PUBLISHED BY: Sowetan WRITTEN BY: Matshidiso Lencoasa and Gauta Mashego One of the clearest examples of education budgets hurting women the most is the ongoing scholar transport crisis. It’s Women’s Month again – a time for flashy campaigns, big speeches, and emotional tributes to the resilience of South African women. Continue Reading
10 July 2025, Johannesburg – 10 July 2025 marks exactly one year since Judge Mmonoa Teffo handed down the Life Esidimeni Inquest judgment. The inquest found that the conduct of Ms Qedani Mahlangu (the former Gauteng Health MEC) and Dr. Makgabo Manamela (the former Director of Mental Health in Gauteng) Continue Reading
PUBLISHED BY: News24/City Press WRITTEN BY: Faatima Laher Gender-based violence (GBV) is a deeply rooted and pervasive issue in South Africa, affecting nearly every facet of society. It is often framed in terms of physical harm or visible abuse. But behind every act of violence, lies something less visible and Continue Reading
19 May 2025, Johannesburg – On 21 May 2025 civil society organisations Blind SA, SECTION27, Recreate SA, the South African Democratic Teachers Union (“SADTU”), the South African Guild of Actors (“SAGA”), the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA), Right 2 Know, Wikimedia South Africa and more will picket Continue Reading
PUBLISHED BY: Daily Maverick WRITTEN BY: Benni Mudau South Africa faces an urgent obligation under international law to address the impacts of climate change on the right to education. In early 2025, from 16 to 28 February, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) experienced devastating floods, prompting the National Disaster Management Centre to declare Continue Reading
SECTION27 has made submissions on the 2024/25 Division of Revenue Bill (DoRB) to the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations.
PUBLISHED BY: Daily Maverick WRITTEN BY: Joy Hlatshwayo, Livhuwani Malelelo and Demichelle Petherbridge Rehabilitative sanctions imposed on two teachers goes some way to vindicating the applicants and their children, underscoring the importance of child participation in disciplinary processes and the need to ensure a holistic approach that prioritises the rights Continue Reading
By: Samukelisiwe Msane It started off as any normal school day for *Lindiwe, a grade 11 learner, from an independent school in Orange Farm, South of Johannesburg. Lindiwe vividly recalls the events which led to her being suspended for a period of 3 weeks, after she refused to accept corporal Continue Reading
SECTION27 has made submissions on the 2024 Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). Read the submission here:
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
