Report portrays 'a tragic picture' of SA's education system

By the age of eight, children from the poorest 80% of households in South Africa are already far behind the school performance of the richest 20%.

Bullets and books

Violent conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa have choked the growth of literacy in the region, a major Unesco report released this week says.

The cost of not saving for your child's education

University costs for current grade ones will be over R160 000 by 2024.

Private good; public not so bad

Critics need to take a more holistic view of the matric results.

Education officials visit Gauteng schools

Education department officials were visiting various schools in Gauteng on Wednesday morning as pupils began a new school year.

‘Rural children just need a chance to be world beaters’

Trying to build a nation on second languages will destroy developmental goals and SA should strive for mother tongue education.

Africa’s health up in smoke

The continent’s reliance on biomass has lethal results, report says.

Time to get "Real"

Wits' prestigious EPU has relaunched itself by announcing a new research focus - the relationship between education and the labour market.

Old-fashioned? Good!

Children in the foundation phase need teachers who they get to know, who they can relate to and who can give them more than instruction.

Where is the public outcry?

The threat posed by adult illiteracy is a threat to democracy itself.

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