Judgment in the Limpopo Sanitation Case is a vindication of learners’ rights 17 September 2021 SECTION27 welcomes the judgment of the High Court of South Africa (Limpopo Division) in the Rosina Komape and others v Minister of Basic Education and Others handed down by Judge Muller on Friday 17 September 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
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
Read the founding affidavit of why Limpopo schools are going back to court over textbooks here… Limpopo textbooks – founding affidavit – 28 March 2014
With the start of the 2014 academic year, SECTION27 has been monitoring the state of textbook delivery to schools across Limpopo. While we are not able to follow up individually with each school as to whether they have received all of their textbooks for 2014, the school governing bodies (SGBs) Continue Reading
As required by the order of the North Gauteng High Court of 4 October 2012, the Department of Basic Education filed an affidavit on 31 October 2012 detailing the steps taken to ensure timeous delivery of textbooks to the CAPS grades for next year.
Sunday Live on SABC1 covers the story of the Limpopo textbooks in their television broadcast on 22-07-2012, with Mark Heywood representing SECTION27.
SABC SAfm’s Forum@8 features a conversation with Mark Heywood about the Limpopo Textbook Saga on 19-07-2012.
Jodie Jacobs reports on the Limpopo Textbook saga, with Mark Heywood and Penyaza Lesufi. E News television broadcast on 28-06-2012.
AM Live interviews Mark Heywood and Panyaza Lesufi about the Limpopo Texbook Saga on 20-06-2012.