29 November 2013 11 July 2013 Victory: The Minister Looking Back on the Struggle publishes final and binding Court Order: Norms and Standards for EE, represented by the LRC, School Infrastructure. EE obtains an order-by-consent celebrates this historic from the Bhisho High Court, day, the result of over creating a new binding three years of sustained timeframe. Unlike with campaigning by tens of 23 June 2013 the previous out-of-court thousands of members and A delegation of settlement the Minister is supporters across South for Norms & Standards for 8 EE members now bound by a court order. 17 June Africa. The final text is attends a lengthy The order states that a new 2013 and frank meeting not perfect, but much with Minister draft must be published for improved. Motshekga, public comment no later Youth Day Deputy Minister 11 June 2013 Marches: EE Enver Surty and 6 than 12 September 2013, and holds Youth education MECs. that it must be promulgated At the Bhisho High The timeline for by 30 November 2013. Court, EE files a Day marches finalising Norms supplementary 31 March 2013 for Norms and and Standards is 21–29 September 2013 10 January affidavit to not resolved. 11 October 2013 School Infrastructure re-open the case Standards in EE makes its In response to the second 25 June 2011 against Minister Based on the hearings, 2011 21 March submission on the Draft Cape Town draft, EE holds a second 8 April 2011 Motshekga. While EE and the EELC file Minister Motshekga N&S. An appendix and Pretoria, round of public hearings in 2012 the Minister’s a joint submission on EE’s Campaign speaks in Khayelitsha 16 November 2012 draws on over 500 KZN, Limpopo, Gauteng, The DBE makes a spokesperson where the new draft N&S, for School at the opening of the written and spoken the Western Cape and the A timeline of the campaign’s major events presentation to EE Human Rights describes raising concerns People’s Summit for 22 November 2011 8 March 2012 Settlement: Minister testimonies collected thousands Eastern Cape. Libraries stating: “The draft EE’s action about its timeframes Quality Education, a Day March: 13 & 15 Nov 2012 through the public 18 June 2013 Norms and Standards Motshekga agrees to as “unnecessary” attend. and accountability broadens into four-day conference EE visits schools in EE announces its hearings. The EE Law 24 –26 April were approved by CEM 2,000 equalisers EE’s heads of Judge Dukada measures. hosted by EE. She says seven provinces, court case at a binding Minimum Norms Centre plays a major 15 May 2013 EE holds a picket for Norms a national and the Minister of 2013 declares the 29 September 2010 press conference march through argument are filed. and Standards outside the Basic Education and that her hands are documenting their and Standards for School role in the drafting 24 September 2013 Campaign 3 August 2011 14 August 2012 Two days later, the On behalf of EE matter to be 17 February 2011 being tied by MECs infrastructure in Cape Town. Khayelitsha 13 September 2012 of EE’s submission Bhisho High Court. received concurrence Minister files her Infrastructure. According Solidarity Visit: the LRC writes urgent and sets EE sends 650 ‘yellow for Minimum opposed to the Norms emergencies. Over Learners, parents, and the appendix. On Heritage Day, EE from the Minister of EE reluctantly turns to for norms and EE Chairperson heads of argument. to the Minister down a hearing for 20 July 2010 card’ postcards and a Outside Parliament, 12 May 2011 and Standards. “Unless 20 affidavits from principals, and The Bhisho High Court to the out-of-court Other organisations EE and Archbishop EE asks the Minister to holds a march for Norms and Finance during 2008/09 legal action and, on its Yoliswa Dwane files offering a one- 11 July 2013. public letter signed by EE Khayelitsha’s I get concurrence,” principals, learners, attorney Cameron standards. accepts supporting make submissions Thabo Makgoba distance herself from a racist N&S and equality in Director General financial year. The behalf, the LRC sends 11 May 2012 EE’s replying affidavit. EE Releases its settlement these must month extension 100 global education Standards grade 11 and 12 youth Over 1,300 mothers of she states, “I am not, teachers and parents McConnachie affidavits from amici including Section27, statement released by the 12 September education, attended by Bobby Soobrayan Norms and Standards a letter of demand to Hundreds of It shows that the ‘Build the Future’ lead a delegation until 15 June, leaders to President groups set up a ‘school EE members write to from the LRC, curiae (‘friends of the be published for public DBE in her name. One extract for School were then translated by law, able to move.” are collected, and the Desmond 16 June 2013 1,000 parent members writes to EE Minister Motshekga, Minister Motshekga. equalisers send Minister Minister’s argument video, a graphical on the condition Jacob Zuma, Deputy classroom’, complete However, the law describing the impact describe the dire court’), the Social comment by 15 January Tutu HIV Centre which of eminent South reads: “It is interesting to 2013 in Khayelitsha. confirming that Infrastructure. into regulations and It says that if she does 10 January 2012 Motshekga 9 – 11 July 2012 against implementing portrayal of the that she signs President Kgalema with desks and chairs, urging her to adopt requires no agreement of a lack of adequate state of schools smses to the Justice Coalition (SJC) emphasises the role of Africans on a In Johannesburg note the sudden interest ‘the Minister must were presented to the not publish N&S EE will fails to meet N&S was based on school infrastructure 2013, before being an addendum Motlanthe, Minister in To this end, mass to create awareness for the N&S. from the MECs. classrooms, toilets in various parts and Archbishop Thabo school infrastructure and Durban the that Equal Education is Minister 9 June 2010 develop national 3 September State Law Adviser for launch an application in The Equal Education Director General. the extended EE’s First National a misunderstanding crisis. solidarity visit to to the original the Presidency Trevor the hundreds of mud and security. The of the country. Makgoba, with the promulgated by in protecting learners Southern African taking in the education of Motshekga’s Second 2010 mobilisation comments.” the High Court. Law Centre (EELC) deadline for Congress is held at of the nature of the minimum norms Manuel, Minister of schools in South Africa. settlement, Youth Inter-Council the African child. Suddenly LRC collects similar opens its doors in Spin the University of assistance of the EELC. 15 May 2013. from tuberculosis and some of the Eastern Night-vigil at UCT, and standards Basic Education Angie begins. her answering constitutional right to a agreeing to the Draft: The Minister 27 March 2010 In Parliament evidence in the respiratory diseases. Action Network the NGO knows all about which included . . . by the end of Street, Cape Town. affidavit. Later, Johannesburg. The basic education. 25 October Cape’s most ill- new deadline. the Minister Motshekga, and Finance 14 June 2011 Eastern Cape. (SAY-I-CAN) the challenges that African complies with the a sleep-over in the 2010/2011 8 May 2011 the state attorney National Council 2012 equipped schools. In Pretoria- reiterates that Minister Pravin Gordhan. 4 February 2011 17 October 2012 26 February 2013 marches in children face against the Rondebosch, and financial year’, 21 March 12-14 July 2011 requests a fourth is elected, a new Bhisho High Court’s Tshwane, 1,000 the NPEP “will At a press 12 March 2012 25 September 2012 solidarity with EE privileges they have enjoyed an evocative, The Minister extension, until interim Constitution In its Mid-Term and that the norms Equalisers march 17 May 2013 . . . To suddenly see a group order, producing EE supporters be followed Government signs 2011 conference Equalisers camp Budget Policy On the eve of Finance for Minimum Norms 1 May 2010 interactive activity and standards writes to EE 24 May 2012, but is adopted, and the through Kraaifontein march to the Union by the Norms 1 December 2010 a settlement the Minister EE embarks on ‘10 days EE runs a ‘virtual picket’ Minister Pravin and Standards. of white adults organising her second draft about the Irish stating that once and hold a 13 November 2011 29 February EE refuses. Congress concludes Statement, “are currently with 10 October 2011 of action’ in schools 30 August 2012 in which hundreds of its wearing masks Minister black African children with Buildings for Page 29 of The and Standards agreement with Human Rights says: “There candlelight vigil the Treasury Gordhan’s budget hunger-striker the DBE Legal the N&S are with a powerful depicting Minister Motshekga writes of the Norms and school libraries. DBE’s Annual for School EE members visit 7 Eastern Cape is no crisis” In Parliament, the 2012 across South Africa. members send photos 1 February speech, EE holds half-truths can only be Bobby Sands. This Day March: approved they outside the gates The Minister responds resolution. EE launches ‘Fix announces that, Services and will Learners mobilise with messages to Angie Motshekga, 2013 to EE, rejecting opportunistic, patronizing Standards for public The Presidency Report for Infrastructure.” Eastern Cape mud mud schools in education. of Parliament for Minister claims: 17 April 2012 owing to the a picket outside was preparation be promulgated EE leads “will be published to EE stating that the our Schools: An in order to hold the extension and had attempted 2009/2010 schools, inviting and the Legal Deputy “These guidelines The case is before and after school, Minister Motshekga. In Parliament, drawing 14 May 2013 and simply dishonest to say for the 24-hour for public comment two nights. On the Act “does not compel” Exhibition’ at the DBE’s under- comment. The draft as regulations and during break-times, 12 July 2012 addition, hundreds fax her personally Equal stating that “6 the least.” to prevent the reads: “The 13 October 2010 some of the schools’ Resources Centre a march Minister Enver second night the are in the process of Minister Motshekga expenditure, attention to the DBE’s fast which ran thereafter”. and then follow her to pass regulations launched: EE, 28 JUNE 2012 Central Methodist accountable. Education months would be is an improvement demonstration Regulations learners to attend (LRC), creating the Surty says the being converted into calling for N&S through files her notice or email the Minister. under-expenditure. The Minister’s from 6pm 29 July of 20,000 the subsequent police threaten for N&S, and that she Church in Cape it will be represented by plays, petitions, clean- EE delegates, celebrates its 9 May 2013 a more realistic EE points out that 17 from taking in terms of In a presentation the EE summer camp, Accelerated Schools court case is arrests, but relent. regulations [for N&S].” to oppose EE’s re-allocating letter with its but still a 25 September until 6pm 30 July. learners and necessary will be adopting non- Equalisers observers and Town, showing the fifth birthday. timeframe”. place by issuing Section 5A of 30 July 2010 to Parliament’s which they do. Infrastructure being used to ups and door-to-door court case. All extension request of the 20 people on its processes.” binding “guidelines”. the LRC, files an picket outside 5 July 2012 reality of South R7.2 billion Less than a dissapointment. 2009 supporters to campaigning. supporters march democratically elected a directive to the Schools Portfolio Committee Delivery Initiative “sensationalise nine provincial from the ASIDI is put to EE’s After years of public application in of Parliament through Tembisa, Africa’s education week before the police to disallow Act (Norms and 5,000 people take on Basic Education, (ASIDI) of R8.2 the gates of the issue”. education MECs Deputy Director membership. In a National Council, which In Parliament 11 June 2010 and parliamentary insisting system. grant to other deadline for final part in a 24-hour Gauteng. They call includes learners, are marches to the Standards) was DG Soobrayan states: billion. Parliament. the Bhisho High and the Minister of General departments. 14 February 2013 non-binding poll, 13 November 2008 Minister statements and letters Minister for the immediate promulgation of Union Buildings. drafted. A plan Minister fast to bring “The Minister of Finance thereafter Padayachee 3 – 20 March the majority of EE’s black, and that its General Motshekga states They demand to EE, this is the first Court against Motshekga files finalisation of the N&S, Minister However, after to process and Motshekga down the price of Finance concurred file notices finally deposes In his State of the membership votes Secretary, Chairperson, EE wins its first 11 September that the norms that the time the Minister states the Minister, all her answering binding norms and 9 January 2013 2013 Motshekga writes EE commenced finalise these publishes the books for school on … the Norms and indicating that they the answering Nation address, against it. The next Deputy Chairpersons, and the campaign, to fix 500 2009 and standards 26 February 2010 her unwillingness to affidavit. standards, and for to EE to request a 1 February legal proceedings regulations is NPEP which libraries. Standards for School Minister nine MECs for will not oppose the affidavit on President Jacob Zuma day EE’s National majority of its management, broken windows at are “approved by adopt N&S. the President to Minister Motshekga’s Public Hearings: 6-month extension. 15 November (represented by underway.” 9 May 2010 strategically Infrastructure.” court case. the Minister’s makes the pledge that: Council decides to are black. Having no answer A Milestone in the Struggle Luhlaza High School In Parliament, both the Council Answering a question and the DBE Education and appoint a Judicial She writes: “. . . 2008 Section27) and identifies the behalf. It fails to First Draft: As per the “With regard to social To seek input offer just a one- to EE’s valid demands, the 1996 in Khayelitsha. At Minister for Education in Parliament, the comply with the Minister Commission of from the comments for Quality Education for All raised a public The Minister development of address any of infrastructure, a total on the Draft month extension, Minister had resorted to a public meeting at Motshekga Ministers and the Minister states that Inquiry into the settlement agreement, received . . . EE Founded: EE outcry, the march writes to EE N&S as a “first- the NPEP of Finance to EE’s substantive of 98 new schools will to prevent the a factually incorrect racist Desmond Tutu Hall in claims: “We have Head of Education the N&S exist and tendering of Minister Motshekga N&S, EE holds 5 stakeholders object On 3 December 2013, EE releases The South African went ahead. stating that priority” to be by adopting points. have been built by the Minister from attack. There is wide public begins its work Makhaza, Khayelitsha, developed norms Committee” and that “they will be prescribe national to the fact that Schools Act is the soon-to- “developed and textbooks and publishes her first end of March 2013, of public hearings being able, in outrage at the Minister’s a press statement which includes in Khayelitsha. MEC Gabru announces and standards “are awaiting the implemented with 30 March norms and workbooks. the norms and 3 July 2009 be-published fully adopted minimum which more than 40 court, to paint EE obviously untrue comments. the following: passed promoting that the windows that commit concurrence of effect from the 2010 2010 standards Draft N&S. The public in Limpopo with standards lack Initially, the NPEP will be by the end of are in the Eastern Cape as unreasonable, Her statement backfires on would be fixed and that government the Minister of financial year”. uniform norms substance and access, quality 14 December 2006 11 May 2009 EE begins the Campaign followed by the 2010/11 before 1 April. are invited to submit that are replacing mud (Section27), and thereby win her badly. focus was R671,000 would be to providing Finance”. In Polokwane, certainty, and that “Motshekga’s announcement for School Libraries. Only minimum norms financial year”, and standards schools.” EE responds the six months she and democratic invested in the school. school buildings 500 equalisers their comments on Gauteng, shows democratic South Africa The first meeting of to study the and standards A memorandum handed there is no clear Angie Motshekga 7% of South African 21 March march to the meaning the end for school by pointing out that in wants. governance, the Applied Education Other campaigns of a particular over to the government the regulations until KwaZulu-Natal, framework or plan succeeds Naledi public schools have for school of March 2011. the two previous years at its best – because it reminds us education system follow: on late-coming, standard.” DBE office infrastructure. for implementing irrespective Research Organisation Pandor as Minister functional libraries. 1 December 19 March 2010 infrastructure. reads: “Once norms 31 March 2013. The the DBE had succeeded the Western that citizens bring change, that and prepare a vacant teaching posts, for school the norms and (AERO), which of Basic Education. 2009 2010 and standards are in in replacing only 10 of race, across textbooks, school libraries. Draft is a major Cape and the standards.” non-violent struggle works, that later became Equal programme to Human place, every school and mud schools. management and the country’s Education (EE), is held An updated In Port community will be able dissapointment. Eastern Cape. the Constitution can be a tool organise and governance. Elizabeth, EE Rights Day at Zackie Achmat’s 20 August 2009 22 September Draft N&S to use them to hold for equality and social justice, schooling system. 12 May 2009 home in Cape Town. mobilise young 2009 is circulated supporters march: In circuits, districts and and that our government can, Equalisers march internally in the march to the provinces accountable people. Building support for Cape Town, eventually, listen and do the right through Kraaifontein 3,000 equalisers Department of DBE office to deliver. Minister EE in Khayelitsha, 10,000 for 4km, ending at march from Salt Basic Education demanding Motshekga has said thing. 4 February 1997 21 November 2008 equalisers march the Bloekombos River High to the (DBE). It states school people that communities must 22 December 2007 through the 24 April 2008 Cape Town City libraries. We are extremely pleased to be South Africa’s new The Draft National Policy Community Hall. that: “These be the ‘eyes and ears’ township, ending at Hall demanding a march to Constitution comes Parliament amends for an Equitable Provision The gathering norms will be of education delivery; walking forward with Minister EE holds its first Youth Desmond Tutu Hall. national policy on Parliament into effect. In Section the South African of an Enabling School was addressed by fully adopted these norms and Motshekga. We are here after Group meeting. Over school libraries. 29(1)(a) it is declared Schools Act by Physical Teaching and author Thembelani by the end of for school standards will be a the years this weekly three years of sustained activism, that “everyone has introducing Sections Learning Environment Ngenelwam. the 2009/2010 powerful tool for that meeting of high school libraries. and many broken promises, but the right to a basic 5A and 58C. Section (NPEP) is published, stating financial year activism.” students becomes the education”. 5A empowers the that “National norms and and will be we’re here. The Minister has basic organisational Minister to prescribe standards will be developed implemented done the right thing. She deserves unit of EE, spreading to Minimum Norms during 2008, and fully in a phased over 50 locations. substantial credit for that. Some adopted by the end of manner during and Standards for within government urged her not School Infrastructure. 2009 ...”. On the same day, the 2010-2014 Section 58C imposes in line with the new Section Strategic Plan to. These regulations will be a mechanisms to ensure 5A of the Schools Act, period.” proud part of her legacy. that the provinces Minister of Education Naledi comply with these Pandor publishes Draft In the days ahead we will release Norms. Norms and Standards for more detailed comment on the School Infrastructure (N&S). Although the draft is detailed final norms and standards. There and has a clear timeframe, it remain various problems which is never adopted into law. we need to raise. We will write to the Minister to do this too.”

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