Section27: Mark Heywood's Farewell Lecture - The true confessions of an errant socialist
Friday 10 May, 2019 - 13:24
SECTION27 invites you to Mark Heywood's farewell lecture.
R1,518.00
Human rights
Breastfeeding in Public a Civil Right for Women
Thursday 11 August, 2016 - 10:29
This was a heated topic on our WhatsApp group earlier this month and funny enough, Stian sent a chat that a woman sitting next to him on the plane was breastfeeding…Quite funny since we have been discussing about it and even though the discussion had died down it suddenly erupted again. Well, my personal take on it at first was that women can feed anywhere, it doesn’t matter as long as they cover up and some of my mates where just not for that compromise, especially the females in the group.
Govt to Appeal Al-Bashir Ruling in ConCourt
Wednesday 16 March, 2016 - 13:07
Government will consider a Constitutional Court appeal following its defeat in a Bloemfontein court on 15 March 2016.
Government was appealing a Pretoria High Court ruling which stated that because South Africa is a signatory to the Rome Statute‚ Al-Bashir should have been arrested when attended the African Union Summit in June.
In the same vein, Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh‚ executive director of the Southern African Litigation Centre says that they were delighted that the Supreme Court of Appeal had dismissed the government's appeal.
Youth for Survival's Pledge for Parity
Wednesday 9 March, 2016 - 20:05
International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on 8 March and in South Africa we also celebrate Women’s Day on 9 August every year. South Africa comes in at eighth place on a world classification table of women in national parliament. These are all developments that deserve to be applauded as the nation is taking strides towards the ultimate goal of achieving women’s rights. However, in the same instance it is never enough until we reach the peak of equality in all spheres, when women’s dignity and rights can be fairly observed in our nation.
Group Commends Church on Same-Sex Marriages
Thursday 3 March, 2016 - 10:34
Bishops welcome same-sex couples
Same-sex advocacy groups have applauded a decision by Anglican bishops from across Southern Africa to welcome gay and lesbian couples into congregations as full church members.
The Triangle Project, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people rights (LGBTI) organisation, welcomed the decision, saying that, “While this is a first step, any step which moves towards inclusion and tackling the stigma against LGBTI people should be welcomed...”
ANC: Celebrating 100 Years of Existence
Wednesday 11 January, 2012 - 15:39
The African National Congress (ANC) held its 100th birthday celebrations from 6-8 January 2011 in Mangaung, Free State, where it was formed in 1912. The celebrations featured events which were attended by among others, sitting and former heads of state, ANC members and supporters from all over South Arica and the alliance partners.
Below are the messages of support to mark the ANC’s centenary:
ARIS: Individual Consultancy- Review and Analysis of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Legal Framework on Computer Crimes and Cybercrimes
Monday 23 March, 2020 - 15:56
The ARISA Program is seeking the services of a consultant to analyse the SADC Regional Legal Framework on Computer Crimes and Cybercrimes, and the implications of this framework on SADC citizens’ digital/online rights. The analysis will be anchored on three SADC Model Laws namely;
SALC: Programme Lawyer
Monday 9 March, 2020 - 10:55
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) promotes and advances human rights and the rule of law in southern Africa, primarily through strategic litigation support and capacity building. SALC provides technical and monetary support to local and regional lawyers and organisations in litigating human rights and rule of law cases in the region. SALC also provides training in human rights and rule of law issues and facilitates networks of human rights lawyers and organisations throughout southern Africa.
EELC: Media & Communications Officer
Monday 9 March, 2020 - 9:13
The Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) focuses on public interest litigation and advocacy to advance the right to basic education in South Africa. The Law Centre also aims to develop young, skilled attorneys and law graduates in public interest litigation. EELC is a team of activist lawyers working to advance the struggle for quality and equality in education, through legal advocacy and strategic litigation.
Startingbloc: Fellowship program
Wednesday 5 February, 2020 - 3:03
StartingBloc is excited to share that its global Fellowship program, is launching their first-ever institute out of the USA from 25-29 March 2020 at the prestigious the African Leadership Academy Campus in Johannesburg. Many social entrepreneurs, employees and students from the African continent, Canada, India and USA have already been accepted for this institute. 10 more spots are still available, only for this month.
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