The Court Confirms the Ministers Responsibility Please note that this is an extract from the Legal Resource Centre’s 2012 Annual Report In March 2011, the National Executive intervened and took over the administration of the Eastern Cape Department of Education. This intervention was effected in terms of section 100(1)(b) of the Constitution*. The national and […]
Category Archives: Education
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Mar
Mar
Please note that this article is an extract from the LRC’s 2012 Annual Report Through the efforts of the LRC during 2010 and 2011, a settlement regarding the upgrading of seven mud schools in the Eastern Cape was reached and an agreement was signed on 4 February 2011. This important case has received extensive press […]
Children's Rights, Education, Legal Resources Centre, Litigation
When Litigation Serves a Greater Purpose
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Sep
Sep
In a recent article published by the Mail and Guardian, it feels as if the writer failed to give a comprehensive and considered account of another perspective on the current education crisis and it is the purpose of this post to respond to the article. While I can only assume that the purpose of the […]
Constitution, Economics, Education, National Government
Launch of the Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development
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Aug
Aug
The latest Africa Economic Outlook has recently been released and shows growth trends in Africa to be encouraging. South Africa is certainly running with the pack in this regard. That South Africa is both a destination for investment, as well as a source of investment, formed part of the discussion about international investment trends during […]