[VICTORY! ✊🏾📢🔥] Today, the Western Cape High Court ordered that the WCEDNews must place all late applicants in the Metro East Education District in schools within 10 days! ✊🏿 #SofundaSonke

SECTION27 welcomes the National Assembly's passage of the #BELABill , now awaiting presidential assent.

Read more here: section27.org.za/2024/05/sectio…

[WATCH] “Not considering the human rights of the people of this country is going to regress the progress we have made” - Matshidiso Lencoasa

Researcher at Budget Policy SECTION27, a public policy analyst, a 2023 Mandela Washington Fellow, and an alumna of Mandela-Sussex.

The #BELABill has been passed and sent to the The Presidency 🇿🇦 to assent.

It makes necessary amendments in the schools act to ensure equal access to quality #education .

SECTION27 has been making submissions on #NHI since at least 2011, Executive Director Sasha Stevenson discussed the bill on Newzroom Afrika.
#Healthcare4All

Watch here:
youtube.com/watch?v=XMAwfH…

SECTION27 has been making submissions on #NHI since at least 2011 and the Bill will be signed by the President today.

We are committed to securing better access to #healthcare services but are concerned about significant shortcomings in the Bill.

Read: shorturl.at/buwFT

TUNE IN | SECTION27 ED Sasha Stevenson will be on Newzroom Afrika today at 13:30 to discuss the #NHI Bill.
SECTION27 has been a leading voice on the #NHI since 2011.
#HealthReform

From last year: There are paths to quality universal healthcare besides #NHI spotlightnsp.co.za/2023/08/02/opi… SECTION27 National Department of Health

RIGHT NOW the Portfolio Committee is considering the amended BELA Bill.

We urge Parliament to reinstate VITAL SAFEGUARDS against DISCRIMINATION in school language and admissions policies, and PASS the BELA Bill.

We MUST prioritise poor and working class learners across SA ✊🏾📚

SECTION27, Equal Education Law Centre (EELC), Equal Education and Legal Resources Centre urge Parliament to protect learners' rights by reinstating crucial clauses in the #BELABill . The NCOP’s proposed changes could allow unfair discrimination in #school policies.
Read more: section27.org.za/2024/05/sectio…

Tomorrow's signing of the #NHIBill raises crucial questions: Is our public health system ready to deliver patient-centered care? What about public-private partnerships?

Read more here: section27.org.za/2024/05/patien…

Access to quality #healthcare shouldn't be a privilege, but a fundamental right. SECTION27 attorney Asiphe Funda highlights the critical state of public health care in SA.

Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=avv_-T…

Elections looming on May 29th!

Unemployment is a pressing concern in South Africa with sky-high rates.
#2024ElectionCheck #Elections2024

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section27.org.za/2024/05/electi…

Several NPO's providing vital welfare services to vulnerable communities in Gauteng are facing imminent closure due to delayed subsidies. Despite eligibility confirmation by the GDSD, various organisations remain unpaid.
#GautengHealth

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🚨The Big Debate returns TONIGHT 6pm!🚨
📍 S3 , @SABC News and LIVE on YouTube
Our first episode asks if #Tintswalo 's story is the norm or an exception. We explore what it will take to ensure socio-economic rights for everyone in South Africa.
#TheBigDebateReturnsToS3

Join the discussion on fixing SA's broken food system on the brand new web serieis 'Chew On This'.

SECTION27's executive director Sasha Stevenson will be on the panel.

Hunger, food insecurity, and obesity are all symptoms of this broken system.

WATCH: heala.org/chew-on-this/

Join The Child Health Priorities Association for a crucial discussion on the impact of government austerity measures on child health services today at 3PM.
SECTION27 Budget researcher, Tshidi will be part of the discussion.
#ChildrensRights #ChildHealth

Health departments in all provinces except KZN, underspent their budgets by R3 billion for the 2022/2023 financial year. Budget researcher at Section 27, Matshidiso Lencoasa unpacks the impact of underspending.

Watch: tinyurl.com/2pwancbp

#Newzroom405

Office Closed ⚠️

Due to a power outage in Braamfontein, our office is temporarily closed. Please reach us at 011 356 4100 for assistance.
#Braamfontein

Pasha Dube, a mom from Selcourt, Springs, battling Stage 3 breast cancer since February 2022. After enduring chemotherapy & surgery, she's now facing a 10-month wait for radiation oncology at CMJAH. We're demanding accountability from the Gauteng Health Department.