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undocumented children

Undocumented 9-year-old - 'I want to be in school but my mother says we have no papers, standing at the robots is boring'

South Africa

Undocumented 9-year-old - 'I want to be in school but my mother says we have no papers, standing at the robots is boring'

By Kimberly Mutandiro for GroundUp

Education Bill could hamper access to schools for more than half a million vulnerable children

South Africa

Education Bill could hamper access to schools for more than half a million vulnerable children

By Anjuli Maistry, Paula Proudlock, Cecile van Schalkwyk and Liesl Muller

Proposed amendments to the School’s Act may lead to further marginalisation of undocumented children

South Africa

Proposed amendments to the School’s Act may lead to further marginalisation of undocumented children

By Mila Harding

New hope as court judgment opens the doors of Eastern Cape schools

South Africa

New hope as court judgment opens the doors of Eastern Cape schools

By Estelle Ellis

Court decision is major victory for Eastern Cape learners

South Africa

Court decision is major victory for Eastern Cape learners

By Geoffrey Allsop

Give us our birthright, undocumented children tell Home Affairs

South Africa

Give us our birthright, undocumented children tell Home Affairs

By Chelsey Moubray

Queues of foreign nationals at UN offices illustrate the desperation to leave South Africa

Africa

Queues of foreign nationals at UN offices illustrate the desperation to leave South Africa

By Leila Dougan

Attending School While Undocumented

Africa

Attending School While Undocumented

By Samantha Brener and Vuyisile Malinga