The Department of Basic Education’s plan to address the sanitation backlog in Limpopo schools
Read the Limpopo Department of Education’s plan and timeframes to address sanitation in Limpopo schools.
Copy of Judgment by Judge Kollapen in North Gauteng High Court
SECTION27 has recently obtained the judgment (see below) handed down on 4 October 2012, by Kollapen J in the North Gauteng High Court. The judgment relates to an application brought by SECTION27, Hanyani Thomo Secondary School and Lutandale Primary School, represented by the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS).
Department of Basic Education’s plan to address school furniture backlogs in Limpopo
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.
The Limpopo Department of Basic Education’s catch-up plan report November 2012
As required by the order of the North Gauteng High Court of 4 October 2012, the Department of Basic Education filed an affidavit on 30 November 2012 detailing the steps taken to ensure timeous delivery of textbooks to the CAPS grades for next year. A copy of the affidavit is attached.
OPEN LETTER TO LEARNERS, PARENTS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL GOVERNING BODIES IN LIMPOPO FROM SECTION27
Dear friends and comrades in Limpopo
The right to quality basic education is guaranteed by the Constitution. It is a right that must be fulfilled immediately and in full by the government, through the National Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Limpopo Department of Education (the provincial Department).
Despite this we are aware of the exceedingly difficult conditions in which teaching and learning take place, and the challenges faced by teachers, learners, parents and school governing bodies in many schools in Limpopo
Sunday Live investigates the Limpopo Textbooks Saga
Sunday Live on SABC1 covers the story of the Limpopo textbooks in their television broadcast on 22-07-2012, with Mark Heywood representing SECTION27.
Mark Heywood talks about the Limpopo Textbook Saga on SAfm's Forum@8
SABC SAfm’s Forum@8 features a conversation with Mark Heywood about the Limpopo Textbook Saga on 19-07-2012.
E News – Limpopo Textbooks report
Jodie Jacobs reports on the Limpopo Textbook saga, with Mark Heywood and Penyaza Lesufi. E News television broadcast on 28-06-2012.
AM Live talks to Mark Heywood and Panyaza Lesufi about the Textbooks Saga in Limpopo
AM Live interviews Mark Heywood and Panyaza Lesufi about the Limpopo Texbook Saga on 20-06-2012.