Education
Death of five-year-old in pit latrine prompts debate about unregistered crèches
Crèche owners say registration is difficult and they get no help
News | 14 September 2021
Children’s book aims to give learners hope during the Covid-19 pandemic
More than 25,000 learners on the Cape Flats participate in the launch of Yola and the Trusted Crown for International Literacy Day
Text and Photos by Ashraf Hendricks
News | 8 September 2021
Users must check if a taxi is safe, insists Transport MEC after crash at Parliament
Taxi in which several children were injured was overloaded, unroadworthy and unlicensed, and the driver had no licence either
News | 8 September 2021
Activists welcome release of scholar transport policy in KZN
Learners with disabilities attending public schools are included
Brief | 1 September 2021
Parents demand more classrooms so learners can return to school full time
The rural school in Limpopo only has two brick classrooms, five mobile classrooms and a zinc sheet classroom for 353 learners
Brief | 27 August 2021
Crucial services lost because of library vandals
Several libraries in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro were unable to reopen in August even for a limited service
Brief | 25 August 2021
Over 20 learners injured as taxi crashes into barrier at Parliament
It is alleged that the taxi was overcrowded and the driver and vehicle were unlicensed
News | 20 August 2021
Teachers demand KZN education department pay them, fill vacant posts
SADTU: “As we speak more than 1,203 substitute teachers have either not been paid or told not to come back to school”
Brief | 18 August 2021
Durban parents demand schools close after learner dies of Covid
Protest follows death of 12-year-old Kaitlyn Pillay. Education expert warns of “dire” cost to children of closing schools.
News | 17 August 2021