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Equal Education

Working towards reproductive justice requires safe spaces for women
Article
/ 28 May 2018

Working towards reproductive justice requires safe spaces for women

The idea of ‘social justice activism’ becomes a lie when its organising spaces are fraught or abusive

By Staff Reporter
Equal Education meets with WC education dept over sexual harassment claims
Article
/ 26 May 2018

Equal Education meets with WC education dept over sexual harassment claims

The organisation says it now has three separate processes currently running to investigate allegations of sexual harassment

By Staff Reporter
We are looking inward: Equal Education
Article
/ 25 May 2018

We are looking inward: Equal Education

The social justice organisation says the sexual harassment allegations have been a wake-up call

By Staff Reporter
Letters to the Editor: May 25 to 31
Article
/ 25 May 2018

Letters to the Editor: May 25 to 31

Our readers write in about Doron Isaacs and Paul Kagame

By Staff Reporter
Scandal-hit NGO opens three probes
Article
/ 25 May 2018

Scandal-hit NGO opens three probes

Equal Education has started inquiries into sexual harassment claims as donors suspend grants

By Rumana Akoob and Simon Allison
Donors pause Equal Education funding  after sexual harassment scandal
Article
/ 23 May 2018

Donors pause Equal Education funding after sexual harassment scandal

Two donors have suspended funding pending further investigation

By Rumana Akoob and Simon Allison
Social justice organisations are not squeaky clean, and we must do better
Article
/ 23 May 2018

Social justice organisations are not squeaky clean, and we must do better

Following sexual assault allegations at EE, civil society donor Nicolette Naylor sees this is an opportunity to interrogate approaches to sexism

By Staff Reporter
‘Close friends’ of accused ran Equal Education’s sexual harassment investigation
Article
/ 22 May 2018

‘Close friends’ of accused ran Equal Education’s sexual harassment investigation

Concerns raised about conflicts of interest on the panel that investigated Doron Isaacs in 2011

By Simon Allison and Rumana Akoob
W. Cape suspends Equal Education’s school operations after sexual harassment claims
Article
/ 21 May 2018

W. Cape suspends Equal Education’s school operations after sexual harassment claims

Education MEC Debbie Schäfer said that the allegations of sexual harassment – revealed last week by the Mail & Guardian — were “most concerning”

By Rumana Akoob
Equal Education treasurer resigns following sexual harassment allegations
Article
/ 18 May 2018

Equal Education treasurer resigns following sexual harassment allegations

In the past month, Tshepo Motsepe, Luyolo Mazwembe and now Doron Isaacs, have resigned from Equal Education amid allegations of sexual harassment

By Rumana Akoob
Equal Education responds to the M&G – ‘We needed more time’
Article
/ 18 May 2018

Equal Education responds to the M&G – ‘We needed more time’

Equal Education responds to the Mail & Guardian’s article on sexual harassment allegations at the non-governmental organisation

By Staff Reporter
Equal Education’s call for Doron Isaacs’ suspension after harassment allegations
Article
/ 18 May 2018

Equal Education’s call for Doron Isaacs’ suspension after harassment allegations

The request was made in a letter sent to the civil society organisation’s National Council

By Rumana Akoob
NGO’s sexual harassment  woes grow
Article
/ 18 May 2018

NGO’s sexual harassment woes grow

Equal Education co-founder Doron Isaacs and activist Zackie Achmat implicated by staff

By Rumana Akoob, Simon Allison and Carl Collison
Equal Education hit by another sexual misconduct case
Article
/ 16 May 2018

Equal Education hit by another sexual misconduct case

On Monday, Equal Education released a statement saying its former head had resigned after allegations of sexual harassment.

By Rumana Akoob
“Several women” allege sexual harassment against Equal Education boss
Article
/ 15 May 2018

“Several women” allege sexual harassment against Equal Education boss

Sources allege “an enabling environment for sexual predators” in the organisation

By Rumana Akoob, Simon Allison and Carl Collison
Equal Education boss resigns amid sexual harassment allegations
Article
/ 14 May 2018

Equal Education boss resigns amid sexual harassment allegations

Tshepo Motsepe resigned after a preliminary investigation was conducted and a formal complaint was submitted to the organisation’s national council.

By Rumana Akoob
Eastern Cape mud schools progress stalls
Article
/ 4 May 2018

Eastern Cape mud schools progress stalls

Hundreds of makeshift schools still exist in the province, despite a 2016 deadline for fixing them

By Bongekile Macupe
Another child dies in a pit latrine
Article
/ 16 March 2018

Another child dies in a pit latrine

A five-year-old girl has perished in the Eastern Cape, bringing school infrastructure into focus

By Athandiwe Saba, Bongekile Macupe and Raeesa Pather
System of allocating police and staff sidelines black women, court told
Article
/ 1 December 2017

System of allocating police and staff sidelines black women, court told

Civil society organisations have declared that the allocation of police resources in the Western Cape discriminates against black women in particular

By Mary-Anne Gontsana
Student loan plan shot down
Article
/ 24 November 2017

Student loan plan shot down

The state is too heavily indebted to back the advances and the role of Sars is problematic

By Tebogo Tshwane
Equal Education must get its facts straight
Article
/ 16 November 2017

Equal Education must get its facts straight

‘The article’s unsubstantiated information is best described as an attack on the CDC’s integrity’

By Staff Reporter
KZN pupils head to court over school transport
Article
/ 7 November 2017

KZN pupils head to court over school transport

A case will be heard in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday morning on whether or not provincial government is liable to provide transport.

By Tania Broughton
Equalisers fight for schools not built
Article
/ 3 November 2017

Equalisers fight for schools not built

Equal Education has taken the fight over the Eastern Cape’s education infrastructure crisis to the state owned enterprises largely responsible

By Staff Reporter
Northcliff High ‘concession cards’ likened to apartheid dompas
Article
/ 5 June 2017

Northcliff High ‘concession cards’ likened to apartheid dompas

Muslim pupils at Northcliff High School in Johannesburg who wanted to wear a headscarf during Ramadan were issued with “concession cards”

By Staff Reporter
Equal Education: Students are aiming at the wrong target and inadvertently protecting the government
Article
/ 5 October 2016

Equal Education: Students are aiming at the wrong target and inadvertently protecting the government

Equal Education general secretary Tshepo Motsepe: "The only institution that can deliver free education is the government".

By Ashleigh Furlong
Western Cape education MEC’s battle with Equal Education could have an end in sight
Article
/ 14 July 2016

Western Cape education MEC’s battle with Equal Education could have an end in sight

The frosty relationship between MEC Debbie Schäfer and members of EE looks set to be thawed after she agreed to meet with them next Monday.

By Prega Govender
Dear MEC Schäfer: Our schools are unsafe. Will you take action or fail us – again?
Article
/ 14 July 2016

Dear MEC Schäfer: Our schools are unsafe. Will you take action or fail us – again?

In this open letter, a Grade 10 learner reminds Western Cape education MEC Debbie Schäfer about the dangers he and many others face in their schools.

By Staff Reporter
​Equal Education and school pupils protest about school safety outside Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer’s home
Article
/ 30 June 2016

​Equal Education and school pupils protest about school safety outside Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer’s home

They claimed an audit on school safety, sent to Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer’s office two months ago, was being ignored.

By Staff Reporter
Lesufi’s chirp must be made a reality for South Africa’s education system
Analysis
/ 27 May 2016

Lesufi’s chirp must be made a reality for South Africa’s education system

"In a democracy such as ours, the underlying argument is that parents should be free to send their children to a school of their choice."

By Prega Govender
Gauteng school feeder zone criteria will “prolong and legalise racial exclusion”, says Concourt
Article
/ 20 May 2016

Gauteng school feeder zone criteria will “prolong and legalise racial exclusion”, says Concourt

Thousands of children have been excluded from attending well-resourced schools in Gauteng because of the controversial feeder zone legislation.

By Prega Govender
Education dept denies burying damning report on schools
Article
/ 29 April 2015

Education dept denies burying damning report on schools

The department insists it released the document, despite no evidence of it being in the public domain.

By Victoria John
How much longer for better school infrastructure?
Article
/ 2 April 2015

How much longer for better school infrastructure?

Equal Education and pupils frustrated by the long wait for better school infrastructure picketed outside the basic education department’s office.

By Victoria John
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