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<h2><span>Motshekga says she has discouraged Dept’s move to appeal Overvaal ruling</span></h2>
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The High Court ruled that
the school didn’t have space to admit 55 English-speaking pupils and
that changing the school’s language policy was not lawful.
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<span>Education Minister Angie Motshekga is briefing the media on developments in the education sector. Picture: Hitekani Magwedze/EWN</span>
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<a href="http://ewn.co.za/Contributors/hitekani-magwedze">Hitekani Magwedze</a>
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<p>JOHANNESBURG -
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says she has discouraged the
Gauteng Education Department’s move to appeal the Hoërskool Overvaal
High Court judgement.</p><p>The High Court ruled that the school didn’t
have space to admit 55 English-speaking pupils and that changing the
school’s language policy was not lawful.</p><p>The judgement was followed by <a href="http://ewn.co.za/2018/01/25/sadtu-set-to-march-on-hoerskool-overvaal">multiple protests by political parties</a> and community members.</p>
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<p><em>WATCH: #HoerskoolOvervaal: ‘Die and go back to Holland’</em></p>
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<p>Gauteng Education Mec Panyaza <a href="http://ewn.co.za/2018/01/15/gauteng-edu-dept-to-appeal-ruling-in-hoerskool-overvaal-case">Lesufi says he believes Judge Prinsloo was biased</a> in his judgment on Hoërskool Overvaal.</p><p>However, Motshekga says the judge’s ruling focused on issues of administration and that’s what everyone should focus on.</p><p>“He’s
not raising the issue that English-speaking children can’t attend
Afrikaans school or policy issues. The judge is raising administrative
errors… let’s deal with them and see if we can address them.”</p><p>The
Hoërskool Overvaal matter brought into question the relevance of the
Afrikaans language in the education system, Motshekga says this is a
well-developed language that needs to be preserved.</p></span>
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