Parents need to feel empowered and have sufficient knowledge about what is happening in schools are better able to advocate for their children’s rights and champion their education
The World Economic Forum report provides a pessimistic outlook for women’s rights, including economic participation and opportunity, education, health and political empowerment
Learners must be given a breadth of skills, beyond literacy and numeracy, to prepare them for an ever-changing world
Despite our fears of National Health Insurance NHI being driven by fears of corruption and limited state capacity, the issue of equal access to healthcare for all cannot be dismissed by the fear of what the 16% may lose
The social media trend of encouraging students to recite answers or educational content has both advantages and drawbacks. It can enhance participation and memory retention but limits critical thinking, understanding and application of knowledge
Maths should be taught in a way that connects learning to real-life problems
Redistributive policies to reduce racial inequality should focus on achieving equality of opportunity, which can only be done by fixing our disastrous education system
An outreach programme aimed at boosting participation in STEM subjects in Limpopo has highlighted the concerns and dreams of the next generation
We are born into a world of forced choices and the feeling that something is missing haunts us
Mbah Javis’s platform provides students with academic content including flashcards, past exam questions and an AI study assistant
The inequality in services provided is a legacy of apartheid
The government must prioritise providing quality education to all so no child is left behind and reverse the shocking lack of resources and school drop-out rate
Schools do have the responsibility to assume some of the parents’ responsibilities but does not seek to replace the role of parents
The president conceded the country could not claim to respect human rights if it did not ensure equal access to land, housing, food, water, healthcare and education
The MEC of education in the Free State led with passion, was a pillar of the community and a driver for progress
Non-profit agency believes creative and innovative skills development will improve employment chances and entrepreneurship among the youth
Accessible anywhere on any device, Nelson Mandela University’s Yebo Tutor aims to raise maths and science education levels
Lecturers need to work with ChatGPT — it is not going away and the bad points can be managed
The president said the new three-stream model that offers more choices and better guidance would help address the school drop-out rate
One concern is the poor pass rate in maths and a growing number of learners drop to the easier subject of maths literacy.
The Taliban has eroded the rights of women. But Afghans are not taking the regime’s draconian policies lying down, and nor should the rest of the world
The need for home-grown, evidence-informed education programmes has never been more pressing
The attack on the university’s vice-chancellor, Professor Sakhele Buhlungu, has led to calls for urgent action
‘It is imperative that young people in Africa are motivated to learn physics and be part of big science projects’
Not only has South Africa signed various international conventions, its own Constitution gives children this right
My father had to fake his address to get me into a school. Now suburban decay has made me find another school for my children
Rural areas struggle to retain senior healthcare professionals, but health workers who grew up in rural towns can plug the gap.
We are experiencing a skills crisis that is as catastrophic and urgent as the public infrastructure crisis, and yet it mostly goes unnoticed
The leadership needs to be courageous and committed to the transformation of higher education
Rich in resources but largely unrecognised, those in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic eke out a livelihood under harsh conditions.
Five years after the first call for universities to decolonise, a new book examines what has changed at the level of the curriculum
The minister’s medium-term budget policy statement had to balance the fiscal risk of state-owned entities and the threat their collapse posed for the economy