Government of National Unity: Investing in young children is non-negotiable Thursday, 20 February 2025 As the Government of National Unity (GNU) returns to the drawing board on the 2025 National Budget, Real Reform for ECD is greatly encouraged by the now-withdrawn budget proposals for early childhood development (ECD). R10 billion in new funding was proposed […]
Author Archives: Jean-Andre Deenik
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Framework Agreement between Big Tech Corporations, Electoral Bodies, and Media Monitoring Corporations by Sherylle Dass, Nuhaa Hendricks & Alana Robertson Introduction The exponential growth of social media platforms has led to rise in the spread of disinformation among the public. The prevalence of disinformation on online platforms has become an epidemic. Disinformation has detrimental […]
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The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) welcomes the recent progress made by the Eastern Cape Department of Education, in collaboration with the Eastern Cape Department of Transport, in implementing the 17 December 2024 Makhanda High Court ruling on scholar transport. The ruling, which affirmed that all qualifying children in the province must be granted access to […]
Upholding Womxn’s Right to Access Abortifacients: Clarifying Pharmacists’ Role in Reproductive Healthcare The South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) has issued an e-Note confirming that pharmacists may not refuse to dispense abortifacients (a drug that induces abortion) due to personal beliefs or moral reasons. This e-Note comes after 13 NGOs and legal centres addressed an open […]