Education
These learners are not getting school meals because transport to school costs too much
School in Limpopo says at least 40 of its learners need scholar transport to collect meals
News | 2 September 2020
Villagers have to carry their dead over a “dangerous” river
Children stay away from school when rains fill the river
News | 1 September 2020
Thousands of long-term child centre jobs on the line
Early childhood development centres countrywide protest for assistance from Social Development Minister
News | 21 August 2020
This Grade 11 learner walks 20 km to and from school daily
“By the time they get to school, they are tired, thirsty and hungry from walking”
News | 18 August 2020
Poor quality food being given to learners, say activists
Angie Motshekga’s school feeding report slammed
News | 6 August 2020
R300,000 lotto grant for school comes to naught because of criminals
“They only left stumps of goalposts,” says primary school principal
Brief | 5 August 2020
Eight provincial ministers miss court deadline for school feeding scheme reports
Nutritional needs of millions of children at stake
Law | 4 August 2020
Unregistered ECD principals plead with government
“Some of our teachers are resorting to occupying vacant land because they have no money to pay rent”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 31 July 2020
Education spending is falling. The Covid-19 budget has slashed it further
Yet schools are essential to the Covid-19 response
By Julia Chaskalson, Hopolang Selebalo and Daniel McLaren
Opinion | 31 July 2020