CORRECTION: In response to Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech on 21 February 2024, SECTION27 released a statement that indicated that South Africa will spend R800 less per learner. The correct amount is R320 per learner. Please see below the amended statement.
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
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 to make submissions to Appropriations Committees in Parliament on 11 November 2022 SECTION27 calls on Parliament to reverse real cuts to basic education and healthcare over mid term 9 November 2022 – SECTION27 will make submissions on Division of Revenue Amendment Bill before Parliament’s Appropriations Committees on 11 November Continue Reading
28 October 2022 – The continuation of real terms spending reductions on public schools, health care services, social grants, and the old age pension, among others, represent violations of the Constitution’s guarantee of socio-economic rights and freedoms for all. The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) is disappointed by the tabling of Continue Reading
The 2022 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement continues the trend of cutting funding for socio-economic rights, sidelining people who rely on public services.
25 October 2022 – The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) is an essential tool used to demonstrate the commitments made in the Constitution to achieve equality, dignity, and socio-economic rights for all. It is also a political statement made by government on how it understands these obligations. Rural Health Advocacy Continue Reading
Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP) and Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) will host a pre Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) webinar on Tuesday, 25 October 2022. As the most significant health crisis in recent times, the Covid-19 pandemic has rightly dominated the health activism landscape over the last two years. 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
SECTION27 will today make presentations before the Select Committee on Appropriations on the 2022 Division of Revenue Bill.
