Education
Port Elizabeth parents shut down school in anger at education department
With a teacher-learner ratio of over 40 to 1, they accuse government of failing to listen to their requests for three additional teachers
Brief | 12 May 2017
Parents defend school from protesters
“We are fighting for development but we don’t want our infrastructure to be demolished by those with criminal intentions.”
News | 11 May 2017
What does it take to get the Eastern Cape Department of Education to fix a school?
Nearly three years later, a school damaged in a storm remains broken
News | 11 May 2017
Gauteng learners demand replacement of asbestos buildings
29 schools constructed of asbestos were supposed to be fixed by November 2016
News | 5 May 2017
Over 1,000 learners shut down PE school
Students accuse education department of failing to respond to their grievances
Brief | 5 May 2017
Parents burn tyres as they demand registration of school
“We tried to do things in the proper way, but nothing happened”
By Trevor Bohatch and Ashraf Hendricks
News | 4 May 2017
No respect for learners in farm schools
Fate of historic Grootkraal school hangs in the balance
Opinion | 4 May 2017
The school where children kneel on the floor and use chairs as desks
I would love to have my own desk, says grade one learner
News | 4 May 2017
Systemic “failure in Eastern Cape education”
Thousands march to education department in King William’s Town on Freedom Day
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and GroundUp Staff
News | 28 April 2017