School Meals Monitoring

Second letters to Minister Motshekga and Education MECs to fix NSNP plans

Letter from SECTION27 and Equal Education Law Centre, on behalf of Equal Education and two Limpopo schools, to Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga and the Education MECS, again asking them to fix their National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) plans. Sent on 18 August 2020. While our court action did not include the Western Cape Education

Factsheet: The National School Nutrition Programme

View and download Equal Education, the Equal Education Law Centre and Section27’s factsheet on the National School Nutrition Programme #SchoolMealsNow court case below: Factsheet page one Factsheet page two

Timeline for the National School Nutrition Programme court case

What is the National School Nutrition Programme? The National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) is a national project run by the Department of Basic Education to feed over 9 million learners daily nutritious meals at public schools across the country.  Since 1994, the programme has been rolled out in schools in South Africa to enhance learners’

Background: The National School Nutrition Programme Court Case #SchoolMealsNow

Access our media statements regarding the National School Nutrition Programme court case here: Joint statement: Section27, Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre demand reinstatement of nutrition for all learners, will consider litigation Joint statement: Education activists and schools take Department of Basic Education (DBE) and provincial education departments to court over backtracking on National