Eastern Cape schools show little improvement after almo...
Nine years after Zakes Mda and Thabo Makgoba were shocked by conditions in these Eastern Cape schools, there’s little sign of improvement.
Source: dailymaverick.co.za
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South Africa: The Department of Basic Education must urgently act to replace all pit toilets and fix poor education infrastructure
The Department of Basic Education must urgently act on its commitment to prioritise replacing all pit toilets in schools by 2023 with concrete actions, Amnesty International South Africa said. Amnesty International South Africa on Tuesday launched its pit toilet tracker, which monitors how many schools in the country are still being subjected to inadequate ablution and sanitation. The organisation is also calling on people to continue signing a petition started in 2020 which has already more than 20,000 signatures demanding the DBE eradicate pit toilets in schools across South Africa...
Source: polity.org.za
South Africa: COVID-19 pushes inequality in schools to crippling new level, risks a lost generation of learners
15 February 2021, 18:45 UTC The COVID-19 pandemic has plunged South Africa’s schools further into crisis, exposing how the country’s education system continues to be shaped by the legacy of apartheid, Amnesty International said today. A child’s experience of education in South Africa is still dependent on where they are born, how wealthy they are, and the colour of their skin Shenilla Mohamed, Executive Director of Amnesty International South Africa In a new report, ailing to learn lessons: The impact of COVID-19 on a broken and unequal education system, the organization highlight...
Source: amnesty.org