DEBATES & OPINIONS

With the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Nina Benjamin and Bernadette Johnson show how the Charter has often been used to impose ANC politics on educational struggles.

Johanne Themba Sompane argues that the promise of free and equal education for all after 1994 was utopia because of the capitalist neo-liberal policies adopted by the new government which disadvantage the poor and the academically challenged.

Thabang Mphuti, Tankiso Tamane & Ntokozo Mthembu argue that education should be made free for the poor for therein lies their true liberation.

This article by Grace Moeketsi and Tshepo Nkosi addresses education problems including high fees and corporal punishment and the issues surrounding this.

Silumko Radebe argues it is the government’s GEAR policy which is responsible for the continued crisis in working class education.

Tshepo Thekiso & Nhlanhla Tshabalala look at how RCLs have failed to take up their mandate of defending the interests of learners.

lumko Radebe argues that formal education is used to support and sustain capitalist institutions and thus the need for social movements to come up with a rival ideology which promotes revolution and attacks entrenched capitalist institutions.

Anele Maolombane looks at sexual harassment of girl learners in schools and how the practice can be stopped.

Tshepo Nkosi puts the arguments for and against outcomes based education. This article is partly based on a discussion Tshepo held with school students about their attitude to outcomes based education (OBE)

The article by Sarah Motha is based on the ongoing collaborative participatory research between Khanya College and Wits-EPU on Migrants Rights to Access Basic Education.