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Motshekga: Hoërskool Overvaal protestors must do so peacefully
EFF and ANC supporters demonstrated outside the school in Vereeniging on Wednesday, calling it racist after it refused to take in 55 English-speaking pupils.
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[WATCH] EFF: Afrikaans school is discriminating against black kids
Protesters gathered at Hoërskool Overvaal in Vereeniging to demonstrate against what they claim is racial exclusion at the Afrikaans medium high school.
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Protestors injured, arrested at Hoërskool Overvaal
EFF and ANC supporters have vowed to close down the school, demanding it use English or an African language to teach pupils.
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[WATCH] Chaos at EFF, ANC protests at Hoërskool Overvaal
WARNING: CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES AND LANGUAGE. Two people were injured after police fired rubber bullets at EFF and ANC supporters who were protesting at Hoërskool Overvaal in Vereeniging over social transformation.
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Police fire rubber bullets at protesters at Hoërskool Overvaal
Demonstrators are burning tyres at the Vereeniging school after one protester attacked a man who was dropping off a child.
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Motshekga backs Gauteng Education Dept on Overvaal matter
Last week, the court ruled the department acted unlawfully when it instructed the Vereeniging school to admit 55 English speaking pupils.
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[GALLERY] Nerves, tears and protests: Back to school in Gauteng
Pupils in Gauteng marked the return to school and the start of the 2018 academic year with some nerves and tears, while EFF members protested at a Vereeniging school over its admissions policy.
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Lesufi finds space for 55 pupils rejected by Vereeniging school
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says the 55 English speaking pupils will be accommodated at a nearby school while the appeal process is underway.
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Motshekga condemns attack on parent at Vereeniging school
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says anyone unhappy about school policies need to raise their concerns through relevant channels.
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Violence as EFF members protest outside Vereeniging school
Police have now formed a line in front of the school to stop the red berets from coming close to the parents.
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Gauteng Edu MEC says he's received death threats over Hoërskool Overvaal dispute
The High Court on Monday ruled against the department's instruction to the Vereeniging high school to admit 55 English-speaking pupils.
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Judge says Gauteng education official must be investigated in Overvaal case
This was among Judge Bill Prinsloo’s findings when he set aside the department’s instruction that Hoërskool Overvaal admit the learners.
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Gauteng Edu Dept to appeal ruling in Höerskool Overvaal case
Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says the school’s celebration will be short-lived, assuring them that their children will receive a quality education.
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GDE adamant that Hoerskool Overvaal has space for more pupils
Advocate for the department, Kumbirai Toma, tallied up the available classrooms to conclude that capacity is not an issue at the school.
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'Hoerskool Overvaal must adapt to changing demographics'
The Afrikaans high school has approached the High Court in Pretoria in a bid to interdict the Gauteng Education Department from placing 55 English-speaking learners there.
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Gauteng Education Dept: Language, capacity can't stop school admissions
Hoërskool Overvaal is applying to interdict the department from admitting 55 English-speaking pupils to the Afrikaans school.
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Afrikaans school rejects Gauteng Education Dept’s claims over admissions
Hoërskool Overvaal has challenged the department's decision, saying it also doesn't have capacity.
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Afrikaans school's bid to stop admission of English-speaking pupils postponed
The Hoërskool Overvaal's management has argued that it has reached full capacity and doesn't have enough space to admit any more pupils.
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Gauteng Education Dept heads to court over school's refusal to accept learners
The department asked Hoërskool Overvaal to take in 55 additional pupils for the 2018 academic year and its refusal has now prompted legal action.
