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Latest report explores ways to improve the effectiveness of remedies for socio-economic rights violations
Today, the report titled “Effective Remedies in Socio-economic Rights Litigation” was released. The report provides insights from a collaborative workshop organised by SECTION27, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, and Professor Sandra Liebenberg, H.F. Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Stellenbosch. The workshop primarily aimed to Continue Reading
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SECTION27 represented Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance as ‘friend of the court’ in Landmark #CancelCoal Case
SECTION27 representing the Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance (VEJA) appeared as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the groundbreaking constitutional case that seeks to halt the government’s plan to procure 1 500 MW of new coal-fired power as stipulated in its 2019 Integrated Resource Plan. The African Climate Alliance (ACA), Continue Reading
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SECTION27 launches urgent application against the President to sign the Copyright Amendment Bill
SECTION27, representing Blind SA, has launched an urgent application in the Constitutional Court against President Cyril Ramaphosa for failing to sign the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB). This follows two years after the Constitutional Court handed down judgment in a matter also brought by Blind SA, challenging the constitutionality of the Continue Reading
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Victory for 50 blind and visually impaired learners who were denied the opportunity to complete qualification
Blind SA and the Institute for Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) have reached an out of court settlement, in Blind SA’s Equality Court challenge against the ICB for unfairly discriminating against 50 blind and visually impaired students. On 4 September 2024, SECTION27 representing Blind SA launched an urgent application in the Equality Continue Reading
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Victory for 50 blind and visually impaired learners who were denied the opportunity to complete qualification
2 October 2024, Johannesburg – Blind SA and the Institute for Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) have reached an out of court settlement, in Blind SA’s Equality Court challenge against the ICB for unfairly discriminating against 50 blind and visually impaired students. On 4 September 2024, SECTION27 representing Blind SA launched an Continue Reading
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AbortionSolidarity: Illegal abortions pose a danger to women and girls seeking safe abortions in South Africa
Ibis Reproductive Health, with support from Ipas Africa Southern Region, Amaze.org, Accountability International, Sonke Gender Justice, the Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition (SRJC), the mmoho campaign, SECTION27, together with other feminist movements, social justice organisations working on health rights and allies, will commemorate International Safe Abortion Day (ISAD) on the Continue Reading
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Budget Cuts Endanger Basic Education for Most Vulnerable
The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) expresses deep concern regarding reports of impending budget cuts to basic education. Today’s briefing by Minister Siviwe Gwarube highlighted that seven provincial education departments would not be able to afford their budgets by 2027/28. As a collective of civil society organisations committed to promoting equitable Continue Reading
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SECTION27 launches urgent case against Institute of Certified Bookkeepers in Equality Court on behalf of Blind SA
6 August 2024, Johannesburg – Blind SA, represented by SECTION27, is taking the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB), on an urgent basis, to the Equality Court (Western Cape) for unfairly discriminating against 50 blind and visually impaired students who are trying to complete the National Certificate in Small Business and Continue Reading
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New report sheds light on the causes of contraceptive shortages
29 August 2024, Johannesburg – As Women’s Month 2024 draws to a close, the Stop Stockouts Project (SSP) in partnership with Ritshize releases its most recent report titled ‘Contraceptive Supply Chain: Stockouts and their Causes’ on the availability and accessibility of medicines at public health facilities in South Africa. Previous Continue Reading
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MEDIA ALERT: Court case against the Gauteng Health Department’s failure to spend R784 Million allocated for cancer patients
22 July 2024, Johannesburg – SECTION27 will approach the high court tomorrow to request a postponement of the case brought by Cancer Alliance, which was scheduled to be heard on Tuesday, 23 July 2024 at the Johannesburg Hight Court. The MEC for Health in Gauteng, the Gauteng Department of Health and the two Continue Reading
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Civil society organisations take Gauteng Health to court over failure to spend R784 Million allocated for cancer patients
16 July 2024, Johannesburg – Cancer Alliance, represented by SECTION27, has filed an application against the MEC for Health in Gauteng, the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) and nine others. The application is in response to the GDoH’s failure to utilise the allocated R784 million set aside by the Gauteng Treasury Continue Reading
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Joint statement: Civil society calls on new Minister of Basic Education to fix the School Infrastructure Regulations to ensure children’s safety in public schools
11 July 2024, Johannesburg – Civil society organisations SECTION27, the Equal Education Law Centre (“EELC”), the Legal Resources Centre (“LRC”) and Equal Education (“EE”) are extremely concerned about the Department of Basic Education’s (“DBE”) amended Regulations Relating to Minimum Uniform Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure (“School Infrastructure Regulations”). These Continue Reading
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Ms Mahlangu and Dr Manamela “both created the circumstances in which the deaths were inevitable”
10 July 2024, Johannesburg – SECTION27 welcomes the judgment in the Life Esidimeni Inquest by Judge Mmonoa Teffo of the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria. In the oral summary of her judgment, Judge Teffo stated that former Gauteng Health MEC, Qedani Mahlangu, and the former Director of the Mental Health Directorate in Continue Reading
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Much-anticipated judgment in Life Esidimeni Inquest to be delivered on 10 July 2024
26 June 2024, Johannesburg – The judgment in the Life Esidimeni inquest is set be delivered on Wednesday, 10 July 2024 by Judge Mmonoa Teffo of the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria. At the inquest, SECTION27 argued that the former Gauteng Health MEC, Qedani Mahlangu, the former Director of Mental Health Directorate, Dr Makgabo Continue Reading
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New SECTION27 report shows how climate change affects children’s access to healthcare and basic education
19 June 2024, Johannesburg – Today, SECTION27 releases a new report titled, “Climate Change as a Human Rights Risk: A Resource for Health and Education Rights Activists in South Africa.” The report focuses on the impact of climate change on children’s access to healthcare and basic education.It explores the current state of children’s rights in Continue Reading
