Parliament, reject the unconstitutional 2021 budget! Featured
Over 200 social movements, trade unions, civil society organisations and individuals call on Parliament to reject the unconstitutional 2021 Budget and uphold human rights.
The Abidjan Principles on the Right to Education
The Abidjan Principles In February 2019, a group of 57 international education rights experts adopted the Abidjan Principles. The Principles provide an official reference text outlining the human rights obligations…
Minister Motshekga, don’t let child hunger continue in 2021! Featured
27 January 2021 Joint media statement: Minister Motshekga, don’t let child hunger continue! Honour the spirit of the court judgment and provide meals to learners from today! #SchoolMealsNow #9MillionMeals #FamiliesNeedNSNP…
The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement’s outlook for the healthcare system Featured
The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement’s outlook for the healthcare system 3 November 2020 - The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) delivered by the Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni on 28…
500+ organisations & academics around the world call on IMF to stop promoting austerity in the Coronavirus recovery period
SECTION27 joins over 500 organisations & academics around the world calling on IMF to stop promoting austerity in the Coronavirus recovery period
Week Ahead 14 – 18 September 2020
“When he appeared for us, he did not do so as a man who is appearing for strangers, he did so as his contribution to a great cause to which…
The Week Ahead: 24 – 28 August 2020
“It has become trite to describe the injustices and devastation experienced across the world and yet it is vitally important that we engage with the condition the world is in…
Judgment in the AB and Another v Pridwin Preparatory School and others case
The judgment in the AB and Another v Pridwin Preparatory School and others Constitutional Court case held that where a learner is at an independent school, that learner’s education at…
United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights – Statement on COVID-19 Pandemic
Statement by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Statement on the Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Introduction 1. The Covid-19 pandemic is threatening…
The Week Ahead 06-10 April 2020
Our week ahead ‘A nurse without a mask is like a soldier without a helmet – neither stands a chance against their enemy.’ Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia…
Komape Structural Order – Report
Komape Structural Interdict Report 1 Komape Structural Interdict Report 2
CENTRE FOR CHILD LAW & SECTION27 CONCERNED ABOUT THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE ON VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS
The Centre for Child law and SECTION27 are concerned by recent reports of incidents of teachers being assaulted by learners. We understand the concerns arising out of these revelations of violence against teachers.