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Education Activism

South Africa’s education system is broken and unequal, and must be fixed without further delay
Article
/ 25 February 2020

South Africa’s education system is broken and unequal, and must be fixed without further delay

The Amnesty International report found that the South African government continues to miss its own education upgrading targets

By Staff Reporter
Don’t drop the ball, for our children’s sake
Article
/ 10 May 2019

Don’t drop the ball, for our children’s sake

Conflicts and crises impede the implementation of the UN’s fourth sustainable development goal

By Refaat Sabbah
No tidy truths in the post-colony
Article
/ 26 April 2018

No tidy truths in the post-colony

Recent debate exposes both student activists’ and academics’ blind spots on decolonisation

By Mark Paterson
Important education lessons from Havana
Article
/ 13 October 2016

Important education lessons from Havana

Cuba’s education builds on cultural and national identity, parents’ involvement and multigrade schools.

By Staff Reporter
Unite both the head and the hand
Article
/ 12 April 2014

Unite both the head and the hand

We can overcome education models that still entrench social divisions.

By Enver Motala, Salim Vally and Enver Motala
Angie’s new school norms a slap in the face
Article
/ 11 January 2013

Angie’s new school norms a slap in the face

Long-awaited draft school infrastructure standards are a shocking disappointment, educationists say.

By Victoria John
ECape pupils: ‘Teachers hit us until our hands bleed’
Article
/ 30 November 2012

ECape pupils: ‘Teachers hit us until our hands bleed’

Horrendous hostel facilities, physical abuse by teachers and inconsistent recording of marks are some of the pupils’ complaints.

By Victoria John
History, a wise but ignored teacher
Article
/ 31 October 2012

History, a wise but ignored teacher

History is a means of peering into the past in order to get a sense of one’s present and who we are as a people, writes Mpho Moshe Matheolane.

By Mpho Moshe Matheolane
Age is no impediment to doing my job
Article
/ 20 July 2012

Age is no impediment to doing my job

Mduduzi Manana writes to Professor Peter Vale to say he is committed to delivering quality education in South Africa.

By Staff Reporter
Marching for equal education
Videos
/ 13 July 2012

Marching for equal education

This week Equal Education marched through the streets of Tembisa to mobilise the community in its fight for fair and quality education.

By Staff Reporter
Service provider denies dumping workbooks
Article
/ 5 July 2012

Service provider denies dumping workbooks

The culprits who dumped Limpopo school workbooks near a Limpopo dam were still unknown by the end of the week and the saga had only deepened.

By Bongani Nkosi
‘No textbooks? I’ll print them for you …’
Article
/ 5 July 2012

‘No textbooks? I’ll print them for you …’

Canny entrepreneur Zakes Ncanywa has offered study guides and cheap computers to a resource-starved town. Nick Mulgrew spent some time with him.

By Staff Reporter
KZN Education Budget
Article
/ 27 June 2012

KZN Education Budget

"Our core business as the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education is curriculum delivery in schools," says MEC for Education Senzo Mchunu.

By Mail Guardian Correspondent
Talk to us instead, says minister
Article
/ 22 June 2012

Talk to us instead, says minister

Litigation distracts the basic education department, it argues — but NGOs say dire school conditions force them to approach the courts.

By Bongani Nkosi
Fighting all odds: A young South African inspires
Videos
/ 11 June 2012

Fighting all odds: A young South African inspires

Khethelo Xulu had to fight for his education, now he wants to fight for others. This year’s 200 South Africans will be revealed on June 22.

By Staff Reporter
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Analysis
/ 17 May 2012

Forcing politicians to use public services will make a difference

In a letter to the president and the DA, the national co-ordination committee of the national Imbizo asks politicians to start using public services.

By Staff Reporter
‘I want my friends to stay in school’
Videos
/ 16 March 2012

‘I want my friends to stay in school’

Haunted by his mother’s unemployment and alcoholism, teenage photographer Morgan Faku is driven to document the fate of Alexandra’s school dropouts.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 1 October 2010

Education yellow cards could go red

More than two months after delivering "yellow cards" to government education activists Equal Education are yet to receive any response.

By Ryan Hoffmann

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