Education
Elim school building was declared unsafe almost five years ago – learners are still in it
“What if the ceiling or pillars collapse?” asks grade 11 learner
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 21 May 2026
Schools built by Eastern Cape families in the 1980s have been left to ruin
All the parents asked is that the state maintain and upgrade the schools
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
Feature | 19 May 2026
Schools left in darkness as municipal bills mount
Gauteng education department says schools must pay for electricity themselves
Brief | 12 May 2026
Collapsing asbestos classrooms force Cradock school closure
Parents doubt government promise to rebuild their school
Brief | 24 April 2026
How renting a photocopier helped destroy a school
A North West school owes over R600,000 after defaulting on rental agreements for two photocopiers and a phone system. Meanwhile 789 learners are left with broken toilets and crumbling classrooms
News | 23 April 2026
Untangling the red tape of crèche registration
City of Cape Town is trying to make the process easier for Early Childhood Development centres
News | 23 April 2026
Pit toilets: Eastern Cape parents take matters into their own hands
Parents at Good Hope Primary in Cofimvaba are building their own toilets
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Johnnie Isaac
News | 21 April 2026
In photos: School fire leaves hundreds of learners without classrooms
It was the second fire in a year at Riverlea Secondary School
Photo Essay | 8 April 2026
Ekurhuleni learners wade through sewage to get to class
OR Tambo Secondary School lacks classrooms and desks and now there’s a sewage problem
By Seth Thorne
News | 8 April 2026