The numbers tell a politically uncomfortable truth. A survey of all Grade 4 children in Makhanda’s no-fee public schools this year found that 51% of isiXhosa learners taught in English can read for meaning. However, for those taught in isiXhosa — despite it being their mother tongue and despite decades of policy emphasising the value […]
In November 2025, the R50 million Funda Uphumelele National Survey (FUNS) delivered the first comprehensive measurement of early-grade reading in all official languages. The findings confirmed what researchers suspected: only 31% of Grade 1 learners can identify 40 letter-sounds per minute — the minimum threshold for reading readiness. By Grade 3, 15% cannot read a […]
Lack of funds prevent provinces from carrying out their mandate to manage public library services
SA spends just 1.8% of its education budget on ECD: the damage shows
Children growing up in homes with many books receive three years more schooling than children from bookless homes, a study shows
Much attention is paid to the 81% of South Africa’s Grade 4s who cannot read for meaning. Leanne Kelly considers the stories of those from the ‘other 19%
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At Howard University, Dr. Sipho Sithole is reshaping global perspectives on Zulu culture — one classroom, conversation, and cultural exchange at a tim
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The student says that, after she was abused and belittled, instead of addressing the claims, the college launched disciplinary proceedings against her
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In their letter to Panyaza Lesufi, service providers outline serious irregularities in the National School Nutrition Programme tender process
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Signed 70 years ago, today’s Constitution was built on it, but not everything has been realised
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During the 2023-24 financial year, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape only built one school each
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If we want to equip the next generation to lead, innovate and collaborate in a complex world, we need to move beyond outdated models of education
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