For the next three months we all must critically engage with the education sector to halt the flood of a generation slipping through.
Learners from grade R to 12 return on Wednesday to school for a new academic year.
There is a conspicuous lack of teaching resources to address the historical construction of race in the South African context.
Only the educated elite could have established the African National Congress, but the party needs to correct its course
Schools that boast of perfect pass rates often do so at the expense of weaker learners who are rooted out well ahead of the final exams.
The School in a Box device allows children to learn in a fun way even if they don’t have internet or electricity
Waste management institute says we should wear reusable masks and learn how to responsibly dispose of old masks
There have been numerous reports of unethical behaviour during Covid-19, but technology built by local academics now ensures exam conditions are being abided by
As with most government initiatives, top-down reforms in the education sector tend to be slow-moving and difficult to adapt, no matter how cleverly designed and workable they appear
One of their biggest challenges is getting parents to support ECD practitioners and day mothers and get more involved in their children’s development
A multi-stakeholder approach has been implement to improve teenagers’ access to sexual and reproductive health rights services
The system needs to be more open and inclusive to give young people, civil society, the private sector, academia, and others a spot at the table
The most-reported crimes range from extortion and abuse of authority to Covid-19 related graft, according to a new report by Corruption Watch
How Covid-19 has intensified the physical and emotional burdens placed on children’s shoulders.
Moving the national senior certificate exams forward also allows matrics who are old enough to cast their ballots on 1 November
The positive effect on the children has spilled over into the local community and improved social cohesion
China’s decision on edtech firms demonstrates a desire to achieve equity even at the expense of profits, and there are lessons for South Africa
More than two-thirds of the world’s illiterate people are women. Working to change this can bring profound social and economic benefits
But inequality on the continent will continue to grow unless disparities in the right to education are ended
A few of South Africa’s unemployed youth share their stories
Young people’s experiences should lead the way in a shared response to youth unemployment
Protest music and protest culture is part of being black, and of being human. Several musicians are passing this practice on to the next generation
Ramaphosa needs to build broad political consensus if he is to have any chance of pursuing his fiscal and structural reform agenda
The smart, fun and easy-going warrior scientist in the film ‘Wakanda’ challenges gender stereotypes
The environmental group Earthday.org has been campaigning to improve climate literacy and wants to make the subject compulsory at schools
The pandemic precipitated a global experiment in education, which Unesco is keen to document and support
Children are being deprived not only of education, but also nutrition. Governments and the international community must secure these inalienable rights
The annual contest asks participants to write responses to questions that aim to elicit their understanding of a range of prescribed texts. This activity, simple on the face of it, asks a great deal from its participants
‘If education must address the needs of society, then we have to adapt to the current and future needs’
Technology is one tool in a larger arsenal for a superior educational experience, and teachers must be continually trained to use it
Twenty-six years after the Beijing Declaration, which set the target for reaching gender balance in political decision-making, women are still underrepresented across all levels of power
The youth of South Africa need to heed these role models to rise up to the challenges that face them