Judge Tuchten rules on the Limpopo textbooks case

By cindy, 6 May 2014 Posted in: Court papers, Right to Access Basic Education, Textbooks

Judgment in the Limpopo textbooks case has been handed down by Judge Neil Tuchten in the North Gauteng High Court. Please find it attached.

BEFA & Others v Min of Basic Education & Others

COURT VICTORY IN THE FIGHT FOR QUALITY EDUCATION

By cindy, 17 May 2012

Posted in: News, Right to Access Basic Education, Textbooks

JUDGE KOLLAPEN ORDERS DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION AND LIMPOPO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DELIVER TEXTBOOKS AND IMPLEMENT CATCH-UP PLAN This morning, Judge Kollapen handed down judgment in the application launched by the Centre for Applied Legal Studies, acting on behalf of SECTION27, Hanyani Thomo Secondary School and Tondani Lydia…

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Department of Basic Education’s plan to address school furniture backlogs in Limpopo

By cindy, 5 February 2013

Posted in: News, Right to Access Basic Education, Safe school infrastructure

The Department of Basic Education (“DBE”) provided SECTION27 with a plan to address the school furniture backlog in the province on 15 December 2012. The plan was submitted following a meeting between SECTION27 and the DBE (including the Deputy Minister) and the Limpopo Department of Education to discuss the ongoing education crisis in Limpopo. A copy of the plan submitted by the Department is available below.

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SECTION27 launches “The 2012 Limpopo Textbook Crisis” case study

By cindy, 21 October 2013

Posted in: Research reports, Right to Access Basic Education, Textbooks

SECTION27 recently commissioned a case study on the Limpopo textbooks saga written by Faranaaz Veriava. “This publication documents the many facets of the case of Section 27 & Others v Minister of Education & Another (“Section 27 & Others” or commonly referred to as the “Limpopo textbook case”). It is…

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