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Faranaaz Veriava

Faranaaz Veriava is an Associate Professor within the School of Law at the University of Pretoria and a Senior Fellow to Unesco Chair: Education Law in Africa.

Latest Work

No timeline, no plan as Gauteng Department of Education continues to fail unplaced learners

ADMISSIONS FAILURE

9 January 2026

No timeline, no plan as Gauteng Department of Education continues to fail unplaced learners

By Faranaaz Veriava

6 min

The school governance amendments in the Bela Bill are constitutional

CONTENTIOUS CHANGES OP-ED

24 May 2024

The school governance amendments in the Bela Bill are constitutional

By Faranaaz Veriava

5 min

South Africa vs Israel — unpacking the legal victory

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS OP-ED

28 January 2024

South Africa vs Israel — unpacking the legal victory

By Faranaaz Veriava

8 min

South Africa’s Gaza genocide case against Israel — how it will be argued, and the prospects for success

MAVERICK CITIZEN OP-ED

9 January 2024

South Africa’s Gaza genocide case against Israel — how it will be argued, and the prospects for success

By Faranaaz Veriava

8 min

UN General Comment provides a normative framework for climate justice for South Africa’s children

RIGHTS OF THE CHILD OP-ED

4 September 2023

UN General Comment provides a normative framework for climate justice for South Africa’s children

By Faranaaz Veriava

7 min

Enforcing corporal punishment ban in South Africa’s schools still elusive

CHILDREN’S RIGHTS OP-ED

12 December 2022

Enforcing corporal punishment ban in South Africa’s schools still elusive

By Faranaaz Veriava

4 min

Time to address the struggles of black learners in private and former white public schools

Maverick Citizen OP-ED

15 June 2021

Time to address the struggles of black learners in private and former white public schools

By Faranaaz Veriava

6 min

Education must continue throughout the pandemic

Coronavirus Op-Ed

29 March 2020

Education must continue throughout the pandemic

By Faranaaz Veriava

6 min

To avoid another Parktown Boys school camp tragedy, better regulation is required

Maverick Citizen: Op-ed

12 March 2020

To avoid another Parktown Boys school camp tragedy, better regulation is required

By Faranaaz Veriava

5 min

What the law says on the Parktown drowning tragedy

MAVERICK CITIZEN

21 January 2020

What the law says on the Parktown drowning tragedy

By Faranaaz Veriava

5 min

Makangwane Secondary School: A lesson in treating learners with dignity

LEARNERS + DIGNITY = RESULTS

15 January 2020

Makangwane Secondary School: A lesson in treating learners with dignity

By Faranaaz Veriava

2 min

Less than honourable treatment at the hands of Parliament’s Education Committee

Maverick Citizen: Education Op-ed

31 October 2019

Less than honourable treatment at the hands of Parliament’s Education Committee

By Faranaaz Veriava

5 min

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Latest Work

No timeline, no plan as Gauteng Department of Education continues to fail unplaced learners

The school governance amendments in the Bela Bill are constitutional

South Africa vs Israel — unpacking the legal victory

South Africa’s Gaza genocide case against Israel — how it will be argued, and the prospects for success

UN General Comment provides a normative framework for climate justice for South Africa’s children

Enforcing corporal punishment ban in South Africa’s schools still elusive

Time to address the struggles of black learners in private and former white public schools

Education must continue throughout the pandemic

To avoid another Parktown Boys school camp tragedy, better regulation is required

What the law says on the Parktown drowning tragedy

Makangwane Secondary School: A lesson in treating learners with dignity

Less than honourable treatment at the hands of Parliament’s Education Committee