Hloni, Author at Section27

Media Statements

PRESS STATEMENT | SECTION27 takes departments to court to ensure the proper functioning and enforcement of the National Child Protection Register

SECTION27, representing the Teddy Bear Foundation (TBF), will be in Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday, 27 July, to ensure that the National Child Protection Register (NCPR) is implemented and maintained effectively. SECTION27 approached the court to ensure that people found guilty of sexual misconduct, or otherwise found unsuitable Continue Reading

By Hloni, 2 months2 months ago

Media Statements

PRESS STATEMENT | No more delays – Minister Tau publish the patent law reform bill now!

The Fix the Patent Laws campaign calls on the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (dtic) to urgently release the Patent Bill for public comment. Despite repeated promises the long-awaited Bill – that could pave the way for a new era in access to medicines in South Africa – remains unpublished. Continue Reading

By Hloni, 2 months2 months ago

SUBMISSIONS ON THE DRAFT OUTLINE OF THE GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT TO THE ENVIRONMENT

The Southern African Consortium for Climate Change and Health (“SACCCH”) welcomes the opportunity to make substantive input for developing the content of the draft outline of the General Comment on the right to a satisfactory, clean, healthy and sustainable environment (“Draft General Comment”) to the Working Group on Extractive Industries, Continue Reading

By Hloni, 2 months2 months ago

PRESS STATEMENT | New SECTION27 report finds health budget fails women and climate-vulnerable communities

South Africa’s health budget is failing to respond to the realities facing women, particularly those living in poor and rural communities. The public health system, which serves 84% of the population, operates within at least three overlapping pressures: high unemployment and poverty, persistent gender inequality, and the increasing impacts of Continue Reading

By Hloni, 2 months2 months ago

Opinion Pieces

OP-ED | Time to urgently confront the crisis of teenage pregnancy in SA

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

By Hloni, 2 months3 weeks ago

Submissions

SUBMISSIONS ON THE DRAFT GENERAL PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS, 2026

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.

By Hloni, 2 months2 months ago

Court papers

IN THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS: REQUEST BY THE PAN AFRICAN LAWYERS UNION FOR AN ADVISORY OPINION ON THE OBLIGATIONS OF STATES WITH RESPECT TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS

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.

By Hloni, 3 months1 month ago

Media Statements

PRESS STATEMENT | SECTION27 submissions to the ACHPR: Responding to climate change requires more than environmental policy; it requires African States to protect the systems upon which the enjoyment of human rights depends

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

By Hloni, 3 months3 months ago

Opinion Pieces

OP-ED | Twelve years after PharmaGate, delay is a policy choice

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

By Hloni, 3 months3 months ago

Opinion Pieces

OP-ED | Climate change neglect is driving a crisis in public health and education

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

By Hloni, 3 months3 months ago

Application for admission as amicus curiae: African Climate Alliance and Others v Minister of Natural Resources and Others

The Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance, represented by SECTION27, made an application to be admitted as amicus curiae in the #CancelCoal matter.

By Hloni, 3 months1 month ago

APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE AS AMICUS CURIAE: Endangered Wildlife Trust v Acting Director General, Department of Water and Sanitation and Atha Africa.

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.

By Hloni, 3 months1 month ago

WDA