19 August 2025, Johannesburg – SECTION27 welcomes an indication from the NPA, in a meeting yesterday with families, that they are moving towards a decision on prosecution in the Life Esidimeni matter. We are, however, concerned with the extensive delays by the NPA, even in the face of the inquest decision Continue Reading
PUBLISHED BY: Daily Maverick WRITTEN BY: Mduduzi Nkosi and Matshidiso Lencoasa Civil society has consistently advocated for ways to expand public spending without deepening debt or burdening the poor. Now, the challenge is political will. In such a volatile economic climate, leaders must seize this moment to craft a Budget Continue Reading
By: Hloni Manare and Benni Mudau Any parent would be left powerless at the sight of their child suffering from an unexplained illness. Hassan Tesfaye* and his wife, Aida*, Ethiopian asylum seekers who have been living in Pretoria, South Africa, for 16 years, were all too familiar with this sense Continue Reading
PUBLISHED BY: WRITTEN BY: News24/City Press Matshidiso Lencoasa and Gauta Mashego The state of the nation address (SONA) attempted to paint a hopeful vision for South Africa, but promises alone will not build our nation. The upcoming budget speech is the true test of the commitment of the Government of Continue Reading
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”).
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 of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled (“Marrakesh VIP Treaty”) presents a significant opportunity for improvement.
4 July 2023 – In April 2023, the Gauteng High Court upheld the right of all pregnant and lactating women, and children under 6, irrespective of nationality and documentation status, to access free health services at all public health establishments, including hospitals. This ruling followed an application brought by SECTION27 alongside women who Continue Reading
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.
WHO’s 75th anniversary comes at a fraught moment. The
vaccine apartheid that has marked the COVID-19 pandemic
response has once again raised questions about the
influence of corporate actors and their Global North partners
on global health.
20 January 202 – The Collective Voices against Health Xenophobia condemns Operation Dudula’s recent illegal attacks on patients at Jeppe Clinic in Johannesburg that not only endanger individual health, but also public health. The Collective is a consortium of progressive civil society organisations, activists, healthcare workers, and researchers working on Continue Reading
SECTION27’s Year in Review: 2021 Edition Learn more about SECTION27’s cases, campaigns and activities in the pursuit of social justice over 2021 2021 has been a jam-packed year for SECTION27. This review highlights the work of our education and health rights programmes in furthering human rights and working towards achieving social Continue Reading
MEDIA ADVISORY: SECTION27 TO PRESENT ON THE COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT BILL BEFORE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON 12 AUGUST 2021 10 August 2021 — SECTION27 will make submissions before the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry on the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) on Thursday, 12 August 2021. In our submission, SECTION27 will highlight Continue Reading
