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SECTION27 & THE TEDDY BEAR FOUNDATION SUBMISSIONS ON THE CHILDREN’S AMENDMENT ACT
SECTION27 and the Teddy Bear Foundation (TBF) welcome the opportunity to make submissions and provide input on the Department of Education’s proposed amendments to the Children’s Act 38 of 2005. SECTION27 is a public interest law organisation dedicated to advancing the right to basic education and healthcare in South Africa Continue Reading
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Submissions to the select and standing committees on appropriations on the division of revenue bill [b 4— 2024]
South Africa faces economic challenges disproportionately affecting the marginalised. Recent incidents underscore urgent needs in education and health care. We advocate for transparent budgeting and protection of constitutional rights. SECTION27 seeks to address these issues before Parliament. Read our submissions here: Related posts: Submissions on the Division of Revenue Amendment Continue Reading
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SECTION27 SUBMISSION ON DRAFT INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN 2023
The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) stands as South Africa’s blueprint for securing its electricity needs, outlining strategies up to 2030 and sketching projections to 2050. However, recent assessments have cast a shadow over its efficacy and sustainability. The current iteration of the plan extends reliance on coal-fired power plants, with Continue Reading
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SECTION27 Submission on the DHA White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration, and Refugee Protection: Towards A Complete Overhaul of the Migration System in South Africa
The White Paper calls for an overhaul of the current immigration laws, specifically calling for a single piece of legislation that will replace the current Citizenship Act, Immigration Act, and Refugees Act. The justification in the White Paper is that the current system is not properly managing the number of Continue Reading
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JOINT SUBMISSION BY SECTION27 AND THE TREATMENT ACTION CAMPAIGN ON THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE BILL B11B-2019
This is a joint submission by SECTION27 and the Treatment Action Campaign in accordance with the Select Committee on Health and Social Services’ call for written submissions on the National Health Insurance B11B-2019 (“the Current Bill”). This submission is endorsed by the Cancer Alliance, the South African Depression and Anxiety Continue Reading
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ON THE CHILDREN’S ACT, 2005 DRAFT AMENDMENT REGULATION REGARDING CHILDREN
SECTION27 (Incorporating the Aids Law Project) and the Teddy Bear Foundation welcome the opportunity to make submissions on the Department of Social Development’s Draft Amendment Regulations Regarding Children, No. 3608, dated 27 June 2023 (“Draft Amendment”).
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SECTION27 and BLIND SA’s submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
SECTION27 and BLIND SA have raised concerns about the severe lack of reading material available to individuals who are blind and visually impaired in South Africa. This situation infringes upon their constitutional rights to basic education, equality, dignity, freedom of expression, and the right to participate in their preferred cultural life. Fortunately, South Africa’s ratification…
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Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change
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Joint Submission on Inclusivity of SOGIESC in Schools
SECTION27), the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) and Centre for Child Law (CCL) welcomes the opportunity to make submissions on the Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) Draft Guidelines for the Socio-Educational Inclusion of Diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) in schools.
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Submissions on the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill
As the country finds itself in deeply challenging circumstances where two concurrent states of national disaster have been declared,new stories of endemic corruption within the state are emerging daily and economic growth grinds to a halt, SECTION27 welcomes the opportunity to make submissions on the 2023/24 Division of Revenue Bill (DoRB) to the Standing and…
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SECTION27 AND TAC: Join Submissions on the Criminal Law (sexual offences and related matters) Amendment Bill
Related posts: SECTION27 submissions to the Competition Commission … Further submissions on Climate Change Bill by SECTION27 In 2022, SECTION27 made submissions to the Climate Change Bill… BLINDSA and SECTION27 submissions on the Copyright Amendment Bill BLINDSA and SECTION27 made submissions on the Copyright Amendment Bill… Draft IPRs from Publicly Continue Reading
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BLINDSA and SECTION27 submissions on the Copyright Amendment Bill
BLINDSA and SECTION27 made submissions on the Copyright Amendment Bill which was presented before the National Council of Provinces on 27 January 2023. This follows the 21 September 2022 Constitutional Court victory where the Court, declared the Copyright Act of 1978 unconstitutional and invalid because it limits access to literary Continue Reading
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Further submissions on Climate Change Bill by SECTION27
In 2022, SECTION27 made submissions to the Climate Change Bill that focus on the human rights impact of the climate crises. On 28 October 2022, SECTION27 made oral submissions to the Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries. These submissions address two issues that arose during the question and answer Continue Reading
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SECTION27 submissions to the Competition Commission
Related posts: SECTION27 and the Treatment Action Campaign welcome the increased budget for health SECTION27 and the TAC welcome the proposed increases in health… Budget Justice Coalition Submission: Mitigating the impact of the increase in the VAT rate on poor and low-income households We fully support the establishment of this Continue Reading
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Division of Revenue Amendment Bill Submissions 2022
SECTION27 to make submissions to Appropriations Committees in Parliament on 11 November 2022 SECTION27 calls on Parliament to reverse real cuts to basic education and healthcare over mid term 9 November 2022 – SECTION27 will make submissions on Division of Revenue Amendment Bill before Parliament’s Appropriations Committees on 11 November Continue Reading
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Presidential Climate Commission submissions
SECTION27 recognises the importance of the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC), established by President Cyril Ramaphosa, as a critical independent, statutory and multistakeholder body in the response to the climate crisis. SECTION27 welcomes the opportunity to have made submissions on the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) presentation. Although the draft Investment Continue Reading
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SECTION27 submission to Parliament on Climate Change Bill
Socio-economic rights will never fully be realised if we do not prepare and address for the climate crisis. Read SECTION27’s submissions to parliament on the Climate Change Bill here.
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BELA Bill Submissions June 2022
Joint media statement: Civil society calls for key changes to BELA Bill, as Parliament considers the biggest amendments to basic education laws in the past decade 15 June 2022 — Today, Equal Education (EE), Equal Education Law Centre (EELC), SECTION27, Centre for Child Law (CCL), Children’s Institute (CI), and Legal Continue Reading
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NCOP submissions education infrastructure grants April 2022
Merging the School Infrastructure Backlog Grant with the Education Infrastructure Grant: Response to National Council of Provinces Committee on Appropriations – 6 April 2022 To read SECTION27’s submission to the National Council of Provinces surrounding the proposed merger of the School Infrastructure Backlog Grant with the Education Infrastructure Grant, download Continue Reading
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DORB 2022 submissions
SECTION27 will today make presentations before the Select Committee on Appropriations on the 2022 Division of Revenue Bill.
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