Education
Eastern Cape schools battle low learner numbers and teacher shortages
The education department wants to close some of these schools. But parents say they can’t afford transport fees to other schools.
News | 8 August 2024
QwaQwa 12-year-old wins international dance championship
Thato Mkwanazi from Phuthaditjhaba nabs the World Dance Masters line dance title in England
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 6 August 2024
Khayelitsha parents desperate to find special needs schools for their children
Some children are on a waiting list for years
News | 1 August 2024
Government contractor misses yet another deadline on R123-million Gauteng school
Construction of the project started in 2022 to accommodate the school’s 1,200 learners
Brief | 23 July 2024
Makhanda learners demand maths teacher
Mary Waters Secondary School learners have been protesting since Monday
Brief | 17 July 2024
Thousands of special needs learners still not placed at schools
Parents of children with disabilities protested in May, demanding that government do more to help their children
News | 5 June 2024
State neglect of young children leads to lifelong damage
Only about one in four early learning programmes get subsidies, and that funding is only R17 per child per day and has not increased since 2019
By Liz McGregor
News | 21 May 2024
Huge march to Parliament for better schools
Presidency and Department of Basic Education commit to respond to demands by Equal Education
By Liezl Human
Brief | 10 May 2024
At last, Ma Rosey can feed the 30 children in her care
Just R2,500 a month has made all the difference to this Mthatha crèche
By Liz McGregor
News | 7 May 2024