Education

Can you spell the word that decided this Joburg Spelling Bee competition?

Dozens of learners from inner-city schools competed in the 2nd Windybrow Arts Centre Spelling Bee competition

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Brief | 26 August 2024

King promises to help as extortion hits Mthatha schools

Syndicate closing down businesses and schools

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News | 21 August 2024

Learners being taught under trees as Limpopo school waits for classrooms to be fixed

Classroom block was destroyed by wind three years ago

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Brief | 14 August 2024

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.

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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

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Brief | 6 August 2024

Khayelitsha parents desperate to find special needs schools for their children

Some children are on a waiting list for years

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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

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Brief | 23 July 2024

Makhanda learners demand maths teacher

Mary Waters Secondary School learners have been protesting since Monday

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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

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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

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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

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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

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News | 7 May 2024

Millions owed to scholar transport providers in Eastern Cape

Total shutdown avoided after transport department promises to pay by 15 May, but disruptions reported in some areas

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Brief | 2 May 2024

Equal Education takes education department to court over unplaced learners

EE says learners’ constitutional rights have been infringed

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Brief | 29 April 2024

14 years after court order, government starts building special school in Makhanda

Amasango Career School’s permanent premises to be completed by 2027

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Brief | 29 April 2024

Hollywood star joins yoga classes for Lavender Hill learners

Lesley-Ann Brandt helped raise money for Levana Primary School

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Brief | 25 April 2024