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Equal Education gives Angie one-month extension

Equal Education gives Angie one-month extension

17 May 2013 15:37 - Sapa
Equal Education is giving Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga another month to promulgate norms and standards for school infrastructure.
Equal Education extends deadline for Angie's agreement

Equal Education extends deadline for Angie's agreement

16 May 2013 13:50 - Bongani Nkosi
Equal Education has given Angie Motshekga until close of business on Friday to agree to a month's extension to publish the norms and standards plan.
Eastern Cape's forgotten schools: Day 3

Eastern Cape's forgotten schools: Day 3

28 Apr 2013 08:37 - Kate Wilkinson, Julie Campbell,
What will happen when the children realise they have been conned, asks writer Sindiwe Magona.
Eastern Cape's forgotten schools: Day 2

Eastern Cape's forgotten schools: Day 2

26 Apr 2013 17:24 - Lumkile Zani, Brad Brockman,
Two Equal Education writers describe their experience of the Eastern Cape's most dilapidated schools; at one 856 learners share a single tap.
Forgotten schools of the Eastern Cape left to rot

Forgotten schools of the Eastern Cape left to rot

08 Mar 2013 00:00 - Victoria John
Overcrowding, too few teachers, not enough furniture or appalling toilets seem to have become the norm at some of the Eastern Cape's schools.
Angie's draft school infrastructure norms flout Constitution

Angie's draft school infrastructure norms flout Constitution

18 Jan 2013 11:04 - Victoria John: ANALYSIS
The draft norms and standards for school infrastructure that Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga recently gazetted could well be illegal.
Education department's legal woes far from over

Education department's legal woes far from over

18 Jan 2013 10:55 - Victoria John
Storm clouds loom over basic education's "inadequate" standards and unmet deadlines, writes Victoria John.
Angie's new school norms a slap in the face

Angie's new school norms a slap in the face

11 Jan 2013 09:02 - Victoria John
Long-awaited draft school infrastructure standards are a shocking disappointment, educationists say.
Focus on matric pass rates is misleading, say experts

Focus on matric pass rates is misleading, say experts

03 Jan 2013 06:35 - Nickolaus Bauer
The quality of results achieved by this year's matrics remains a concern despite a 3.7 percentage point increase in the 2012 pass rate.
E Cape pupils: Teachers hit us until our hands bleed

E Cape pupils: Teachers hit us until our hands bleed

30 Nov 2012 11:50 - Victoria John
Horrendous hostel facilities, physical abuse by teachers and inconsistent recording of marks are some of the pupils' complaints.
Pupils win as court case is settled

Pupils win as court case is settled

23 Nov 2012 00:00 - Victoria John
They've just won a major legal victory, but for Equal Education the battle has only begun.
Motshekga settles norms and standards out of court

Motshekga settles norms and standards out of court

19 Nov 2012 07:03 - Sapa
Equal Education has said that Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has agreed to promulgate minimum norms and standards for school infrastructure.
Education video makes waves for taking on Angie

Education video makes waves for taking on Angie

14 Nov 2012 09:51 - Victoria John, Verashni Pillay,
A video by Equal Education succinctly summarises the crisis facing schools in South Africa, and their plans to take Angie Motshekga to court.
Treasury confirms budget reallocations for education

Treasury confirms budget reallocations for education

01 Nov 2012 17:58 - Victoria John
Despite the basic education department's rattling, the treasury has confirmed the R7.2-billion for school infrastructure backlogs was reallocated.
NGOs: Condoms in schools won't lead to more sex

NGOs: Condoms in schools won't lead to more sex

16 Oct 2012 06:56 - Sapa
Equal Education and the Treatment Action Campaign say giving condoms to schools won't increase sexual activity but rather confront the gravity of sex.
'Give us classrooms so we can learn'

Slideshow | 'Give us classrooms so we can learn'

18 Sep 2012 16:22
Equal Education has been documenting poor learning environments to ensure pupils have access to sanitation and functioning classrooms.
Motshekga's statements on basic education rights 'incorrect'

Motshekga's statements on basic education rights 'incorrect'

23 Aug 2012 12:07 - Victoria John
NGO Equal Education says Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga's statements submitted to court on basic education rights are wrong.
Marching for equal education

Video | Marching for equal education

13 Jul 2012 15:48
This week Equal Education marched through the streets of Tembisa to mobilise the community in its fight for fair and quality education.
ANC's education plans: Where are the people?

ANC's education plans: Where are the people?

14 Jun 2012 11:30 - Graeme Bloch: COMMENT
Why has the role of a mobilised people not been mentioned in the ANC's policy proposals on education, asks Graeme Bloch.
Bureaucracy bogs down progress

Bureaucracy bogs down progress

01 Jun 2012 08:14 - Graeme Bloch: COMMENT
The ANC's policy proposals for schools lack the necessary will to address the issues children face, argues Graeme Bloch.

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