Tag Archives: Opinion Pieces

LRC – Minister of Home Affairs on Undocumented Learners

LRC LRC submits it is time for the Minister of Home Affairs to practise what he preaches On 22 October 2019 the Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, was asked to comment on why the Department of Basic Education was barring undocumented children from going to school. The Minister was briefing a joint meeting of […]

Jasper Gold – Innovative remedies under a flexible Constitution: A view from South Africa

By Jasper Gold     As an undergraduate, the focal point of interest in a case was what happened in court. The judgment, and specifically the ratio; the facts, maybe the arguments from time to time. Rarely was much thought given to what happened after judgment was handed down, except the occasional tidbit, such as a lecturer […]

Abby Buttle – Protecting the right to a basic education for undocumented learners: An update from the Legal Resources Centre

Abby Buttle In September 2019, the LRC took on the Department for Education in the Makhanda High Court in order to defend the right to education of undocumented learners. Background In South Africa, the funding for “no-fee” schools used to be determined by a survey at the beginning of each school year which, among other […]