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Equal Education members engaging in a peaceful demonstration during basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube’s announcement of the matric results in Randburg on Monday. Picture: Equal Education
DBE

Education movements slam high dropout rate for matric class of 2024

The Zero Dropout Campaign has cautioned that the department of basic education should take heed of ‘early warning signs’ to assist learners

  • Umamah Bakharia
3 min read
In an urgent application brought before the Johannesburg high court, the Equal Education Law Centre wants the right to early childhood development (ECD) to become part of the right to a basic education.
DBE

Gauteng education department has ‘no duty’ to provide ECD centres

The Equal Education Law Centre has launched an application against the department over its failure to provide education to children affected by last year’s Usindiso fire

  • Umamah Bakharia
3 min read
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DEBBIE SCHAFER

#WeBelieveThem: Feminist caucus calls for end to ‘culture of silence’ in NGO sector

The statement comes after details of Equal Education’s institutional failure to address sexual harassment allegations emerged

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read
Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer.
DEBBIE SCHAFER

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

  • Derrick Spies
3 min read
‘Malicious’: Doron Isaacs says sexual harassment allegations are unfounded and are being pursued by someone with a personal agenda
DORON ISAACS

‘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

  • Simon Allison
  • Rumana Akoob
6 min read
Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer.
DEBBIE SCHAFER

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”

  • Rumana Akoob
2 min read
Doron Isaacs
DORON ISAACS

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

  • Rumana Akoob
1 min read
Mazwembe has been at EE since 2008 at the Western Cape office and moved to Johannesburg in 2016.
EE

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.

  • Rumana Akoob
2 min read
Tshepo Motsepe.
EE

“Several women” allege sexual harassment against Equal Education boss

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

  • Rumana Akoob
  • Simon Allison
  • Carl Collison
4 min read
Tshepo Motsepe.
EE

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.

  • Rumana Akoob
1 min read