The justice and constitutional development department hosted a dialogue for school-goers on constitutional education in Parliament on Monday.
A $65-million contract was awarded to US-based Bridge International Academies – but the move has drawn international and local criticism.
Children are doomed to fail if they are denied a good teacher, parental support and an early start on their education.
Many parents are deterred from enrolling their children at ECD facilities because of prohibitive costs.
Gauteng’s Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says those who thought education was only for the privileged will soon be shamed.
Opposition MPs have taken the basic education minister to task in Parliament after she praised the state of South Africa’s "well-resourced" schools.
The department insists it released the document, despite no evidence of it being in the public domain.
A damning report held back from the public highlights the extent of cronyism and the influence of unions in filling education positions.
The roll-out of an innovative ICT project is seeing remarkable results but what comes next?
Minister Jeff Radebe has written a detailed article defending President Jacob Zuma’s achievements. Africa Check fact-checked his claims.
A teacher’s organisation and two NGOs say that hundreds of thousands of children in KwaZulu-Natal walk long distances to and from school.
I do not want to follow the hordes by analyzing or disputing its truths and half-truths of Verashni Pillay’s column.
Bolstering a weak life orientation curriculum is proposed as one of the ways of preventing abuse, including rape, in classrooms.
The distances the kids next door have to cover to get to school are lost on Zuma, who is blindly feathering his nest, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
A 16-year-old Islamic pupil writes about her school experience, which is different from the average, and how we can go about changing education.
Education experts fear a new proposal not to advance those who do not pass grades in the final phase will be counterproductive.
The head of the professional teachers’ organisation says it is time to take a hard look at educators’ content knowledge and methodology.
The Limpopo education department faces increased pressure after a report revealed 50% of next year’s books are yet to be acquired.
Publishers bemoan the impossibly tight deadlines imposed by the education department, which compromises academic quality.
Two pupils from an inner-city school in Johannesburg tell how bullies use weapons to instil fear in pupils and certain teachers.
A series of comment pieces the M&G is launching will allow pupils to publicly contribute to the debate about South Africa’s education system.
A report shows a stark difference between enrolment for primary and secondary schools, with the latter showing less than 50% in many countries.
The longer-term approach to ending violence against women and children has to pay attention to the development of our children, writes Catherine Ward.
The report on matric reform by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga’s task team presents her with a political headache.
Along with better access to health services and reducing child marriage, education can save many lives.
According to government, Section27’s Limpopo textbook case is very close to being resolved and should not even have reached the high court.
Basic education’s new infrastructure norms do not deal with issues of capacity and accountability.
The results of the last national exams show the country’s education system is improving, says Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga.
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille understands the problems bedevilling the education sector, says Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga.
Not one of Alapha Secondary School’s 20 pupils passed their 2012 matric exams and is only one example of the dire state of South Africa’s schools.
An estimated 1.5-million pupils in South Africa are not at school – and it is not difficult to see why.
Moves to discredit Equal Education tend to mobilise civil society rather than weaken it, writes Faranaaz Veriava.