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Sona 2024: Please give SA hope that we can build an economy that prioritises care and centres the needs of the most vulnerable.

It’s 11am on a Thursday morning, and Siyolise sits quietly at the back of a dimly lit community hall in Turffontein. The 10-year-old lights up as he talks about geography and maths.

Education as it exists is detrimental to the well-being of children. In many cases, they would benefit by staying away from school.

31 January 2024  Joint media statement: Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre urgently call on government to address problems in the BELA Bill and its swift finalisation Equal Education (EE) and the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) have submitted written comments to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on the Basic Education Laws Amendment…

26 January 2024 Equal Education statement of solidarity with the children and people of Palestine: For hope, resistance and liberation Over the years, Equal Education (EE) has identified with the Palestinian struggle for self-determination. As a youth-led, working class movement advocating against inequality and oppression, EE continues to be deeply committed to the principle of…

Province’s learners struggle for a school place, but KZN and Gauteng claim to be okay...

24 January 2024   Media alert: Equal Education demands the immediate admission of all unplaced learners in Gauteng and Western Cape schools Today, Equal Education (EE) members in Gauteng and the Western Cape will picket at the Benoni and Metro East education department district offices respectively, against the ineffective and frustrating school admissions processes keeping thousands…

It said while matriculants should be celebrated for having overcome many adversities including a pandemic, load shedding and inclement weather, the quality of their passes exposed fault lines in the system.

Caregivers without school placements for their children are struggling to secure spaces before too much of the first term has passed.

Province’s learners struggle for a school place, but KZN and Gauteng claim to be okay