Education
Half a school has had to shut down because the Eastern Cape education department has failed to fix it
Classrooms are in such a bad state that learners are in danger
News | 19 January 2022
Rural Limpopo parents battle to keep their school open
They are worried their children will have to walk too far if the school is closed but the provincial education department says it has applied for scholar transport
Brief | 17 January 2022
Protesting Orange Farm residents want special needs school converted to a mainstream one
Parents complain that learners living in the nearby informal settlement have to cross the busy Golden Highway to get to school
News | 14 January 2022
Over 32,000 late school applications, says Western Cape Education Department
And more coming!
News | 13 January 2022
JHB parents queue to place their children in schools
MEC Lesufi says number of unplaced learners is down to 700 this year compared to 35,000 last year
News | 12 January 2022
Teachers threaten strike after Limpopo government slashes allowance
Allowance to educators in remote schools to be stopped in January
News | 10 December 2021
Qunu residents’ hopes dashed by failed government project
Government’s R8-million Integrated Energy Centre has not lived up to any of its promises
News | 2 December 2021
Researchers surveyed schools in a Gauteng township. This is what they found
Activists launch campaign against overcrowding
News | 29 November 2021
Young gardeners are building a fynbos corridor across the Cape Flats
Greenpop’s project aims to “bring Kirstenbosch” to schools
Photo Essay | 22 November 2021