Congratulations to the matric class of 2024, but systemic changes are needed to create a fair and just education system
The investigation originates from a complaint lodged by Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane in September 2020
Links have been found between the procurement manager and beneficiaries of lucrative tenders
The Centre for Development and Enterprise has estimated that South Africa will need 456,000 teachers by 2025 for the country to offer quality education
Petrus Sedibe is linked to nonprofit organisations that applied for funding totalling more than R12.6 million
A portion of the government’s revenue overrun, the result of the commodity boom, will be used to pay provincial employees
Which schools and districts improved and which didn’t? Our complete guide to the 2021 matric results.
Some principals do not have the skills to compile bullying reports; others fear being victimised. This has led to children battling the scourge alone
The council told the Human Rights Commission that “systemic gaps” and weak controls mean teachers found guilty of offences could still be found in the system
Audit firm PwC said R500-million irregular expenditure incurred by the Free State education department is related to an unsolicited bid by the Kagiso Shanduka Trust to improve schools
The Eldorado Park school that chased Lesufi away four years ago is still in limbo without a permanent principal and infrastructure is deteriorating
It’s no good complaining about your child’s school if you don’t participate in the school governing body elections
New regulations give direction on what sanctions should be imposed on disgraceful teachers, including lifetime bans for serious offences
Some think that putting women in sticky situations when they reach the top is setting them up for failure, but the opposite could be true
The Free State education department and a special needs school have failed to enrol a pupil
in class despite a court ordering them to do so
Because of the government’s indecisiveness, we have missed the boat on charting new territory for learning
Unions have welcomed the suspension of three senior officials in KZN’s department of education for mismanagement of a sanitary-pads distribution project
The state rapidly put in place a solution for the emergency provision of water, but it has been hampered by the shortage, and cost, of water tankers
The way in which Angie Motshekga has handled the reopening of schools has caused many people to lose confidence in her
These include improving teachers’ knowledge and pay, and teaching in the mother tongue
The obsessive drive by provincial departments of education to be ranked the best performing province in the matric exams is dangerous and risks compromising the value of education in the South African public school system. MECs for education downplay this as “healthy competition” but I’ve covered the release of matric results for long enough now […]
Expediture on infrastructure by the province’s education department is only 24% of the budget
Polly Boshielo, the Limpopo MEC for education, has committed to eliminating pit toilets in the province by the end of this financial year
School district officials and principals can achieve great results if they collaborate meaningfully
The Eastern Cape department of education has agreed to provide transport to pupils who are walking 10km or more to school
South Africa’s schools must be able to produce youth ready for the fouth industrial revolution
Needless confrontations are pitting young people against those who try to take education forward
When the application process was opened in April, approximately 300 000 people applied
The basic education departments cannot afford to replace or refurbish schools burnt in protests
Our readers write in about unlocking youth power and the evolution of the school curriculum
‘The department of education’s plan to make history compulsory for every learner throughout their schooling career is to be applauded’
Initiatives to tackle South Africa’s reading crisis must take the country’s realities into account