Education
Thousands march to call for justice for raped child
Still no arrests after seven-year-old raped in Eastern Cape in October
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik, Sandiso Phaliso, Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 1 April 2025
Today is the deadline for ending pit latrines in schools. Here’s how government has done
Minister says 93% of identified pit toilets eradicated
By Liezl Human
News | 31 March 2025
Limpopo Education Department set to miss pit toilets deadline
Some Rivubye High School learners prefer to use bushes
By Thembi Siaga
News | 27 March 2025
Open Book Youth Fest kicks off in Langa
Showcasing a range of mostly children’s books, the festival is set to run until next week
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 19 March 2025
We cannot afford to scrap R10-billion budget for Early Childhood Development
February’s postponed budget speech would have announced increased ECD subsidies
Opinion | 11 March 2025
COSAS marches on education department and calls for minister to resign
Raft of demands handed over
Brief | 7 March 2025
No-fee school sends learners home for not paying donations
Alfonso Arries Primary School in Gqeberha said parents took a decision to donate R100 per child to fix the crumbling school
Brief | 28 February 2025
Chaos outside Cape Town schools as parents demand places for their children
Parents say their children are subjected to poor learning conditions at Solomon Mahlangu Primary School
By Vincent Lali
News | 20 February 2025
Over 100 learners squeeze into one room at this overcrowded school
Ketlane Primary School in Limpopo says its pleas for help from the provincial education department have gone unanswered
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 20 February 2025