Education

Protest shuts down overcrowded school

Parents demand temporary classrooms to accommodate learners who were sent home

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Brief | 24 January 2020

R77 million school construction project stalled since 2018

Public Works says Eastern Cape Education Department has not been paying bills

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News | 24 January 2020

Township schools run sports events in the street

MEC tells schools to apply for Lottery funding

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Brief | 24 January 2020

Fifteen-year wait for KwaNobuhle bridge finally over

Construction underway on a new bridge where dozens of learners cross river daily

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Brief | 24 January 2020

Are our matric results really improving?

A close look at the statistics raises troubling questions

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Analysis | 22 January 2020

Learners sent home after municipality cuts water supply to Pietermaritzburg school

School ran up bill of R2 million, says municipality

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Brief | 21 January 2020

Experts lukewarm on exams in isiXhosa and Sesotho

Support for policy but concerns with implementation

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News | 20 January 2020

Court decision is major victory for Eastern Cape learners

Makhanda High Court declares new school admission policy unconstitutional

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Law | 20 January 2020

Nine hundred Upington learners start school without any toilets at all

Mobile toilets company refuses to bring back toilets because owner says he has not been paid

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Brief | 15 January 2020

50 to a class in Bishop Lavis primary school

Community and school come together to instill “values” in children

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Brief | 15 January 2020

Residents demand transport for learners who walk up to 9km

Department promises emergency transport this week

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Brief | 13 January 2020

Learners demand toilets and water for Limpopo schools

Department claims construction at schools will start January 2020

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Brief | 13 December 2019

At last! Toilets for Sidubi Poort Junior Secondary School

Lecturer read GroundUp story and contacted donors

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Brief | 4 December 2019

Motshekga gets poor rating from Equal Education after six months

“People’s appraisal” held outside minister’s Pretoria office

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News | 3 December 2019

Immigrant child barred from school for lack of documents

School’s action directly contradicts instructions of ministers of Home Affairs and of Basic Education

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Brief | 3 December 2019

PE school fears further vandalism and theft during holidays

School says it has spent thousands of rand to repair damages

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News | 25 November 2019