SECTION27, as part of the Eastern Cape Health Crisis Action Coalition (ECHCAC), has made submissions to the National Council of Provinces Committee on Appropriations on the Division of Revenue Amendment Act.
SECTION27 has made submissions on regulations on minimum uniform norms and standards for admission for learners to public schools.
SECTION27 has made a submission welcoming the intention of the regulations to tackle overcrowding in schools and appreciates their focus on learner-to-classroom ratios and the efficient use of available space. However, while overcrowding remains a serious issue in South African schools, the regulations fall short of offering practical guidance on Continue Reading
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 Select
Committees on Appropriations.
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
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.
