Girls keep shining despite outdated, patriarchal barriers to education
FIRST PUBLISHED ON : WRITTEN BY : News24 – CityPressFaranaaz Veriava And Sasha Stevenson Read Article Here
Social Justice magazine examines the impact being made at all levels
FIRST PUBLISHED ON :WRITTEN BY : Sunday Times LiveKhanyisa Mapipa In this issue of Social Justice, we find out what high-profile activists such as Thuli Madonsela, the Centre for Social Justice director at Stellenbosch University and the Law Trust Research Chair professor in Social Justice, Lawson Naidoo, who heads up Continue Reading
UN General Comment provides a normative framework for climate justice for South Africa’s children
FIRST PUBLISHED ON :WRITTEN BY : Daily MaverickFaranaaz Veriava GC26 adopts an approach that is child-centred and identifies several different rights in the Convention of the Rights of the Child that are indivisible and interdependent and which the full enjoyment thereof is dependent on a healthy environment. The existential threat Continue Reading
We are short-changing women with budget cuts, corruption, and underspending in health
FIRST PUBLISHED ON :WRITTEN BY : SpotlightMatshidiso Lencoasa It is often said that when you educate a girl; you educate a nation. The same rings true for investing in women’s health, which ultimately benefits our entire country. The World Economic Forum has described women’s health as the cornerstone of economies Continue Reading
There are many avenues to address gender inequality – the Budget is one
FIRST PUBLISHED ON :WRITTEN BY : Daily MaverickMatshidiso Lencoasa A gender-responsive Budget could be a meaningful way for the country to wield the power of fiscal policy to redress gender inequity. ith fewer than seven years to go to achieve the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030, our country continues to Continue Reading
This court case will literally determine whether some people get to breathe
FIRST PUBLISHED ON :WRITTEN BY : SpotlightAneesa Adams In a pivotal case for access to affordable medicines in South Africa, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Southern Africa – represented by SECTION27 – earlier this year came together to help champion access to lifesaving new cystic Continue Reading
Schools feeding programme: Please save the children!
FIRST PUBLISHED ON :WRITTEN BY : News24 | City PressMatshidiso Lencoasa The reinforcement of homeschooling regulations through the Basic Education Law Amendment (BELA), which is currently before lawmakers, is a welcome development. This regulatory framework ensures that learners are safeguarded and their fundamental right to basic education is firmly established. Continue Reading
A long overdue transformation to the basic education sector
FIRST PUBLISHED ON :WRITTEN BY : News24 | City PressZeenat Sujee and Fatima Laher The reinforcement of homeschooling regulations through the Basic Education Law Amendment (BELA), which is currently before lawmakers, is a welcome development. This regulatory framework ensures that learners are safeguarded and their fundamental right to basic education Continue Reading
Health services in the Eastern Cape: What changed since the last elections?
This article was first published by Spotlight NSP. Read the original piece on their website. By Luvuyo Mehlwana In South Africa, the right to access basic healthcare services is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Constitution. For residents of Xhora Mouth in the Eastern Cape, that constitutional right in some respects Continue Reading
Total grid collapse? Billions in losses? 10 questions answered about load shedding in South Africa
This report was written by Africa Check, a non-partisan fact-checking organisation. View the original piece on their website. *This article is more than 7 months old Winnie Theletsane – Copy editor An interesting – or, more likely, disturbing – fact: this November will mark the 16th anniversary of load shedding Continue Reading
How South Africa’s top brass continue to inflate government housing figures and why it matters
Ahead of national elections, government officials maintain that over 4 million houses have been provided to the poor. We explain – once again – why this claim is misleading.
Dramatic decline in condom distribution in SA, new figures show
This article was first published by Spotlight NSP. Read the original piece on their website. By Catherine Tomlinson The South African government distributed 45% fewer male condoms in 2022 than it did in 2018. The total number of male condoms distributed dropped by over 300 million from 728 million in the Continue Reading