learner, the 2024 academic year brought with it the promise of life beyond school. Continue Reading
