Education

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Port Elizabeth parents shut down school in anger at education department

With a teacher-learner ratio of over 40 to 1, they accuse government of failing to listen to their requests for three additional teachers

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Brief | 12 May 2017

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Parents defend school from protesters

“We are fighting for development but we don’t want our infrastructure to be demolished by those with criminal intentions.”

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News | 11 May 2017

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What does it take to get the Eastern Cape Department of Education to fix a school?

Nearly three years later, a school damaged in a storm remains broken

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News | 11 May 2017

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Gauteng learners demand replacement of asbestos buildings

29 schools constructed of asbestos were supposed to be fixed by November 2016

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News | 5 May 2017

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Over 1,000 learners shut down PE school

Students accuse education department of failing to respond to their grievances

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Brief | 5 May 2017

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Parents burn tyres as they demand registration of school

“We tried to do things in the proper way, but nothing happened”

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News | 4 May 2017

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No respect for learners in farm schools

Fate of historic Grootkraal school hangs in the balance

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Opinion | 4 May 2017

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The school where children kneel on the floor and use chairs as desks

I would love to have my own desk, says grade one learner

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News | 4 May 2017

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Systemic “failure in Eastern Cape education”

Thousands march to education department in King William’s Town on Freedom Day

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News | 28 April 2017

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The case for public school partnerships

“If we can’t find ways to make public schools as attractive as private schools, they will become increasingly stigmatised as places where only poor kids go.”

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Opinion | 24 April 2017

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The no-fee school where parents were forced to pay fees

Long history of corruption at primary school in Gauteng

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News | 24 April 2017

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Mixed reactions to public-private schools partnership

Western Cape Schools Collaboration Initiative pilot was launched earlier this year

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News | 21 April 2017

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No birth certificate, no school

How undocumented children are unlawfully denied access to education

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Law | 19 April 2017

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Judge to visit Grootkraal school before reaching verdict

Decision in eviction case not expected for some time

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Law | 13 April 2017

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Court asked to tell government to consider expropriating land near Cango Caves

Battle over future of Grootkraal community enters second day

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Law | 12 April 2017

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Judge accuses education MEC of disrespecting learners’ rights

Oudtshoorn community in court to try to stop eviction

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Law | 11 April 2017