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Street hawkers sell their wares to passing pedestrians on a road near the headquarters of the South African Reserve Bank in Pretoria.
DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION

‘Schools should not adopt one religion to the exclusion of others’ – judge

The High Court in Johannesburg has handed down a ruling on religion in public schools, saying that schools can’t promote one religion.

  • Bongekile Macupe
2 min read
Street hawkers sell their wares to passing pedestrians on a road near the headquarters of the South African Reserve Bank in Pretoria.
FREEDOM OF RELIGION SOUTH AFRICA

NGO seeks order declaring adherence to one religion at schools as unconstitutional

OGOD has been battling with the schools since 2014 when its founder tried to interdict the schools from advertising themselves as Christian.

  • Prega Govender
5 min read