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Civil organisation Section 27 is heading to court on Tuesday to challenge part of a high court judgment, involving two teachers who were found guilty of assaulting pupils.

Despite the numbers of schools damaged by storms and floods each year, the Department of Basic Education – and expenditure allocated to basic education from Treasury – has overlooked climate change, write Tshidi Lencoasa and Julia Chaskalson.

Despite the need for more teachers in South Africa's public education system, recent budgetary decisions from Treasury will, over the medium term, continue to cut basic education funding per a pupil, writes Julia Chaskalson.

A high court ruling two years ago, reinstating schools meals for qualifying children was both an opportunity to show the connection between the constitutionally guaranteed rights to basic education and food, as well as a victory in securing the nutrition rights of millions of pupils nationwide, writes Stacey Jacobs, Hopolang Selebalo and Julia Chaskalson.

Four schools listed in court papers have serious problems that pose a risk to learners and staff.