CENTRE FOR CHILD LAW AND SECTION27 TAKE SACE TO COURT FOR FAILURE TO HOLD TEACHERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR CORPORAL PUNISHMENT 21 April 2022, Johannesburg – SECTION27 is representing Centre for Child Law and the parents of two learners, in a case before the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division) which Continue Reading
BLIND SA AND SECTION27 TO TACKLE ‘UNCONSTITUTIONAL’ COPYRIGHT ACT AT CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ON 12 MAY 2022 On World Book/Copyright Day, activists urge Constitutional Court to confirm that Copyright Act is unconstitutional for limiting access to books in accessible formats for persons with visual disabilities. 20 April 2022, Johannesburg – BLIND Continue Reading
Merging the School Infrastructure Backlog Grant with the Education Infrastructure Grant: Response to National Council of Provinces Committee on Appropriations – 6 April 2022 To read SECTION27’s submission to the National Council of Provinces surrounding the proposed merger of the School Infrastructure Backlog Grant with the Education Infrastructure Grant, download Continue Reading
Education officials in North West province ordered to investigate rape allegations surrounding learners and undertake appropriate disciplinary action against perpetrator
As we commemorate World TB Day in 2022, we call on stakeholders to scale up the roll-out of TB preventive therapy.
SECTION27 will today make presentations before the Select Committee on Appropriations on the 2022 Division of Revenue Bill.
SECTION27 represents the Teddy Bear Clinic for Abused Children and the parents of two learners who were sexually assaulted while at school in an upcoming court hearing.
SECTION27 has filed heads of argument in support of continued vaccination against Covid-19 for teenagers in ACDP v Health Department case.
GODONGWANA’S ‘TOUGH LOVE’ BUDGET: PROTECTING THE RICH, WHILE ABANDONING THE PEOPLE AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITMENTS 25 February 2022 — The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) is deeply disappointed that in his Budget Speech on 23 February, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana renewed the South African government’s commitment to austerity budgeting. After two Continue Reading
While some small upward adjustments will support school and health infrastructure rehabilitation and the much needed employment of medical interns and community service doctors, Finance Minister Enoch Gogongwana’s 2022 Budget continued to cut health and education budgets overall in real terms and fails to acknowledge the impact of Covid-19 on access to these fundamental rights.
BLIND SA and SECTION27 have filed papers with the Constitutional Court to ask the Court to confirm the Copyright Act of 1978 as unconstitutional for violating the rights of persons who are blind or visually disabled.
SECTION27: Adolescent vaccinations must continue to protect learners in overcrowded schools, admitted as amicus curiae in teen vaccine case.