In a previous entry, Talita Mshweshwe, shared the story of Siyabonga, who attends school in what is known as a “mud school”. There are approximately 300 mud schools in the Eastern Cape, although the Department of Basic Education (DBE) is not exactly sure how many there are. It is concerning that the DBE has still […]
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The Mud Schools of the Eastern Cape
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Talita Mshweshwe is a law student from East London doing an internship at the Legal Resources Centre (LRC). She interviewed a young girl named Siyabonga, a grade 7 pupil at Ncincinikwe Senior Primary School in Votini in the Eastern Cape. Ncincinikwe Senior Primary School is one of approximately 300 mud schools in the province. This […]
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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 […]