Education
Parents fear for children’s safety at this crumbling school
Mntla Primary consists of prefabs from the 1980s
News | 30 October 2023
Cable theft and shootings force Cape Town libraries to close
But the people who work at the libraries in Hanover Park and Bellville are determined to continue creating safe spaces for their communities
News | 23 October 2023
Right to Read campaign launches in Makhanda
Civil society and teachers join forces to make early-grade literacy a national priority
Brief | 20 October 2023
KZN teachers march for safety at schools
“Some of our colleagues have been brutally murdered while at the workplace”
Brief | 13 October 2023
Every Saturday this small shack turns into a vibrant children’s book club
Philippi resident Sindeka Mandoyi started the Chosi-chosi book club in 2019 to share her passion for reading
News | 13 October 2023
Children in the Eastern Cape are not being fed enough at school
Some schools are not getting even the minimum funding from the National School Nutrition Programme
By Sonia A. Rao and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
News | 28 September 2023
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