An analysis of South Africa’s efforts to realize the right to basic education in light of Covid-19
| dc.contributor.author | Macekiswana, Sanele | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-16T12:43:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-16T12:43:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study is an analysis of South Africa’s efforts toward ensuring the realisation of the right to basic education during the Covid-19 pandemic. In South Africa, the Covid-19 pandemic presented unprecedented challenges which intensified the existing inequalities that are threatening the realisation of the right to basic education for many young South Africans. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the shift from physical school attendance to online learning was one of the remarkable challenges that the basic education system failed to address due to a number of challenges such as lack of access to internet and technology in many South African schools. As a result, millions of young South Africans were left behind and their right to basic education was violated. Therefore, for the South African government to be still facing such challenges after 30 years of democracy shows a lack of commitment to protecting the right to basic education that is entrenched in our constitution. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/21743 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | |
| dc.subject | Basic Education | |
| dc.subject | Poor Infrastructure | |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | |
| dc.subject | Immediate Realisation | |
| dc.subject | Inequality | |
| dc.title | An analysis of South Africa’s efforts to realize the right to basic education in light of Covid-19 | |
| dc.type | Thesis |