Media statement: Equal Education demands the Limpopo Department of Education meet its OWN deadlines to replace dangerous pit toilets in Limpopo schools immediately!
2 April 2024 Media statement: Equal Education demands the Limpopo Department of Education meet its OWN deadlines to replace dangerous pit toilets in Limpopo schools immediately! Yesterday, 1 April, was the deadline for the Limpopo Department of Education (LDoE) to provide schools under priority 1–schools that solely rely on plain pit toilets—with appropriate sanitation facilities, […]
Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre joint statement: Government’s austerity agenda puts children’s right to schooling in jeopardy
21 February 2024 Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre joint statement: Government’s austerity agenda puts children’s right to schooling in jeopardy Today, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered his budget speech, setting out government’s spending priorities for the 2024/25 financial year. Basic education was allocated R324.5 billion for the 2024/25 financial year, with additional money […]
Media alert: Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre return to court seeking leave to appeal the judgment in the collaboration schools matter
12 February 2024 Media alert: Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre return to court seeking leave to appeal the judgment in the collaboration schools matter #WCSchoolsLaw, #PublicSchoolDemocracy Tomorrow, 13 February 2024, Equal Education (EE) and the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) will be in the Western Cape High Court to seek permission to appeal […]
Media statement: Ramaphosa’s government: A history of broken promises to school communities
8 February 2024 Media statement: Ramaphosa’s government: A history of broken promises to school communities Tonight, President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) to open the parliamentary year officially, report on the status of the country, and outline his government’s policy priorities for the year. This SONA will be President […]
Media alert: Equal Education and the Centre for Law and Society host the second annual Yoliswa Dwane public lecture on Friday 1 March at the University of Cape Town
5 February 2024 Media alert: Equal Education and the Centre for Law and Society host the second annual Yoliswa Dwane public lecture on Friday 1 March at the University of Cape Town Equal Education (EE) together with the University of Cape Town’s Centre for Law and Society (CLS) will host the second annual Yoliswa Dwane […]
Joint media statement: Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre urgently call on government to address problems in the BELA Bill and its swift finalisation
31 January 2024 Joint media statement: Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre urgently call on government to address problems in the BELA Bill and its swift finalisation Equal Education (EE) and the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) have submitted written comments to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on the Basic Education Laws Amendment […]
Equal Education statement of solidarity with the children and people of Palestine: For hope, resistance and liberation
26 January 2024 Equal Education statement of solidarity with the children and people of Palestine: For hope, resistance and liberation Over the years, Equal Education (EE) has identified with the Palestinian struggle for self-determination. As a youth-led, working class movement advocating against inequality and oppression, EE continues to be deeply committed to the principle of […]
Media alert: Equal Education demands the immediate admission of all unplaced learners in Gauteng and Western Cape schools
24 January 2024 Media alert: Equal Education demands the immediate admission of all unplaced learners in Gauteng and Western Cape schools Today, Equal Education (EE) members in Gauteng and the Western Cape will picket at the Benoni and Metro East education department district offices respectively, against the ineffective and frustrating school admissions processes keeping thousands […]
Equal Education statement: Annual matric pass rate a misleading barometer of the true health of the schooling system
19 January 2024 Equal Education statement: Annual matric pass rate a misleading barometer of the true health of the schooling system “Matric was challenging and daunting initially but…writing my final exam was made simple because of the intervention of my principal and teachers.” – Matric Equaliser, Vezukhono Secondary School, Gauteng Yesterday, 18 January, Basic Education […]
Statement: Youth of the World for Palestine
We are young people from all over the world, horrified by the on-going genocide being perpetrated by the state of Israel against the people of Palestine, with the full support of the United States government and President Joe Biden. As we enter the new year, and the fourth month of Israeli siege and bombardment of […]
Equal Education media statement: Victories in 2023 in the struggle for quality and equal education for all in South Africa
14 December 2023 Equal Education media statement: Victories in 2023 in the struggle for quality and equal education for all in South Africa This year, Equal Education (EE) members—learners (Equalisers), post-school youths, parents, and staff—have made important progress in the struggle for quality and equal education for all in South Africa. Our victories range from […]
[Statement on the Public Procurement Bill 2023] The Public Procurement Bill is deficient and dangerous
Issued by the Procurement Reform Working Group (PRWG) Parliament’s National Assembly has passed the Public Procurement Bill, sending it to the National Council of Provinces. This Bill is among the most consequential statutes advanced by President Ramaphosa’s administration. It will govern South Africa’s trillion rands of annual procurement expenditure, a precious fifth of gross domestic […]