MEDIA ADVISORY: SECTION27 TO PRESENT ON THE COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT BILL BEFORE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON 12 AUGUST 2021 10 August 2021 — SECTION27 will make submissions before the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry on the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) on Thursday, 12 August 2021. In our submission, SECTION27 will highlight Continue Reading
Lebowakgomo, Limpopo 23 March 2017: Basic Education for All (BEFA) and SECTION27 condemn the heavy-handed actions of members of the police in barring our members from entering the Limpopo Provincial Legislature in Lebowakgomo today. Members of the BEFA executive team and concerned parents wished to attend the Limpopo Education MEC’s Continue Reading
In the lead up to the Supreme Court of Appeal hearing on the matter of Basic Education for All versus the Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga, SECTION27 and BEFA called on thought leaders across the spectrum of South African society to explain why #TextbooksMatter. The result was a serious Continue Reading
Johannesburg, 9 November 2015 Tackling the biggest problem South African education is facing to date – #textbooks matter aims to improve Basic Education for All (BEFA). Two weeks from today, a titanic battle for the future of South African children will finally come to its conclusion at the Bloemfontein Supreme Continue Reading
Supreme Court of Appeal to hear Limpopo textbooks case in November Johannesburg, 18 October 2015 – The appeal in the Limpopo textbooks case will be heard by the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein on Tuesday 24 November 2015. The Department of Basic Education is appealing the High Court’s order Continue Reading
On 29 May 2014, the South African Human Rights Commission (“SAHRC”) released its report on the Delivery of Primary Learning Materials to Schools. Although the report was due on 30 July 2013, and some of its recommendations have been overtaken by the passage of time, the non-delivery of textbooks to Continue Reading
The South African Human Rights Commission released their report into delivery of learning materials yesterday. Please find a copy attached. Delivery of Learning Material Report
7 May 2014, NORTH GAUTENG HIGH COURT RULES ON LIMPOPO TEXTBOOKS CASE EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO A TEXT BOOK FOR EVERY SUBJECT AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. GOVERNMENT ORDERED TO REPORT TO BEFA AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ON ITS BUDGETARY REQUESTS AND FUNDS RECEIVED Continue Reading
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
16 April 2014 Johannesburg – The Limpopo textbooks case will be heard on 22 and 23 April in the North Gauteng High Court before Judge Tuchten who had previously presided over the urgent application. The case was brought by Better Education For All (BEFA) and 18 schools seeking to compel the National Department of Continue Reading
31 MARCH 2014 (JOHANNESBURG) – Almost two years after the watershed North Gauteng High Court ruling on 17 May 2012, ordering Government to ensure full delivery of textbooks to schools in Limpopo, Government will once again be compelled to explain a failure to fully deliver textbooks, this time to 39 Limpopo schools. Continue Reading
Read the founding affidavit of why Limpopo schools are going back to court over textbooks here… Limpopo textbooks – founding affidavit – 28 March 2014