Education
Court rules in favour of mother tongue education
Bursary scheme favours student teachers from rural areas
Law | 6 December 2017
There is money to fix our schools, but it’s not being spent, says Equal Education
4,624 schools still have pit latrines
News | 30 November 2017
Day 11: Court hears of witness to Michael Komape’s death
Boy who drowned in toilet could have been found sooner
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 28 November 2017
Day 10: Calls for help from Michael Komape’s school unanswered for years
Former principal’s testimony supports the family’s claim against the state
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 27 November 2017
Stink-up at Cape Flats school
“My stomach turns and I feel as if I’m about to vomit”
By Vincent Lali
News | 23 November 2017
Day 7: Limpopo education department a “quagmire” of maladministration
“We drew attention to life-threatening situations in schools … it is not good enough to say there is no budget.”
By Ciaran Ryan
News | 21 November 2017
Day 6: Court hears of terrible condition of Limpopo’s school toilets
Photographs shows that the school toilets where Michael Komape died were in poor condition
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 20 November 2017
Day 5: Psychologist describes suffering of drowned boy’s family
Mother distant and withdrawn, battles with ongoing sadness and depression
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 17 November 2017
Day 3: Pathologist describes finding faeces in child’s lungs
Michael Komape’s sister breaks down in court
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 15 November 2017