SECTION27 has made a submission on the Victim Support Services Bill. Our submission on the Bill is informed by the insights and experiences of our work in relation to good governance and accountability, Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), HIV/AIDS, and Comprehensive Sexual Education. We focus on key changes to Continue Reading
30 May 2019 New Cabinet has the potential to bring about important change in South Africa SECTION27 welcomes yesterday’s announcement of the new cabinet of South Africa by President Cyril Ramaphosa. This brings to close a period of uncertainty and speculation that has hampered the delivery of services to all Continue Reading
Johannesburg 25 February 2019: SECTION27 and Corruption Watch welcome the establishment of the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) Tribunal and the appointment of senior Judges to oversee this crucial task. This is an important and ground breaking development led by President Cyril Ramaphosa which demonstrates the government’s commitment to addressing corruption Continue Reading
Minister Gordhan has this year made a stated commitment to a transformational budget based on sound constitutional and economic principles to ‘overcome the inequalities in society’. In particular Minister Gordhan explicitly acknowledged government’s socio-economic obligations in terms of the Constitution by noting: “This is also why our Constitution requires that Continue Reading
This article was first published on the Daily Maverick Op-Ed: A 5-point plan to fix the basic education crisis At the beginning of this year Section27 welcomed the characterisation of the system of basic education by the Minister of Basic Education as being in a state of crisis and of Continue Reading
26 March 2014 TAC and SECTION27 call on the Minister of Health to urgently bring an end to the financial woes facing the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS). The continued year-on-year delayed and non-payment by Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal speaks to a failure of governance and oversight on the part of Continue Reading