A pastor and residents in informal settlements are opening their hearts to destitute children
Schools on farm and communal land are multigrade, resources are minimal and the lifestyle change is a shock
Stubborn parents and migration have seen thousands of students without schools at the beginning of the school year
Teens from outlying provinces brave the big city’s cruelties in the hope of bagging a prized university spot, knowing that nothing is certain
We went to Tshwane University of Technology to speak to students queuing to register for the 2018 academic year. Accommodation is one of the concerns.
But the ConCourt’s minority judgment said the court had ignored the dominance of English
Of the number of pupils who passed, 153 610 achieved bachelor, 161 333 diploma and 86 265 higher certificates passes
Angie Motshekga said what was especially heartening was that about 900 pupils who had mental disabilities managed to achieve bachelor passes.
The pass rate for the IEB matric class of 2017 has increased from 98.67% in 2016 to 98.76%. The results were released today.
Zuma announced in December that free education would be provided for poor and working class first-year students starting this year.