Equal Education Archives - Voice of the Cape

Teachers encouraged to take action as WC faces massive job cuts

By Ragheema Mclean Education remains a cornerstone of development worldwide, yet recent budget cuts are casting shadows over the future of the sector across the country and particularly in the Western Cape. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) announced last month that it would be slashing over 2,400 teaching positions due to financial constraints, sparking outrage among educators, civil society organizations, and concerned citizens alike. The job cuts have drawn […]

11 September 2024

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Equal Education head to court over WC unplaced learners

By Ragheema Mclean An urgent application by Equal Education (EE) and the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) against the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) and the Department of Basic Education (DBE) for the immediate placement of unplaced learners was struck off the roll at the Western Cape High Court on Friday. EE’s application sought the immediate placement of unplaced learners in schools within the Western Cape’s Metro East Education District. […]

29 April 2024

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Reflecting on Human Rights: 30 Years of Progress and Challenges in South Africa

By Ragheema Mclean Last week, South Africa commemorated Human Rights Day, reflecting on the progress made in the 30 years since the dawn of democracy. This day, which honors the 1960 Sharpeville massacre, serves as a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made in the struggle for freedom and equality. With this year’s theme being "Three Decades of Respect for and Promotion of Human Rights," VOC News spoke to several activists […]

25 March 2024

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State of basic education in SA: Equal Education’s Tarryn Cooper-Bell

South Africa will commemorate the 16 June 1976 Soweto youth uprising today. It has been 47 years since hundreds of young people were killed by the apartheid government police for protesting against the use of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in secondary schools. This year the day is celebrated under the theme “Accelerating youth economic emancipation for a sustainable future”. The state of SA’s basic education has been a cause […]

16 June 2023

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Case over provision of meals for learners to be heard in court on Thursday

The urgent case to ensure that meals are provided to over 9 million learners who qualify for the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) will be heard in the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday. Rights group, Equal Education (EE) and two Limpopo school governing bodies lodged the application against the Department of Basic Education. EE says national and provincial education departments promised to roll out the NSNP in all schools, […]

2 July 2020

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Equal Education meets with WCED over sexual harassment allegations

Equal Education (EE) members have met with various role players from the Western Cape Education Department to discuss the recent developments around allegations of sexual harassment within the organisation and their ongoing work in the province. The organisation said they now had three separate processes currently running to investigate allegations of sexual harassment, following the shock resignation of three senior members of the organisation amid growing claims of misconduct. Treasurer […]

26 May 2018

News

Equal Education to protest ‘unequal police distribution’ at schools and communities

On Friday, education rights group Equal Education (EE) Western Cape will mobilise hundreds of activists for a mass march calling for police to improve safety at schools and in communities. The organisation has been consistently campaigning for equitable police resources to be deployed in crime and gang infested communities, but believes national government is not heeding this call. Following this week’s national crime statistics, which reveals that Cape Town is […]

26 October 2017

News

Palestinian children reinvigorated by CT solidarity

By Yaseen Kippie An emotional atmosphere gripped the audience at Darul Islam High School hall on Thursday as learners were visited by a group of Palestinian children activists, who are visiting Cape Town as part of the Shamsaan Pals4Peace tour. Learners from Darul Islam Primary and High Schools, as well as The Leadership College and Al-Azhar were taken aback by the struggle that Palestinian children endure on a daily basis […]

11 August 2017

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Constructive plan needed to protect schools from gang violence

By Abubaker Abrahams Education activists and trade unions believe concerns around the safety of learners and teachers in gang affected communities are not being handled with urgency. This comes in the wake of increased gang violence in high risk areas of the Cape Flats, such as Manenberg, Hanover Park, Lavender Hill and Bishop Lavis. According to reports this week, three teachers have resigned from Blomvlei primary in Hanover Park due […]

4 August 2017

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