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OP-ED | How much of a say do South Africans have in the budget?
PUBLISHED BY: News24/City Press WRITTEN BY: Matshidiso Lencoasa and Bongani Xezwi From a threatened 2% VAT increase that would have deepened the crisis for low-income households, to a disputed fiscal framework passed despite widespread concern, this year’s budget has unfolded amid growing tension between power and participation. The Finance Minister Continue Reading
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OP-ED | Poor infrastructure imperils KZN pupils’ right to education amid climate catastrophes
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
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OP-ED | Justice for Cwecwe: How child survivors should be protected
PUBLISHED BY: News24/City Press WRITTEN BY: Zeenat Sujee and Karabo Ozah On Friday, 28 March 2025, the public were justifiably up in arms on social media in response to a story published by Drum magazine, of the rape of 7-year-old Cwecwe at Bergview College in Matatiele, in the Eastern Cape. Continue Reading
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OP-ED | Postponed Budget offers opportunity for rights-based fiscal reform
PUBLISHED BY: Daily Maverick WRITTEN BY: Mduduzi Nkosi and Matshidiso Lencoasa Civil society has consistently advocated for ways to expand public spending without deepening debt or burdening the poor. Now, the challenge is political will. In such a volatile economic climate, leaders must seize this moment to craft a Budget Continue Reading
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OP-ED | Court victory for corporal punishment victims — why this ruling on sanctions against teachers is significant
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
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Budget 2025: The true state of the nation
PUBLISHED BY: WRITTEN BY: News24/City Press Matshidiso Lencoasa and Gauta Mashego The state of the nation address (SONA) attempted to paint a hopeful vision for South Africa, but promises alone will not build our nation. The upcoming budget speech is the true test of the commitment of the Government of Continue Reading
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OP-ED | How education and support can break the cycle and combat teenage pregnancy in South Africa
PUBLISHED BY: WRITTEN BY: Daily Maverick Zeenat Sujee ‘Child and teenage pregnancy has a ripple effect on young girls and their futures within society. Some of these girls are forced to drop out of school, which in turn increases the cycle of poverty as well as the stigmatisation that comes Continue Reading
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OPINION | Access to reading materials for the blind in president’s hands
What better way to celebrate World Book & Copyright Day on April 23 than to sign bill that opens access to more books for visually impaired?
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In the mission to eradicate pit toilets, this new progress monitor democratises data for Limpopo schools
FIRST PUBLISHED ON :WRITTEN BY : Daily MaverickDemichelle Petherbridge For years it has been almost impossible for civil society to know whether the removal of pit toilets and other inadequate sanitation would ever be prioritised by the Limpopo education department – while pupils faced the daily risk of injury and Continue Reading
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The poor should not bear the burden of Eskom’s financial woes
FIRST PUBLISHED ON :WRITTEN BY : News24 | City PressMatshidiso Lencoasa READ ARTICLE HERE Related posts: Parents should be cautious when opting for homeschooling FIRST PUBLISHED ON : WRITTEN BY : News24 – CityPress… Schools feeding programme: Please save the children! FIRST PUBLISHED ON :WRITTEN BY : News24 | City Continue Reading
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The Patent Amendments Bill: The negative impact of half a decade of delays
FIRST PUBLISHED ON :WRITTEN BY : News24Umunyana Rugege and Baone Twala Currently, South Africa’s compulsory licensing laws are so stringent that they make it very difficult to use compulsory licensing and require law reform to make them useful and accessible, writes Baone Twala and Umunyana Rugege. During his Budget Vote speech Continue Reading
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OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT | Marrakesh treaty: 10 year wait for SA’s blind people for ratification
FIRST PUBLISHED ON : WRITTEN BY : News24Blind SA and SECTION27 SECTION27, Blind SA together with thirteen other endorsing organisations have written an open letter to the President and four ministries asking that the Marrakesh Treaty, which facilitates access to published works for those who are blind or visually impaired, Continue Reading
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Worrying lack of urgency as Gauteng Health sits on money earmarked to outsource urgent cancer treatment
FIRST PUBLISHED ON :WRITTEN BY : SpotlightKhanyisa Mapipa It is almost three months since – partly through the efforts of SECTION27 and Cancer Alliance – money was made available to the Gauteng Health Department to outsource radiation oncology services and address surgical backlogs in the province. In our article dated Continue Reading
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Part of child protection is allowing kids to be themselves when it comes to gender
FIRST PUBLISHED ON :WRITTEN BY : SpotlightKholofelo Mphahlele South Africa is observing Child Protection Week from 29 May to 5 June to shine a spotlight on the rights of children as enshrined in the Constitution and the Children’s Act. The campaign aims to ensure the rights, safety, and well-being of Continue Reading
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Girls keep shining despite outdated, patriarchal barriers to education
FIRST PUBLISHED ON : WRITTEN BY : News24 – CityPressFaranaaz Veriava And Sasha Stevenson Read Article Here Related posts: A long overdue transformation to the basic education sector FIRST PUBLISHED ON :WRITTEN BY : News24 | City PressZeenat… Worrying lack of urgency as Gauteng Health sits on money earmarked to Continue Reading
