Hloni, Author at Section27

Media Statements

PRESS STATEMENT | The Constitutional Court confirms most of the Copyright Amendment Bill is constitutional

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

By Hloni, 3 months3 months ago

CCT 306/24 Ex parte President of the Republic of South Africa In re: Constitutionality of the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill

By Hloni, 3 months3 weeks ago

Opinion Pieces

OP-ED | Despite the gains since 1976, the struggle for young South Africans has evolved rather than ended

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

By Hloni, 3 months3 months ago

Opinion Pieces

OP-ED | We must build the schools the Class of 1976 fought for

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 Hloni, 3 months3 months ago

S27 Stories

A Learner’s Fight for Justice Against Assault in the Classroom

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

By Hloni, 4 months3 months ago

Media Statements

PRESS STATEMENT | Johannesburg private school in urgent court for excluding learners due to outstanding fees

SECTION27, representing a parent of three learners, has approached the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Johannesburg, for the re-enrollment of the learners, who have been excluded from a private school because of outstanding school fees. The hearing will be held at 10h00 on 9 June 2026. Two of the Continue Reading

By Hloni, 4 months4 months ago

Motswenyane v Sifiso Learning Group_Part A- Heads of Argument

By Hloni, 4 months3 weeks ago

Media Statements

PRESS STATEMENT | New Report Finds only 49 000 Educators Vetted against the Child Protection Register

As Child Protection Week draws to a close, SECTION27 has launched a new report, Protecting the Future Today: The Need for an Efficient National Child Protection Register to Curb Violence Against Children. The report reveals serious shortcomings in the implementation of the National Child Protection Register (NCPR), undermining its ability Continue Reading

By Hloni, 4 months4 months ago

Opinion Pieces

OP-ED | Parliamentary hearings must listen harder to public input

PUBLISHED BY: City Press WRITTEN BY: Matshidiso Lencoasa As a so-called born-free, this language of freedom sits in painful tension with the lived realities of hardship and oppression facing not only our generation, but communities across South Africa. This year also marks 30 years of our constitutional order, which secured Continue Reading

By Hloni, 4 months3 months ago

Media Statements

PRESS STATEMENT | New report reveals severe barriers to safe abortion in Eastern Cape and Limpopo

Today, SECTION27 and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) launch a new report exposing widespread failures in access to abortion services in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo. The report, Barriers to Abortion Services in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo: 2026, documents how systemic failures in the public healthcare system are denying women and girls access to Continue Reading

By Hloni, 4 months4 months ago

Media Statements

JOINT STATEMENT | Equal Education Law Centre, Equal Education, Children’s Institute, SECTION27, Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia, and Lawyers for Human Rights condemn the recent wave of xenophobia

The Equal Education Law Centre (EELC), Equal Education (EE), Children’s Institute (CI), SECTION27, KOPANANG AFRICA AGAINST XENOPHOBIA (KAAX), and Lawyers for Human Rights unequivocally condemn the recent wave of intimidation and violence targeting migrant persons, including children, in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Over the past several months, March and Continue Reading

By Hloni, 4 months4 months ago

Vacancies

INTERNSHIP | WINTER BREAK LEGAL INTERNS

SECTION27 is a well-established and widely respected public interest law centre that seeks to achieve substantive equality and social justice in South Africa. Guided by the principles and values in the Constitution, SECTION27 uses law in advocacy, legal literacy, research, community mobilisation and precedent-setting litigation to achieve access to healthcare Continue Reading

By Hloni, 4 months4 months ago

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