If the annual national assessments are to be believed, SA has the fastest developing education system in the world – a highly unlikely conclusion.
The Annual National Assessment results show that grade nine pupils scored on average a shocking 13% in maths.
Horrendous hostel facilities, physical abuse by teachers and inconsistent recording of marks are some of the pupils’ complaints.
They’ve just won a major legal victory, but for Equal Education the battle has only begun.
Delegates at a civil society conference have heard that the sexualisation of minors is out of control.
The doyenne of women’s magazines entertains with an unabashed autobiography
A video by Equal Education succinctly summarises the crisis facing schools in South Africa, and their plans to take Angie Motshekga to court.
The province says putting furniture in schools is difficult without sufficient funds.
A R60-million "African solution for an African problem" is set to benefit two-million pupils across South Africa over the next three years.
The DA hopes to deliver more than 600 letters to President Jacob Zuma from Limpopo pupils, asking him to provide better resources for their education.