Equal Education Law Centre
latest news & developments
Report: Schools unprepared for climate crisis
Learners have been adversely affected by damage to schools from extreme weather events such as floods
Too many disabled children still fall through schooling gaps
Inclusive strategies need to be implemented in South Africa so that people living with disabilities like autism can live meaningful, productive lives
After Avethandwa: Basic education department to review excursions outside school hours
Avethandwa Nokhangela drowned at an Equal Education camp in the Eastern Cape, but the provincial department of education has distanced itself from the tragedy
Ngcukaitobi joins panel probing learner’s drowning at Equal Education camp
The independent panel will make recommendations on restorative justice for Avethandwa Nokhangela’s family
Avethandwa Nokhangela drowned at an Equal Education camp, and her family wants answers
The family of a drowned schoolgirl says NGO Equal Education must explain why it allowed learners to swim at a dangerous beach with no lifeguards
‘W Cape, fix unplaced pupils crisis’
Civil rights organisations want the department to find a permanent solution to the problem
Eastern Cape teenager drowns during an Equal Education leadership camp
The provincial department of education has called for a full investigation into the tragedy, while the organisation said an internal inquiry would be done by the Equal Education…
Learners take Motshekga to court over matric rewrite
This is after the minister announced on Friday that there would be a rewrite of the two subjects that have been leaked to protect the integrity of the exams
Plans to fix infrastructure in schools aren’t being implemented
The president has instructed Motshekga to develop an emergency plan to eradicate unsafe structures. But the audit and the plans already exist!