SAHRC investigation reveals learners rights violated in the EC
Lusanda Bill
The South African Human Rights Commission
through its investigation into scholar transport in the Eastern Cape
A complaint was laid to the commission back
in 2013 by then Democratic Alliance Parliamentary Leader Lindiwe Mazibuko. She stated that learners had to walk log
distances to school in order to access education.
However, the learners were provided transport
in previous years but it was suspended without notice.
SAHRC’s Isaac Mangena said we found that
the failure by both the Department of Education and the Department of Transport
to provide transport to the learners violated Section 29 of the Constitution
which talks about the right to education.
Meanwhile the commission through its
investigation further found that
the availability of transport to learners at these schools was not adequate and,
in some instances, non existent.
The commission has called for immediate
action concerning this matter.
Mangena said we have recommended the both
departments shout review the memorandum of understanding to basically rework to
make provision of scholar transport.
“Also we want by tomorrow at least we have
transport that will be able to take learners to school while we wait for a
long-term plan that will ensure that come early January next year learners have
scholar transport that is available to them” Mangena added.
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