Climate crisis threatens basic human rights – report
“Climate change is still largely a misunderstood issue for much of the public, and climate change literacy is low in South Africa.”
Education
Despite a court order, the WC Education Department is still failing some learners
Schools are busy with mid-year exams while some learners are still waiting to be placed in the Western Cape.
Reflections on workers’ education before liberation in South Africa and Nigeria
The author recounts how workers’ education in both countries was shaped by historical and ideological contexts and liberation struggles.
Court orders WCED to find schools for all unplaced learners
Victory for Equal Education, parents and learners as High Court orders Western Cape Education to place learners within 10 days.
Parents close school for two days demanding the principal be investigated
The parents at the Cape Town primary school allege that the principal is corrupt and runs the school like an extortion racket.
Nzimande puts NSFAS under administration
Student organisations have welcomed the move by Nzimande but warn that it does not immediately solve the problems at Nsfas.
Pens Down party mayhem in East London
Despite the 21 deaths of youth two years ago in the Enyobeni Tavern, drunken pens down parties continue.
Long walk to school for learners in rural Eastern Cape
Ntabenkonyana learners brave bad weather and risk their lives and their futures just getting to school.
Poop keeps Khayelitsha pre-schoolers out of school
A sewage spill has turned a preschool into a health hazard.
Lwandisa school community lose hope government will fix their school
Learners at Lwandisa complain that classes have been combined in the classrooms that are still usable, leading to overcrowding.
Budget cuts, poor placement management and school incapacity keep learners out of school in Western Cape
Hundreds of learners are still not in schools five weeks after the start of the school year.
Activists march for an alternative budget and a new vision
Cuts to government’s health and education budgets are unjustified and crippling the economy while increasing inequality, the protesters argued.
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