School Infrastructure
latest news & developmentsEqual Education slams Gwarube over claim that 90% of schools now in a better condition
According to the department of basic education, 93% of 3 372 pit latrines have been replaced with appropriate sanitation facilities
Safe Parks provide essential support so children can learn
‘It’s a small step to encourage them to keep on with their schoolwork’
Summing up the legal battles fought for better schools
We summarise the legal battles fought to improve the quality of education in South Africa.
From shacks to shops – new uses for abandoned state schools
People are living in some of the many schools that have been closed because of low enrolment numbers. Others are used as business premises
Motshekga airs basic education’s infrastructure budget woes
During the department’s budget vote speech, the minister emphasised that budget cuts will make it difficult to deliver safe infrastructure
Equal Education must get its facts straight
‘The article’s unsubstantiated information is best described as an attack on the CDC’s integrity’
Motshekga denies responsibility in toilet death
The state said they should not have known that the toilet Michael Komape drowned in was unsafe for use.
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.
Dodgy data leads to flawed plans
Provincial plans for school infrastructure should be made public to ensure correct needs are met.
Pupils lift lid on Tembisa toilets
Residents are auditing sanitation at schools to ensure the government keeps its promises.
New Mpumalanga schools sweep the board
Mpumalanga has replaced 14 substandard rural schools with two state-of-the-art institutions.
School infrastructure: How NGOs are planning to get the message across
NGOs consider using soccer clubs, traditional healers, churches and even shebeens to tell SA about government’s plan to fix school infrastructure.
Unite both the head and the hand
We can overcome education models that still entrench social divisions.
In Queen’s Mercy, pupils pull back from the brink
Equal Education activists help rural Eastern Cape school to find its voice and stand up for the right to education.
Keeping the passion for teaching alive
Young teachers need support so disillusionment does not drive them away from the profession.