Leanne Jansen-Thomas

Procurement Reform Working Group (PRWG) statement: Civil society organisations call for major improvements to the Public Procurement Bill

Procurement Reform Working Group (PRWG) statement: Civil society organisations call for major improvements to the Public Procurement Bill 11 September 2023 #PublicProcurementBill #ProcurementReformNow #PublicProcurementTransparency On 22 May 2023, the Public Procurement Bill was introduced into Parliament. The primary purpose of the Bill is to create a single piece of national legislation that regulates public procurement,

September 11, 2023

Media statement: Western Cape Government and Santaco should take immediate action to resolve the taxi strike to protect vulnerable learners and school communities

7 August 2023 Media statement: Western Cape Government and Santaco should take immediate action to resolve the taxi strike to protect vulnerable learners and school communities “The taxi strike is really affecting me in so many ways. I am being left behind in my school work while others (learners) are continuing while I have to

August 7, 2023

Joint statement: Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre disappointed by the outcome of the Western Cape Provincial Schools Education Amendment Act (collaboration schools) matter in the Western Cape High Court

20 July 2023 Joint statement: Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre disappointed by the outcome of the Western Cape Provincial Schools Education Amendment Act (collaboration schools) matter in the Western Cape High Court #WCSchoolsLaw, #PublicSchoolDemocracy On Monday, 17 July 2023, the Western Cape High Court ruled on the regulation of collaboration schools, donor-funded schools,

July 20, 2023

Joint statement: The 2021 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) results confirm a schooling system in crisis and the extent of learning losses created by COVID-19

23 May 2023 Joint statement: The 2021 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) results confirm a schooling system in crisis and the extent of learning losses created by COVID-19 On Tuesday 16 May 2023, the 2021 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (2021 PIRLS) results were released. The results revealed that the majority (81%)

May 23, 2023

Joint statement: Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre call for urgent intervention to resolve the collapse of the National School Nutrition Programme in KwaZulu-Natal and restore learners’ access to food at school

3 May 2023 Joint statement: Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre call for urgent intervention to resolve the collapse of the National School Nutrition Programme in KwaZulu-Natal and restore learners’ access to food at school “It is very difficult to focus in class when you are hungry as we are used to getting food

May 3, 2023

Joint statement: Equal Education and the Equal Education Law Centre welcome National Treasury’s three year extension of the School Infrastructure Backlogs Grant to help tackle overcrowding in our schools

24 April 2023 Joint statement: Equal Education and the Equal Education Law Centre welcome National Treasury’s three year extension of the School Infrastructure Backlogs Grant to help tackle overcrowding in our schools Equal Education (EE) and the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) welcome the decision by National Treasury to maintain the School Infrastructure Backlogs Grant

April 24, 2023

Media alert: Equal Education in the Eastern Cape to host a stakeholder roundtable to discuss the impact of poor spending on school infrastructure delivery

17 April 2023 Equal Education media alert: Equal Education in the Eastern Cape to host a stakeholder roundtable to discuss the impact of poor spending on school infrastructure delivery #FixOurSchools #ImaliYemfundo Tomorrow, Tuesday 18 April, Equal Education (EE) in the Eastern Cape will host various education stakeholders in a roundtable discussion on how continued trends

April 17, 2023

Statement: Equal Education in Limpopo to march to the Limpopo Department of Education (LDoE) to demand urgent sanitation relief for Limpopo schools

11 April 2023 Equal Education statement: Equal Education in Limpopo to march to the Limpopo Department of Education (LDoE) to demand urgent sanitation relief for Limpopo schools #FixOurSchools #SeritiMoDokolong Today, Equal Education (EE) learner members will march to the Limpopo Department of Education (LDoE) offices in Polokwane to demand urgent sanitation relief for all priority

April 11, 2023

Media alert: Equal Education in Limpopo to march to the Limpopo Department of Education (LDoE) to demand urgent sanitation relief for Limpopo schools

6 April 2023 Equal Education media alert: Equal Education in Limpopo to march to the Limpopo Department of Education (LDoE) to demand urgent sanitation relief for Limpopo schools #FixOurSchools #SeritiMoDokolong On Tuesday 11 April, Equal Education (EE) learner members will march to the Limpopo Department of Education (LDoE) offices in Polokwane to demand urgent sanitation

April 6, 2023

Statement: Release of Equal Education research report on school safety in Western Cape schools: iSafety Ngoku, Seeking Sanctuary In Western Cape Schools

30 March 2023 Statement: Release of Equal Education research report on school safety in Western Cape schools: iSafety Ngoku, Seeking Sanctuary In Western Cape Schools #SafeSchools #iSafetyNgoku #FixOurSchools “It is not easy to learn in an unsafe environment, you become emotionally, physically, mentally not okay…you are always paranoid.” — Mzolisa Ilitha, Grade 12 Equaliser Tomorrow,

March 30, 2023