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The increase in learners is exacerbated by people relocating to Gauteng, and private-public partnerships are required to address overcrowding. File photo
BASIC EDUCATION

Gauteng needs 200 more schools, says education MEC Chiloane

During the 2023-24 financial year, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape only built one school each

  • Umamah Bakharia
3 min read
Basic education minister, Siviwe Gwarube. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo)
BACKLOG OF INFRASTRUCTURE

Equal Education slams Gwarube over claim that 90% of schools now in a better condition

According to the department of basic education, 93% of 3 372 pit latrines have been replaced with appropriate sanitation facilities

  • Umamah Bakharia
4 min read
The panel was moderated by Robert Shivambu (far left) and included, from left, Elijah Mhlanga from the DBE, Matakanye Matakanya of the NASGB, education activist Ayanda Makebenge, Shenilla Mohamed of Amnesty International South Africa, and Samantha Brener of Section27. (Amnesty International)
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SOUTH AFRICA

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

  • Staff Reporter
7 min read
ACCELERATED SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY INITIATIVE

Build co-operation into school sector

Streamlined delivery chains are needed, as is the ability to construct safe infrastructure

  • Eddie Rakabe
6 min read