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SECTION27 SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO CONTINUE VACCINATING TEENS
SECTION27 has filed heads of argument in support of continued vaccination against Covid-19 for teenagers in ACDP v Health Department case.
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Copyright Case Constitutional Court Heads of Argument
BLIND SA and SECTION27 have filed papers with the Constitutional Court to ask the Court to confirm the Copyright Act of 1978 as unconstitutional for violating the rights of persons who are blind or visually disabled.
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Joint Statement: TAC and SECTION27 welcome the start of court proceedings against Brian Hlongwa and others
Johannesburg, 8 December 2021 –The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and SECTION27 welcome the news that Brian Hlongwa may finally be brought to justice after he and six other co-accused appeared in court yesterday on schedule 5 charges. According to a report from the Special Investigation Unit to the President of the Republic of South Africa,…
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CANCER CRISIS MARCH – NOVEMBER 2021
MEDIA STATEMENT: CALL IT WHAT IT IS, GAUTENG GOVERNMENT: THERE IS A CANCER CRISIS IN GAUTENG! Health activists to march to Gauteng Premier’s office on 23 November 2021 to demand better access to cancer treatment 17 November 2021, Johannesburg — Health activists from Cancer Alliance, the Treatment Action Campaign and SECTION27 will march to Premier…
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BLIND SA and SECTION27 JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT: BLIND SA FILES COURT PAPERS WITH CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
On 13 October 2021 BLIND SA filed an application in the Constitutional Court requesting the confirmation of a High Court order declaring the Copyright Act of 1978 unconstitutional for violating the rights of people who are blind or visually-impaired. The respondents in the case – the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, the Minister of…
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Media Advisory: Activists to march to Department of Trade, Industry and Competition to #FIXPATENTLAW on 9 November 2021
People in South Africa are needlessly suffering and dying because many patented medicines are unaffordable. The time to Fix South Africa’s Patent Laws is now! Activists from the Fix The Patent Laws Campaign will march to the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) on 9 November 2021 to urge the government to reform our…
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SECTION27 institutes legal action against education and police authorities for their collective failure to deal with the sexual abuse and harassment of learners.
SECTION27 represents the Teddy Bear Clinic for Abused Children, an organisation that responds to incidents of sexual abuse against children and the parents of two children, one of whom was allegedly raped in 2015 while the other was sexually assaulted in 2017 by a caretaker at a public primary school in the North West Province.…
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High Court declares Copyright Act unconstitutional!
BLINDSA AND SECTION27 CELEBRATE COURT ORDER DECLARING COPYRIGHT ACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL, AND ADVANCE TO CONSTITUTIONAL COURT FOR CONFIRMATION 22 September 2021, Johannesburg – BlindSA and SECTION27 welcome an order of the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng, Pretoria Division) declaring that the Copyright Act of 1978 is invalid for violating the rights of people who are…
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Case to #EndTheBookFamine to be heard 21 Sept 2021
COURT CASE TO #ENDTHEBOOKFAMINE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO BE HEARD 21 SEPTEMBER 2021 8 September 2021, Johannesburg – BlindSA, represented by SECTION27, is going to court to fight for the rights of people who are blind or visually impaired by asking the court to amend the apartheid era Copyright Act…
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LIFE ESIDIMENI INQUEST TO RESUME UNTIL THE END OF THE COURT TERM
LIFE ESIDIMENI INQUEST TO RESUME UNTIL THE END OF THE COURT TERM 30 August 2021 – The Inquest into the Life Esidimeni tragedy resumes at the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division) today, Monday 30 August 2021. The proceedings will continue virtually before Judge Mmonoa Teffo. Proceedings are expected to run until the court…
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Media Advisory: Limpopo School Pit-toilet Case will be Heard at the Limpopo High Court on 6 August 2021
The case for eradicating pit-toilets at schools in Limpopo will be heard on Friday 6 August 2021 before Judge Muller in the High Court of South Africa (Limpopo Division) in Polokwane. The hearing initially set to be heard on Monday, 24 May 2021, was postponed after the Judge President of the High Court indicated that…
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Budget Justice Coalition Statement on the Unrest in South Africa
Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) is a civil society coalition that aims to build people’s participation in and understanding of South Africa’s budget and planning processes. Download PDF BJC members are deeply disturbed at the unrest which unfolded across the country over the last few weeks. The violence, loss of more than 200 lives, destruction of…
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SECTION27 statement on unrest in South Africa
SECTION27 is deeply saddened by widespread and growing civil unrest Johannesburg, 13 July 2021: SECTION27 is a public interest organisation established to promote the rule of law and to address poverty and inequality through the promotion and protection of the rights to health and basic education in our Constitution. We are therefore, deeply saddened by…
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Joint Statement: return to court for NSNP – July 2021
With our partners, we return to court for school meals for learners that education departments have left behind during COVID-19. #SchoolMealsNow!
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Charlotte Maxeke Hospital reopening welcomed
Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital reopening welcomed as victory for cancer patients.