Submission on the Victim Support Services Bill
SECTION27 has made a submission on the Victim Support Services Bill. Our submission on the Bill is informed by the insights and experiences of our work in relation to good…
SECTION27 and TAC NHI Submission November 2019
Executive Summary SECTION27 and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) welcome the opportunity to comment on the NHI Bill. We have developed a submission on the Bill that focuses on key…
BJC submission to the joint meeting for the select committees on Finance
The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) has made a submission to parliament's Select and Standing Committees on Finance titled "Budgeting in the Age of Austerity: A Five-Year Review of Budget Policies…
SECTION27 Submission on State Liability Amendment Bill 16 of 2018
We understand that the purpose of the State Liability Amendment Bill is to reduce the impact of lump sum payments on provincial health budgets, allowing provincial health departments to better…
Civil society organisations test government’s commitment to human rights
South Africa risks continued failures to fulfil its human rights obligations to people if the government’s austerity policy is maintained, civil society organisations have warned at the United Nations Committee on Economic
SECTION27 Submission on the Health Market Inquiry’s Provisional Report
As an organisation that acts in the public interest, we are concerned about equitable access to health care services in the private sector, particularly, pricing and the drivers of the…
NHI Joint Submission
NHI submission from SECTION27 and TAC - 21 September 2018
Submission to UN Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights
SECTION27 collaborated with the Institute for Economic Justice and the Centre for Economic and Social Rights on a submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
MEDIA STATEMENT: Pregnancy policy ignores learners’ right to basic education
The proposed Prevention and Management of Learner Pregnancy in Schools (Draft policy) fails to frame itself with the right of learners (including pregnant learners) to access basic education, and the state’s duty to protect
Section27 Submission to the Essential Services Committee
SECTION27 has made a submission to the Essential Services Committee on whether Education should be made an essential service. SECTION27 SUBMISSION TO THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
Budget Justice Coalition Submission: Mitigating the impact of the increase in the VAT rate on poor and low-income households
We fully support the establishment of this Expert Panel to consider appropriate mechanisms to ameliorate the impact of the VAT increase on poor and low-income households.
FTPL CC Submission Excessively Priced Medicines
FTPL - CC Submission on Excessively Priced Medicines v2a