Education
Learners sing for new bridge to cross treacherous river to school
Scholars from Solomon Mahlangu High and Aston Gontshi Primary protested on Friday
Brief | 19 July 2019
Dangerous and full pit latrines replaced at Khokhwane Primary
Gift of the Givers has built eight new toilets at the school
Brief | 19 July 2019
Community wins 20 year battle for school
Case goes to the heart of the fundamental rights of access to basic education guaranteed by the Constitution, says judge
Law | 18 July 2019
Parents protest after school hit by spate of robberies
Education MEC laments increasing burglaries in Western Cape schools
By Velani Ludidi and GroundUp Staff
News | 16 July 2019
Parents lock principal up in primary school
“We want each classroom to have 30 kids like in white schools” says community leader
By Vincent Lali
News | 11 July 2019
Mother’s daily battle to get her four children to school 40km away
“I want my children to get an education and not end up as waste pickers like myself,” says Zodwa Malatji
News | 9 July 2019
“There are only two pit toilets for the whole school,” says Limpopo learner
Premier announces R192-million spend to fix sanitation infrastructure backlog at 100 schools
Brief | 5 July 2019
Child-headed household faces bleak future
Siyanda Nyovane is head of his household and lives in a shack. The 19-year-old has kept himself and his younger brother in school for years
News | 2 July 2019
Equal Education pickets outside Eastern Cape State of the Province address
EE wants R4.3 million saved at this year’s official opening of the legislature to be allocated to fixing schools
Brief | 28 June 2019