Education
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
PE parents demand shutdown of schools
Department reiterates that only the national cabinet can close schools
Brief | 23 July 2020
Two schools torched in protest for land
“They are threatening our future. This year is already hard with Covid-19” says matric student
News | 23 July 2020