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Defend Truth

Faranaaz Veriava

Professor Faranaaz Veriava is a public interest lawyer and academic, and a member of the 2030 Reading Panel.

Latest Work

Faranaaz Veriava

3 September 2026

Enough talk — it’s time to make literacy a right in South Africa

Faranaaz Veriava

3 min

1

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

Faranaaz Veriava

6 min

0

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

Faranaaz Veriava

5 min

5

South Africa vs Israel — unpacking the legal victory

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS OP-ED

28 January 2024

South Africa vs Israel — unpacking the legal victory

Faranaaz Veriava

8 min

16

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

Faranaaz Veriava

8 min

48

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

Faranaaz Veriava

7 min

1

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

Faranaaz Veriava

4 min

1

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

Faranaaz Veriava

6 min

13

Education must continue throughout the pandemic

Coronavirus Op-Ed

29 March 2020

Education must continue throughout the pandemic

Faranaaz Veriava

6 min

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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

Faranaaz Veriava

5 min

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What the law says on the Parktown drowning tragedy

MAVERICK CITIZEN

21 January 2020

What the law says on the Parktown drowning tragedy

Faranaaz Veriava

5 min

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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

Faranaaz Veriava

5 min

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