Education

Thieves steal children’s musical instruments from Khayelitsha school

Trumpets, saxophones, trombones and keyboards taken from a container store

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News | 21 November 2019

Protest at school after two educators dismissed for awarding fraudulent marks

“They acted dishonestly and we abide by the decision” says WCED spokesperson

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News | 14 November 2019

Makhanda High Court orders MEC to improve sanitation in school

Judgment follows six years of petitioning Department of Education for new toilets

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News | 13 November 2019

“Even the rats don’t feel safe in this school”

Port Elizabeth school battles gangs, neglect

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News | 13 November 2019

Barred from school by high transport costs

Cottonlands parents demand their own high school

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News | 12 November 2019

75-year-old SHAWCO to cut back activity after funding cuts

But medical projects will continue

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Brief | 11 November 2019

Parents close down Port Elizabeth school

Protesters demand better infrastructure and security

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News | 6 November 2019

GroundUp reporter threatened at school

Investigation into corruption annoys teachers

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News | 1 November 2019

Learners march through Cape Town, demanding safer schools

Call for Western Cape Education Department to create safety committees

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News | 26 October 2019

Cable theft leaves matriculants in the dark

Learners study on the lawn outside the Lwandle library after power was lost

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Brief | 24 October 2019

KZN education department agrees in court to publish scholar transport policy

Equal Education has campaigned since 2014 to get clarity on school transport in the province

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Brief | 23 October 2019

Children of immigrants must be in school, says Minister of Home Affairs

“Send them to school. We’ll look at the documentation later”

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News | 23 October 2019

Eastern Cape learners demand basic infrastructure for schools

Students doubt the education department will meet its 2020 deadline for norms and standards

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Brief | 18 October 2019

After fatal stabbing, parents demand end to “bombing ritual” at school

Hershel Fynn was stabbed to death on Tuesday at Eastwood Secondary

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News | 17 October 2019

Dozens of Eastern Cape school upgrades abandoned

Lack of accountability leads to wasteful expenditure and mismanagement, says activist

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News | 11 October 2019

Angry learners disrupt schooling in Mfuleni

Fairdale High School learners want to move to their new school urgently

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Brief | 9 October 2019