Education
COSAS shuts down schools in Alexandra
“Pure criminality” says Gauteng Education Department
Brief | 22 July 2020
School Governing Bodies order immediate shutdown of primary schools
But Eastern Cape Department of Education says only Cabinet has the authority to close schools
News | 20 July 2020
Court finds that government failed to feed children
Education ministers must immediately roll out National Schools Nutrition Programme
Law | 17 July 2020
Motshekga snubs teachers’ unions
Minister says she’s consulting, but unions say it’s not with them
News | 15 July 2020
Children cross the Msunduzi to get to school
There are plans for a bridge but no timeframe
Brief | 15 July 2020
Two years later: still no new toilets at Cofimvaba school
508 schools still without any sanitation in the Eastern Cape, says Equal Education
News | 14 July 2020
“Illegal strike” says department as teachers down tools at Kraaifontein school
Teachers say they are fed up with working conditions under Covid-19
By Vincent Lali
News | 10 July 2020
Human Rights Commission monitor closes primary school
Three teachers test positive for Covid-19
News | 9 July 2020
New LGBTQI+ draft guidelines for schools critically flawed say education activists
Western Cape Education Department is evaluating comments on its Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Guidelines
News | 9 July 2020