Latest articles on Education Rights

Race and class still define our schools

Article Roger Southall - 11 Mar 2016

The education system continues to entrench elite advantage while the poor stay stuck on lower tiers.

Tertiary institutions must initiate change, not pacify donors

Article Sen Muller - 9 Mar 2016

The Rhodes Trust tries to mollify criticism of Cecil John Rhodes’s legacy while not offending its wealthy alumni and other donors.

Unisa profs step out of class to teach poor

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Feb 2016

Unisa lecturers have been taking free learning to the townships since 2009, helping to boost small businesses in impoverished communities.

Pupils who ‘stood up for their rights’

Article Lucas Siphelo Ndabeni & Kedebone Legoale - 23 May 2014

For Khayelitsha learners, their recent protests against deprivation became a story of hope.

Independent schools score victory

Article Faranaaz Veriava & Comment Author - 21 Jun 2013

Constitutional Court judgment clarifies the state’s obligations and role in providing subsidies.

‘A cappella moments’ in Katlehong

Article bogdan TagDiv - 10 Mar 2013

The lessons that emerge from high-achieving disadvantaged schools should be commonplace

Angie’s new school norms a slap in the face

Article bogdan TagDiv - 11 Jan 2013

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

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

Article bogdan TagDiv - 30 Nov 2012

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

Rich school, poor school – the great divide persists

Article Faranaaz Veriava & Comment Author - 28 Sep 2012

Urgent steps are needed to address shoddy school infrastructure that leads to below-par results.

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Near Makhanda in the Eastern Cape in the village of Salem is a cricket pitch that is said to be the oldest in the country. Watered by blood and trauma, rolled with frontier nostalgia and contemporary paranoia, how does it play?

Coronavirus

Three million jobs lost and hunger surging amid Covid-19 crisis — survey

Sarah Smit - 15 Jul 2020

Income shocks and the breakdowns in social protection schemes have had consequences for hunger and food insecurity in South Africa

National

Police respond to rural water protests with bullets

anna majavu - 14 Jul 2020

The coronavirus has hit the Eastern Cape hard, but many rural areas in the province still have no clean water for hand washing, forcing residents to break lockdown regulations to protest

Press Releases

Motoring

New Bentley Bentayga – The definitive luxury SUV

special reports - 15 Jul 2020

The Bentayga combines the abilities of a performance grand tourer with a luxury limousine, a spacious family car and an off-roader

Special Reports

Galaxy A21s captures imagination of the youth

special reports - 15 Jul 2020

Samsung's latest Galaxy A devices are loved by their users and provide a range of awesome features that are truly important to them

Special Reports

SafetyWallet and First Aid Level 1

special reports - 15 Jul 2020

Basic First Aid is an industry standard and it is the basic requirement in working environments that employers need to have in place

Special Reports

Yvonne Chetty: a passion for an efficient public sector and mentoring

special reports - 13 Jul 2020

'Being affiliated to a professional body such as SAICA makes providing expert guidance and support to my colleagues that much easier'

Special Reports

Full-time Johannesburg-based CEO required for HI HOPES

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

An entrepreneurial, business-minded, impact-driven individual is sought to lead the organisation as it looks to scale and grow

Special Reports

Balwin properties and Absa launch South Africa’s first green home loan

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

Balwin Properties’ Edge registration of over 16 000 units was a global first, covering more homes than any single property developer in the world to date

Special Reports

Young professional gets a career boost from PSETA

Staff Reporter - 8 Jul 2020

SAICA makes ongoing efforts to encourage the professionalisation of financial offices in private and public sector organisations

Special Reports

Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

The combination of limited access to quality soap and a lack of knowledge of how to properly wash hands is a challenge in many vulnerable communities