17 March 2023, Johannesburg – SECTION27, in partnership with the Centre for Child Law, will launch an online tool, The Michael Komape Sanitation Progress Monitor, to track progress made by the Limpopo Department of Education (LDoE) to eliminate unsafe and undignified sanitation at public schools throughout the Limpopo province and Continue Reading
9 March 2023, Johannesburg – The Centre for Child Law (CCL) and SECTION27 condemn the devastatingly slow pace of the Department of Basic Education in eradicating pit latrine toilets in public schools. It has been almost 9 years since young Michael Komape and 5 years since Lumka Mthethwa died a Continue Reading
9 March 2023, Johannesburg – SECTION27 welcomes Gauteng Treasury’s decision to set aside R784 million to finance radiation oncology and surgery backlogs in Gauteng. As a result of tireless interventions by civil society organisations, Cancer Alliance, SECTION27, and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), in partnership with the Gauteng Treasury, the Continue Reading
6 March 2023, Johannesburg – SECTION27 has sought consent on behalf of its clients, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), to intervene as amici curiae (friends of the court) in a compulsory licence application relating to a lifesaving drug to treat cystic fibrosis, called Trikafta, in Continue Reading
22 February 2023, Johannesburg – In an effort to alleviate load shedding in the country, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced that government will take on more than half of Eskom’s debt at R254 billion. SECTION27 notes that we are a country desperate to resolve the energy crisis, particularly in Continue Reading
21 February 2023, Johannesburg – In anticipation of the 2023 budget, the Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) hopes that the Minister will not use the social budget to fund the current crises caused by the government’s bad spending habits. Despite the assurance of access to social-economic rights, BJC is disturbed by 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 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
BLINDSA and SECTION27 made submissions on the Copyright Amendment Bill which was presented before the National Council of Provinces on 27 January 2023. This follows the 21 September 2022 Constitutional Court victory where the Court, declared the Copyright Act of 1978 unconstitutional and invalid because it limits access to literary Continue Reading
23 January 2023, Johannesburg – Following the 21 September 2022 Constitutional Court victory, Blind SA and SECTION27 have drawn up a guide to Accessible Format Shifting titled #ENDINGTHEBOOKFAMINE for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired. The guide will be launched at a Right to Research Conference at the University Continue Reading
