Education
Schools threaten to shut down if government doesn’t build a new one
“Officials promised us heaven and earth”
News | 4 February 2020
Khayelitsha man makes lamps from plastic bottles
Siphamandla Ntshewula hopes his invention will help learners study
Brief | 31 January 2020
Some immigrant children are still being turned away from schools
In spite of assurances from Home Affairs and Basic Education, children without documents are still battling
News | 30 January 2020
Building stalled at yet another Eastern Cape school
Matric pass rates plummet, drop-out rates rise
News | 29 January 2020
He studied for matric in a one-room shack shared with four others - and got 7 distinctions
Siyamthanda Mtyeku sometimes only had one meal a day
News | 29 January 2020
Brilliant matriculant can’t go to university - because she’s Zimbabwean
Triphin Mudzvengi got seven distinctions and wants to study civil engineering
News | 28 January 2020
Parents, learners shut down Port Elizabeth school
Construction delayed after Eastern Cape education department fails to pay building contractors
News | 27 January 2020
Protest shuts down overcrowded school
Parents demand temporary classrooms to accommodate learners who were sent home
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 24 January 2020
R77 million school construction project stalled since 2018
Public Works says Eastern Cape Education Department has not been paying bills
News | 24 January 2020