Undocumented learners are still being turned away
With the new school year well under way, the Department of Basic Education has been accused of not complying with a court order to admit children who do not have identity documents to schools.
Undocumented children
Undocumented children win right to basic education
In a monumental ruling at the Makhanda high court, judges found it was unconstitutional to bar learners without birth certificates from receiving basic schooling.
Undocumented children face uncertain future
Although the number of children crossing the border into South Africa on their own has dropped recently, there are still many unaccompanied minors at risk of becoming stateless.