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Victory: High Court rules in favour of the Bophelo House 94
This is the landmark judgement of the Bloemfontein High Court setting aside the convictions of the Bophelo House 94 and affirming the right to peaceful protest. Read more here: judgment-17-11-2016 Related posts: Judgment reaffirms rights of people with HIV to non-discrimination in employment SECTION27 welcomes the judgment handed down Continue Reading
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#BOPHELOHOUSE94 BACK IN COURT TO APPEAL CONVICTIONS
BLOEMFONTEIN, 8th AUGUST 2016: Today the #BopheloHouse94 are appearing in Bloemfontein High Court. The community healthcare workers (CHWs) are appealing their conviction in October 2015 in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court. A conviction that found them guilty of violating the Regulation of Gatherings Act for attending a peaceful night vigil outside the Continue Reading
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SECTION27 on the CoN judgment
On 27 January 2015, the Constitutional Court handed down a decision related to certificates of need, bringing to an end the controversy over the President’s proclamation of the relevant sections of the National Health Act. The certificate of need provisions require health care professionals to obtain a certificate of need Continue Reading
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Statement: Resounding victory for Dwenga and others in groundbreaking case challenging HIV discrimination in the South African National Defence Force
26 September 2014, Pretoria – Twenty years ago the then AIDS Law Project (ALP) wrote its first letter to the Minister of Defence and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) challenging the practice of mandatory HIV testing and its continued refusal to deploy people living with HIV. In the subsequent Continue Reading
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Court order: Siamisi Motheo/Maak Die Foundasie Reg/Lungisa Umgangatho vs Vala Langa Primary School Governing Body
The court order in the matter between SIAMISI MOTHEO/MAAK DIE FONDASIE REG/LUGISA UMGANGATHO & 47 OTHERS and the VELA LANGA PRIMARY SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY & 4 OTHERS has been finalised. Please find it attached. This court order follows an unopposed challenge to the school’s language policy at the Northern Cape High Continue Reading
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PRESS STATEMENT: NORTH GAUTENG HIGH COURT RULES ON LIMPOPO TEXTBOOKS CASE
7 May 2014, NORTH GAUTENG HIGH COURT RULES ON LIMPOPO TEXTBOOKS CASE EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO A TEXT BOOK FOR EVERY SUBJECT AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. GOVERNMENT ORDERED TO REPORT TO BEFA AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ON ITS BUDGETARY REQUESTS AND FUNDS RECEIVED Continue Reading
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Judge Tuchten rules on the Limpopo textbooks case
Judgment in the Limpopo textbooks case has been handed down by Judge Neil Tuchten in the North Gauteng High Court. Please find it attached. BEFA & Others v Min of Basic Education & Others Related posts: Limpopo Textbooks 2014: Founding affivadit Read the founding affidavit of why Limpopo schools are Continue Reading
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Limpopo Textbooks 2014: Founding affivadit
Read the founding affidavit of why Limpopo schools are going back to court over textbooks here… Limpopo textbooks – founding affidavit – 28 March 2014 Related posts: Judge Tuchten rules on the Limpopo textbooks case Judgment in the Limpopo textbooks case has been handed down… Copy of Judgment by Judge Continue Reading
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PRESS CONFERENCE AND FOUNDING AFFIDAVIT: NEW COURT CHALLENGE TO ONGOING HIV RELATED DISCRIMINATION IN THE SANDF, 9 JULY 2013
Following years of negotiations between the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and the AIDS Law Project (ALP) regarding the SANDF’s old health classification policy that excluded people living with HIV from recruitment, external deployment and promotion in the military, in 2008 the North Gauteng High Court settled the matter. Pursuant to an out of…
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Copy of Judgment by Judge Kollapen in North Gauteng High Court
SECTION27 has recently obtained the judgment (see below) handed down on 4 October 2012, by Kollapen J in the North Gauteng High Court. The judgment relates to an application brought by SECTION27, Hanyani Thomo Secondary School and Lutandale Primary School, represented by the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS).
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The Limpopo Department of Basic Education’s catch-up plan report November 2012
As required by the order of the North Gauteng High Court of 4 October 2012, the Department of Basic Education filed an affidavit on 30 November 2012 detailing the steps taken to ensure timeous delivery of textbooks to the CAPS grades for next year. A copy of the affidavit is attached.
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DBE files affidavit on textbook delivery for 2013
As required by the order of the North Gauteng High Court of 4 October 2012, the Department of Basic Education filed an affidavit on 31 October 2012 detailing the steps taken to ensure timeous delivery of textbooks to the CAPS grades for next year.
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NEW JUDGEMENT AGAINST DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION (DBE) SETS DEADLINE FOR DELIVERY OF TEXTBOOKS AND STRESSES NEED FOR OPENESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY
SECTION27 welcomes the judgment handed down by Judge Kollapen this morning in the matter of SECTION27 versus the Department of Basic Education (DBE). The judgment deals with a continued failure by the DBE and the Limpopo Department of Education to deliver textbooks across Limpopo and to put in place an effective catch-up plan. The fact…
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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 for Applied Legal Studies, represented by SECTION27, have been admitted as amici curiae (friends of the court) in the case of Dudley Lee v Minister of Correctional Services. Read the documents that will be presented…
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Eastern Cape High Court orders the appointment of teachers in the Eastern Cape
The judgment of the Eastern Cape High Court, handed down on 3rd August 2012, is a groundbreaking vindication of the state’s duties to ensure children have a basic education. SECTION27 salutes the Centre for Child Law, a number of School Governing Bodies from schools in the Eastern Cape and their legal team, the Legal Resources…