Education Costs
latest news & developmentsInvesting in education: The case for independent schools in SA
Investing in education across the continent is becoming vital
Race and class still define our schools
The education system continues to entrench elite advantage while the poor stay stuck on lower tiers.
Protesting TUT students clash with security guards
Student protests continued after NSFAS announced it did not have sufficient funds to assist all qualifying students at South Africa’s universities.
Nzimande lambasted over lack of funds for poor students
Wits University’s SRC leader says the state has an obligation to see that the country’s best minds have the opportunity to study.
Budget: We have heard your pleas, says Gordhan
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s final Budget speech before elections in May is a masterplan to please the masses.
KZN Education Department launches Subject Advisory Committees
A new initiative byt the KZN education department aims to improve matric results and foster teacher growth.
Major boost for distance learning
Projected student numbers for the future demand a rethink of the traditional teaching model of universities, writes Victoria John.
Battle for books rages in the courts
Litigation is increasingly being used to force the government to provide the basics needed in schools, writes Victoria John
The pricey problem of varsity
Tertiary education is expensive and many who aspire to be students are forced to apply for study loans, such as those offered by banks.
ANC emphasises importance of education for SA
The African National Congress (ANC) on Friday recommitted itself to free basic education and universal access to quality healthcare.
‘Poor will pay for free higher education’
The ANC’s Polokwane conference resolved that the government should progressively introduce free education for the poor up to undergraduate level.