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FIXOURHOSTELSNOW

Gauteng education department taken to court over special needs learners

Pupils at Filadelfia Secondary School have reported neglect and sexual harassment, but the provincial department has failed to intervene

  • Umamah Bakharia
5 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
EE has long argued that a safe and dignified school environment is a component of the right to education.
AMANDA RINQUEST

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!

  • Amanda Rinquest
8 min read