When the hard lockdowns kicked in it was discovered that 3 000 schools didn’t have an adequate water supply. But this is not a new problem
The basic education department has denied another gaffe in the Limpopo textbooks debacle, after it reportedly missed out on discounts for 2015 books.
The Limpopo education department faces increased pressure after a report revealed 50% of next year’s books are yet to be acquired.
The basic education minister claims the Limpopo textbook delay did not violate pupils’ rights.
The basic education department will appeal a court ruling despite hundreds of pupils not having all their textbooks months into the school year.
The Pretoria high court has ruled that government violated the right to basic education by failing to deliver textbooks to all Limpopo schoolchildren.
Education activists have been advised to take their concerns on the delivery of textbooks to opposition parties, and not bother the courts.
Basic Education for All has asked for a court order to force Limpopo education authorities to deliver all textbooks to the schools by June 6.
Section 27 is taking the Limpopo education department back to court over a failure to deliver textbooks to thousands of pupils again.