Yolisa

An activist - human rights crusader - education!

[Veve @LudidiVelani]

My heart breaks for the children growing up in Cape Town's townships. Many are born into environments shaped by violence, yet society expects them to rise above circumstances they never chose. Good parenting can make a difference for some, but families cannot carry that burden alone. Too many of these children have been failed by the state. Judge Thulare once captured it correctly when he said, “The Bill of Rights and the Constitution may apply and be enjoyed elsewhere in the country, but not in the island of their misery, which are the townships of Cape Town commonly referred to as the Cape Flats.”

[Yolisa @Yolisa_piliso]

@Masandawana 💛💛🤍

[POWER 98.7 @Powerfm987]

[ON AIR] Department of Basic Education issues anti-vigilantism directive to protect undocumented learners.

@Makhanya1937 is in conversation with Equal Education Researcher, @Yolisa_piliso .

#POWERTalk

[Equal Education @equal_education]

[Media Statement] Equal Education welcomes the Department of Basic Education's Circular S7 of 2026, which prohibits vigilantism and violence in and around schools while reaffirming all learners' rights to a safe learning environment.

This reaffirms section 29 of our constitution, and we will make sure that it is upheld across all schools in this country. For more on our statement, please follow the link below. https://t.co/BwzhixtOYJ

[Dagan Naeser @D_Naeser]

Two constitutional institutions. Two damning findings.
One DA-run City.

The Con Court found CoCT has perpetuated apartheid spatial planning.

Now the Public Protector has found maladministration and systemic failures in service delivery in Khayelitsha and Langa.

Go figure.

[Tina @Tina_Hokwana]

“The city is the economic lifeline for many South Africans, and spatial inequality hinders transformation by placing constant, immense strain on their daily lives.  Therefore, such economic rights are clearly woven into the concept of the right to the city, demonstrating the consequences of such spatial inequality, its pervasive nature and the consequences of insufficient access to adequate housing.”

[Equal Education @equal_education]

[Victory] ✊🏾We celebrate today’s Constitutional Court victory. Cape Town is not only for the rich - We all belong in Cape Town.

#Land4PeopleNot4Profit
#SofundaSonke
#Tafelberg
#SpatialJustice

[Yolisa @Yolisa_piliso]

“A city’s architecture tells the story of its soul. In Cape Town, as in most, if not
all, South African cities, that story remains one of division – where the echoes of
apartheid’s spatial planning continue to reverberate through its streets and suburbs”.

[Sine🌻🗞️ @Sinesipho_LR]

"In Cape Town, as in most, if not
all, South African cities, that story remains one of division – where the echoes of
apartheid’s spatial planning continue to reverberate through its streets and suburbs," Mhlantla J.

[Yolisa @Yolisa_piliso]

Justice Mhlantla “ its core, this case raises a fundamental constitutional question: how do we, as
a society, in a free, democratic dispensation, address the enduring legacy of spatial
apartheid?”

[News24 🇿🇦 @News24]

ConCourt declares sale of Tafelberg site in Cape Town unlawful

https://t.co/shty9j0avn

[Ndifuna Ukwazi @NdifunaUkwazi]

The long awaited judgment in the Tafelberg site matter is expected to be handed down at the Constitutional Court on Thursday, 2 July at 10:00.

Tafelberg site has been a fight over land, housing, and what justice looks like in a city still shaped by spatial inequality. What started with a contested decision about the Tafelberg site in Sea Point grew into years of organising, public pressure, and court battles, with communities and organisations consistently pushing the question of who gets access to well-located land in Cape Town.

While we wait for the outcome, here’s a timeline of the Tafelberg campaign that lays out how the story has unfolded over the years: https://t.co/b5Jwsf7t8G
@ReclaimCT

[Equal Education @equal_education]

Undocumented does NOT mean foreigner. Migrant does NOT mean undocumented ❌

The Constitution says it plainly “Every child in SA has the right to basic education.” No exceptions.

[Yolisa @Yolisa_piliso]

@markgoldbridge @pmcafrica What was terrible? A good tactical from both side. Stop this English superiority complex

[Siviwe Gwarube @Siviwe_G]

We call on City of Tshwane to restore electricity and water services at the DBE head offices or face legal action.

I can confirm that the national Department of Basic Education’s account with the City of Tshwane is not owing a single cent.

There was no legal basis for the disconnection!

The DBE does not run schools. This is the function of the provinces. The City knew that this was not our debt. But disconnected us anyway. This has financial implications for the Department when it should be spending all its resources on our learners and the education system.

[Equal Education @equal_education]

[Op-Ed] At the end of May, parents and children across the Western Cape received the eagerly anticipated outcomes of learner admission applications for the 2027 academic year.

For a full article: https://t.co/riuBgTr57p
By: Yolisa Piliso and Chandre Stuurman

[Yolisa @Yolisa_piliso]

State-developed systems must not undermine the constitutional right to administrative justice. Accordingly, online school application systems must pass administrative action test to safeguard the right to education.
https://t.co/sFxCxnKbhI

[Equal Education @equal_education]

Today marks 50 years since the Soweto uprising. 50 years later, Black learners are still fighting for equitable and meaningful access to education, classrooms, and safe school environments. #SofundaSonke #YouthDay #June16

[Equal Education @equal_education]

[MEDIA STATEMENT] ✊🏾💛🖤 50 years after 1976, Black learners from working class & marginalised communities are STILL fighting for school places.

Full statement: 📑 https://t.co/iW97vtLNpB

#SofundaSonke #NoLearnerMustBeLeftBehind #1976At50 #June16

[Equal Education @equal_education]

[Education Series] 📑 Equal Education’s May/June spotlights the collapse of school infrastructure in the Eastern Cape. Collapsing classrooms, unsafe sanitation, overcrowding. Learners deserve better.

Read the full series: https://t.co/Mumsp76r7A
#FixOurSchools

[Equal Education @equal_education]

Child protection week, iSafety Ngoku!

[Yolisa @Yolisa_piliso]

Uyaxoka uDavid!

[Eyewitness News @ewnupdates]

Western Cape school learner admissions have come under focus in Parliament as members call for answers on allegations of racial profiling. https://t.co/F6horDfJ03