SECTION27 welcomes the opportunity to make submissions on the latest version of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (2023 BELA) in the National Council of Provinces’ (NCOP) process, where the NCOP will consider an amended version of the Bill. SECTION27 is participating in this process and has shared written submissions Continue Reading
FIRST PUBLISHED ON : WRITTEN BY : News24 – CityPress Zeenat Sujee and Fatima Laher Online and homeschooling have emerged as common trends, driven by the decline of the public schooling system. Many parents are opting to enroll their children in online or homeschooling alternatives. While these options may seem Continue Reading
SECTION27 is a non-profit organisation that uses public interest law and advocacy to protect, promote and advance human rights and social justice. If you are passionate about human rights, self-motivated and would like to be part of a dynamic team working to challenge inequality and positively influence society, joining SECTION27 Continue Reading
SECTION27 and the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC) today launch a conference report titled, Democracy & Constitutionalism: Civic Education Conference Report & Keywords. The conference took place at the historic Women’s Jail at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg in February 2022. This report brings into focus Continue Reading
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and Doctors without Borders (MSF), both represented by SECTION27, have been admitted by the Pretoria High Court, as amici curiae (friends of the court) in a compulsory license application for access to a lifesaving drug to treat cystic fibrosis, called Trikafta. The drug is not Continue Reading
SECTION27, Blind SA and Daily Maverick will host a webinar on 22 November 2023 explaining how a Constitutional Court judgment, handed down in 2022, changes the Copyright Act 98 of 1978 and improves the way persons who are blind or visually impaired living in South Africa can access reading materials Continue Reading
2 November 2023, Johannesburg – In the context of weak economic growth, lower-than-expected tax revenues collected and the implementation of measures to reduce public spending, the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) for 2023/24 has responded to this through budget cuts to health care and basic education, particularly to programmes characterised Continue Reading
1 November 2023, Johannesburg – The year 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of SECTION27, incorporating the AIDS Law Project (ALP), established in 1993. Today, SECTION27 launches a month-long campaign to commemorate its 30 years of work for social justice and human rights. The AIDS Law Project was established to use Continue Reading
24 October 2023, Johannesburg – The Minister of Health, MEC and HoD for Gauteng Health and Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital returned to Court on 23 October to report on compliance with the court order on free health care services for all pregnant and lactating women and young children. In Continue Reading
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
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23 October 2023, Johannesburg – The Life Esidimeni Inquest will resume on 26 October 2023, at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria where SECTION27 will argue that the former Gauteng Health MEC, Qedani Mahlangu, the former Director of Mental Health Directorate, Dr Makgabo Manamela and the owner of Precious Angels Continue Reading
