COMMENT: The disaster regulations mandated zero-rating for some websites. Now it is time to expand this access
We need to ingrain values of equality in education, businesses, society broadly and religious groups to see people
Project-based learning, where learners find solutions in groups, builds sustainable livelihoods
The first investigation into the maths paper two leak is expected to be concluded by the end of November.
The assumption of digital fluency for staff and students threatens a socially just education system
Mental illness carries a stigma, but with the publication of her book, Dr Ngcobo sheds light on living with bipolar disorder in an attempt to end judgment and educate people
A slew of recent attacks in the country means sending your child to school can be a life or death decision
The education sector should use the opportunity of Covid-19 to address its challenges strategically
The coronavirus crisis unwrapped itself as a surprising gift for university educators
Given Covid-19, the ensuing lockdown, and the number of school days lost, the odds have been stacked against this year’s matrics. But our country’s children have previously shown us just how resilient they are
The same government that talks about being in service of ‘our people fails poor, black children whose only dream is to receive an education
The smartphone is a crucial tool for enabling lifelong learning and has the potential to democratise education, particularly with internet penetration and access to data both continuing to rise
The bust of Matikweni Nkuna at Tshwane University of Technology is an example of how we should honour those who fought for equal access to education
The privilege-protecting systems we use for grading universities are simply poor science
As a child, Mokhudu Machaba had to cross a flooded river on her way to school in rural Limpopo. She fell pregnant at 15 but returned to complete her matric and found employment as a domestic worker to pay for her tertiary education. The dedicated educator, who has been shortlisted for the Global Teacher Prize talks to Lucas Ledwaba
Providing effective, population-scale family support and 21st century transformative education is a nonnegotiable if we are to have any chance of eradicating violence, poverty, and inequality.
New lecturers and researchers need guidance on achieving targets, or risk being thrown into the deep end without being taught how to swim
Learning to teach takes on new forms under the Covid-19 regulations
On Monday, 5 October — World Teachers Day — we recalled the teachers who helped us become the people we are today
Parents think it benefits children to lose their African language, but it leaves them lost instead
How many times should we be outraged before real action is taken to prevent, and not just address, the scourge of sexual abuse in schools?
The schools rationalisation programme is two decades old, but is still plagued by inconsistencies
Only a few households have access to the internet and students and learners , but educators can find ways to improve reading for meaning and digital knowledge
Though it’s based in fact and measurement, science teaching needn’t only foreground individuals, but can situate itself in a web of knowledge and try to lower barriers to learning
Schools in Kenya will reopen only in 2021. Meanwhile, children are getting their education on the streets, through becoming involved in petty crime
Reopening of schools seems to be less about the teachers, parents and students and more about desperate attempts to rescue our failing and unsustainable capitalist economy
The latest, unscientific decision to close schools again won’t help poor students. Strategies must be identified to help learners stay in school
Economically disadvantaged students suffer most from disrupted education, but they also have the most to contribute to lessening inequality when we build the new normal
Loneliness can seem like a hopeless hole that increases anxiety, depression, fears or thoughts of suicide
Because of the government’s indecisiveness, we have missed the boat on charting new territory for learning
Schooling is stuck in the 1950s, but technology must be blended with the basics of education
Just what they’ll learn or be taught will be outside the curriculum, which may have to happen later