Education
Learner suspended for wearing religious bracelet
“He has taken off the bracelet but he is not allowed to attend classes” says mother
Brief | 6 February 2019
Mfuleni schools shut down as unplaced learners protest
Education department says enrolments in Western Cape have increased by more than 18,000
By Vincent Lali, Masixole Feni and GroundUp Staff
News | 4 February 2019
Grade 10 learner sells his paintings to pay for school
Innocent Mukanyima wants to finish school before becoming a professional artist
News | 31 January 2019
School gets toilets after GroundUp report
Pretoria company donates 16 dry toilets to Pietermaritzburg school
Brief | 30 January 2019
School hit with half-a-million rand water bill
Neighbours tapped into school’s supply
News | 28 January 2019
In photos: Bonteheuwel schools show their athletics skills
Usually in the news because of its gang crime, these photos show a happier, more hopeful side of this neighbourhood
Photo Essay | 25 January 2019
How the SKA is helping South Africa
Northern Cape towns benefit from one of the world’s largest astronomy projects
By Elsabé Brits
Science | 24 January 2019
Learners sit on the floor at overcrowded Masiphumelele school
“This community is growing every day and can no longer cope with just one primary school”
News | 23 January 2019
Western Cape Education Department says test results have improved across grades
Standardised tests measure language and maths abilities
Brief | 22 January 2019