OP ED: The politics of food: Fighting for pupils’ right to eat
Published by News24 on 17 October 2022 By Stacey Jacobs (Equal Education Researcher), Hopolang Selebalo (Equal Education Head of Research) and Julia Chaskalson (Research and Advocacy Officer with Section27) Every year on 16 October, governments across the world commemorate World Food Day, to raise awareness about those who are hungry and the need to ensure […]
OP ED: Scholar transport: The long walk to school
Published by The City Press on 9 October 2022 By Mcebisi Kunene (Junior Organiser), Jay-Dee Cyster (Equal Education Communications Officer) and Tebogo Tsesane (Equal Education Deputy General Secretary) October is transport month, in which the department of transport will focus on raising awareness of the role of transport in the economy and society, and aim […]
OP ED: Alcohol in schools — a move in the direction of doom
Published by Maverick Citizen on 24 August 2022 By Pearl Nicodemus (Senior Communications Officer at SECTION27) and Katherine Sutherland (Equal Education Researcher) Should the Department of Basic Education pass this amendment, it will not only be failing its legal obligation to protect learners from the dangers of alcohol abuse, but it will be proactively assisting […]
OP ED: Schools bill is no betrayal, it’s a belated move to update the law
Published by Maverick Citizen on 4 August 2022 By Roné McFarlane (Equal Education’s Senior Manager for Research and Development) Rather than introducing something new, the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill is just bringing the law in alignment with what cases have already confirmed: the role of school governing bodies is critical, but the State has […]
OP ED: Criminalising parents over children’s absenteeism is harsh, unfair and ineffective
Published by The Sunday Times on 24 July 2022 By Jane Borman (Equal Education Parliamentary Officer) and Ebrahiem Daniels (Equal Education Law Centre Candidate attorney) Who should be punished if children are not in school, and how should they be punished? The law answers this question plainly — parents and caregivers. According to the South […]
OP ED: Akuvikelwe ilungelo lokufunda kwabafundi baseSikhumbuzweni Secondary
Published by Isolezwe on 1 August 2022 By Kimberley Khumalo (Equal Education Researcher), Dumisani Buthelezi (Community Leader), Mcebisi Kunene (Junior Organiser) Abafundi baseSikhumbuzweni Secondary School eKZN kufanele bawele umfula ukuze bafike esikoleni esinengqalasizinda engekho ezingeni, “Ngihlala endaweni oyihamba cishe ihora nemizuzu engu-30 ukusuka esikoleni sami. Indaba yokuhamba ibanga elide nokuwela umfula ingithintile kakhulu ngoba yenza […]
OP ED: School meals victory: A moment to be celebrated
Published by News24 on 21 July 2022 By Julia Chaskalson (research and advocacy officer at Section27), Pila-Sande Mkuzo (attorney at the Equal Education Law Centre) and Stacey Jacobs (Equal Education Researcher) Two years ago, on July 17 2020, the high court handed down a watershed ruling that got school meals back into the stomachs of […]
OP ED: Education department’s proposed watering down of infrastructure law is bad news for schools
Published by Maverick Citizen on 5 July 2022 By Elizabeth Biney (Equal Education Researcher), Tarryn Cooper-Bell (Equal Education Law Centre attorney) and Kimberley Khumalo (Equal Education Researcher) Were it not for a journalist raising the alarm, the Department of Basic Education’s attempts to drastically water down the school infrastructure law would likely have quietly been […]
