Media Statements

Media alert: Civil society organisations call on Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga to urgently fulfil the legal obligations set out in the Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure, which she signed into law 10 YEARS AGO! #FixOurSchools

28 November 2023 Media alert: Civil society organisations call on Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga to urgently fulfil the legal obligations set out in the Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure, which she signed into law 10 YEARS AGO! #FixOurSchools Tomorrow, 29 November 2023, education and child-centred civil society organisations Equal Education (EE), Equal

November 28, 2023

Equal Education media alert: Equal Education in the Eastern Cape to march to the Eastern Cape Department of Education offices to demand accountability for the unmet deadlines in the Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure

  27 November 2023 Equal Education media alert: Equal Education in the Eastern Cape to march to the Eastern Cape Department of Education offices to demand accountability for the unmet deadlines in the Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure  #FixOurSchools Tomorrow, 28 November 2023, Equal Education (EE) members in the Eastern Cape will march

November 27, 2023

Media statement: Release of Equal Education research report on how school infrastructure impacts teaching and learning ten years after the signing into law of the school infrastructure law

20 November 2023 Media statement: Release of Equal Education research report on how school infrastructure impacts teaching and learning ten years after the signing into law of the school infrastructure law  #FixOurSchools At 1 pm today, Equal Education (EE) will release a research report, “Schooling under unusual conditions: Research into how school infrastructure shapes teaching

November 20, 2023

Media alert: Release of Equal Education research report on how school infrastructure impacts teaching and learning

17 November 2023 Media alert: Release of Equal Education research report on how school infrastructure impacts teaching and learning  #FixOurSchools On Monday 20 November, Equal Education (EE) will be releasing a research report on the impact of school infrastructure conditions on education in public schools. The report, titled “Schooling under unusual conditions: Research into how

November 17, 2023

Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre joint statement: National Treasury’s budget cuts will further deepen the #EducationBlackout threatening the future of the country’s learners

1 November 2023 Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre joint statement: National Treasury’s budget cuts will further deepen the #EducationBlackout threatening the future of the country’s learners “We can’t afford budget cuts because we are not getting the school services. So if there will be a budget cut on education, I think it will

November 1, 2023

Equal Education statement: Gauteng Department of Education signals its commitment to alleviate overcrowding in schools

23 October 2023 Equal Education statement: Gauteng Department of Education signals its commitment to alleviate overcrowding in schools “We LCs [Leadership Committee Members] and Equalisers would like to thank Equal Education for standing up and fulfilling our wishes of having enough tables and chairs. The teachers and Equalisers are happy about the tables and chairs.

October 23, 2023

Joint media statement: Equal Education and the Equal Education Law Centre welcome improvements to the BELA Bill but remain concerned about the criminalisation of parents and caregivers

27 September 2023 Joint media statement: Equal Education and the Equal Education Law Centre welcome improvements to the BELA Bill but remain concerned about the criminalisation of parents and caregivers Yesterday, 26 September 2023, the Portfolio Committee for Basic Education adopted the final Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill and referred it to Parliament for

September 27, 2023

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