South Africa has a literacy crisis, SECTION27's CA Faatima Laher discusses the calls made for legislative reform and effective spending for #reading in the country. #ReadRight Listen here: wp.me/pc0QIf-mRO

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[OP-ED] SERI's Justin Winchester & Grace Gomba reflect on how the state has continued to fail the women of Marikana 12 years on while commemorating the historic women's movement during the same month that we #RememberMarikana. Access here | bit.ly/4dqY50P

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Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan gives an heartbreaking recount of the atrocities she faced in the emergency department in Gaza…🇵🇸💔

South Africans have the power to collapse the Israeli power grid fuelling this endless killing machine and genocide. Let's put our bodies in the way of coal exports by Glencore to Israel!

What a beautiful book that honors and memorializes the stories of the families and their lost loved ones.

ASRI Director of Research, Angelo Fick, AC Fick opening our second of seven Municipal Oversight and Accountability training courses this morning in Tshwane. We’re delivering these 3 day training courses to Civil Society Leaders, Civil Servants and activists in 5 more

President Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 has until 21 September to sign the new Copyright Amendment Bill into law. By signing the Bill, South Africa can join the Marrakesh Treaty, which will allow persons who are blind and visually impaired to access hundreds of thousands of reading materials.

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Please sign the Copyright Amendment Bill Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 The Presidency 🇿🇦 and #EndTheBookFamine

One year on since its launch conhill, Right to Read continue to advocate for the reading crisis to be addressed among SAs learners. Read more about the campaign at righttoread.org.za #Right2Read

Day 4 of 21 | President Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦, grant blind and visually impaired individuals access to libraries by signing the new Copyright Amendment Bill. Tweet Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 to urge him to sign. #EndTheBookFamine

The #BELA Bill has sparked considerable controversy, debate, and misinformation. SECTION27 addressed and clarified five myths about the BELA Bill that have been circulating mainly on social media. Click on the link to read what the Bill says about these 5 areas that have been

Day 16 of 21 | President Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦, there are only six days left! Take the next step and sign the Copyright Amendment Bill. Tweet Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 to urge him to sign the Bill. #EndTheBookFamine

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Day 17 of 21 | President Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦, the right to read means nothing if there is nothing for persons who are blind and visually impaired to read. Sign the Copyright Amendment Bill into law Mr President! Send an X to Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 to urge him to sign the Copyright