Press Releases

12 December 2024 Joint media statement: The Equal Education Law Centre and Equal Education provide much needed clarity on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act The Equal Education Law Centre and [...]

2 December 2024 Joint media statement: Hard-won gains toward achieving equal access to schools for all learners in the Western Cape  #SofundaSonke  A long-running struggle for learners’ [...]

26 November 2024 [Media Alert] EELC and parents of learners affected by the Usindiso fire in court today to protect the rights of children who were not only ruthlessly displaced but also robbed [...]

Budget Justice Coalition Seeks Human Rights-Based Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) Pretoria/Cape Town, 30 October 2024 Today, October 30, 2024, members of the Budget Justice Coalition [...]

10 September 2024 Joint media statement: Equal Education and the Equal Education Law Centre strongly oppose the Western Cape Education Department’s decision to cut over 2000 teaching posts Equal [...]

20 August 2024   Statement: The Equal Education Law Centre commends the Minister on halting the R10 billion centralisation tender for the National School Nutrition Programme  The Equal Education [...]

11 July 2024 Joint statement: Civil society calls on new Minister of Basic Education to fix the School Infrastructure Regulations to ensure children’s safety in public schools Civil society [...]

3 July 2024   Statement: The Equal Education Law Centre is cautiously optimistic as the Department of Basic Education welcomes Siviwe Gwarube as Minister of Basic Education  The Equal Education [...]

21 May 2024 Joint media statement: Victory for all out-of-school learners in the Metro East Education District as the Western Cape High Court orders the Western Cape Education Department to place [...]