This Friday, with the hearing of the second part of the court case on the state of school toilets in Limpopo (Rosina Komape and others vs Minister of Basic Education and Others), we are reminded of the many learners in Limpopo and other provinces who are without access to a reliable water supply or safe, decent toilets in their schools. These learners are subjected to at least seven hours of schooling a day without access to clean drinking water or a usable toilet.
Education is one of the most important aspects of the overall economic, cultural, social and technical development of a country. Unfortunately, the educational opportunities for the underprivileged are often repressed and are of low quality. Years of isolation and marginalization of these communities in the past has led them to be isolated from the mainstream […]
The Vodacom Foundation, the Department of Basic Education and the Department of Social Development have joined forces to launch a new ecosystem, aimed at positioning public schools as platforms to tackle GBVF in society.
The Covid-19 pandemic and the recent unrest has spiked the number of teachers and pupils suffering from post-traumatic stress and the concern is that they are not getting any help.