Education
Early childhood development programmes should be part of free basic education
Only a third of children in SA are enrolled in ECD programmes
Opinion | 28 September 2023
The Education Minister promised all schools would have a library by 29 November - but there’s no chance that deadline will be met
Three quarters of public schools still don’t have libraries, in spite of a 2013 promise
By Sonia A. Rao
News | 21 September 2023
Simple games help children learn to read
Even a cereal box can be a useful teaching tool
By Liezl Human
Brief | 19 September 2023
This is what we can do to end the reading crisis
As the November 2023 deadline looms, 70% of public schools still don’t have libraries
Opinion | 7 September 2023
Learners’ complaints ignored at crumbling Tsakane school
“Every toilet has a crack,” says J.E Malepe Secondary learner Samkelo Mthethwa
Brief | 5 September 2023
Hopes pinned on Dr Naledi Mbude to turn around South Africa’s abysmal reading scores
Mbude is now Deputy Director-General for Special Projects including African language education, seen by many as a key to improving child literacy
News | 15 August 2023
VIDEO: This school was made from eco-bricks
This might be the country’s first such school
News | 14 August 2023
Checkmate: Gugulethu chess coach shares her passion with youth
Gugulethu Chess College under-11 team to go to provincial tournament
News | 4 August 2023
Teachers quit Eastern Cape school after accusations of violence against learners
Ngqeleni Junior Secondary School has been short of 14 teachers since March
News | 2 August 2023