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THE LIFE ESIDIMENI INQUEST JUDGMENT 2024
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 Gauteng, Dr Makgabo Manamela negligently caused the deaths of nine mental healthcare users: Virginia…
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Migrant Health Court Order
SECTION27 welcomes Court order confirming that all pregnant and lactating women and children under 6 must be provided with free health services at public hospitals.
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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 the school cannot be terminated without an appropriate and substantively fair procedure. This is significant in that it ensures that independent schools may not assert cancellation clauses in contracts with…
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Excerpt from the Amicus Curiae’s affidavit in response to the embargoed KZN learner transport policy: 2020
The National Learner Transport Policy was published in 2015. The head of department for the KwaZulu Natal Department of Education has therefore been aware of the inadequacy of the 2013 Kwa Zulu Natal Learner Transport Policy for at least five years. Paragraph 3.9 of the 2015 National Transport Learner Policy is headed “Policy focus area 9: Universal Design”. It provides…
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Phakamisa Judgment
Phakamisa Judgment12Dec19 Related posts: NM, SM and LH v De Lille, Smith and New Africa Books On Wednesday, 4th April 2007 the Constitutional Court handed down… Documents in the Dudley Lee v Minister of Correctional Services ConCourt hearing, 28 August 2012 The Treatment Action Campaign, Wits Justice Project and the Centre… The Limpopo Department of Basic Education’s catch-up plan report…
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Phakamisa – Undocumented learners Heads of Argument
Heads of Argument – FINAL 09 09 2019 Related posts: Media Alert – SECTION27 amicus curiae in Undocumented learners case On 18 and 19 September 2019, SECTION27 will be intervening… Eastern Cape High Court orders the appointment of teachers in the Eastern Cape The judgment of the Eastern Cape High Court, handed down… Judge Tuchten rules on the Limpopo textbooks…
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Komape SCA Heads of Argument
Komape SCA Heads of Argument SKM_554e19013013340 Related posts: Komape Judgement – Media Statement SECTION27 notes with mixed reaction the judgment handed down in… Komape family applies for leave to appeal court judgment JOHANNESBURG, 17 May 2018 – SECTION27, representing Michael Komape’s family,… The road to justice in the case of Michael Komape MK-timeline2019 The appeal in the case of Komape…
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Court vindicates the rights of learners to safe and decent school infrastructure #EndTreeSchools
Johannebsurg – 4 February 2019. The School Governing Body of Makangwane Secondary School has been vindicated in the judgment delivered by Judge Semenya of the Limpopo High Court on 1 February 2019. In the case of the School Governing Body of Makangwane Secondary School v the MEC of the Executive Council of the Limpopo Department of Education and Others, the…
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Komape Structural Order – Report
Komape Structural Interdict Report 1 Komape Structural Interdict Report 2 Related posts: Michael Komape trial judgement 23 April 2018 Komape Judgement 23 April… Komape Judgement – Media Statement SECTION27 notes with mixed reaction the judgment handed down in… Komape family applies for leave to appeal court judgment JOHANNESBURG, 17 May 2018 – SECTION27, representing Michael Komape’s family,… Launch of the…
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Blind and partially sighted children across South Africa finally have a chance at accessing braille textbooks.
Following six years of persistent and ongoing engagement between the Minister of Basic Education, SECTION27 and our clients; the South African National Council for the Blind, the National Braille Authority and School Governing Bodies of schools
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Media Statement: Department of Basic Education argument dismissed in Norms and Standards case
Johannesburg, 19 July 2018 – SECTION27 welcomes the judgment of Acting Judge Msizi in the case of Equal Education v Minister of Basic Education delivered in the Bhisho High Court this morning.
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Komape family applies for leave to appeal court judgment
JOHANNESBURG, 17 May 2018 – SECTION27, representing Michael Komape’s family, has started proceedings to appeal the judgement handed down in the Limpopo High Court. The judgement rejected the civil claim by the Komape family for damages
