Public Education System
latest news & developments
Can-do people achieve despite the odds
Our final freedom is the choice we make in our attitude to difficult circumstances — as the stories of 16 exceptional teachers show
We need hard solutions, not ‘nice’ ideas
Expensive public schools taking in fee-exempt learners means only a handful will benefit
Education must become a social concern
A replication of our social system, education must become a social concern. Simple things like music and reading will change children’s lives.
Race and class still define our schools
The education system continues to entrench elite advantage while the poor stay stuck on lower tiers.
Motsoaledi: Why I use government hospitals
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has promised to get state facilities running to the highest standards.
Black access to varsity: What’s the full story?
Enrolment numbers alone do not reveal whether equitable access to university has improved.
The reinvention of Sadtu
The choice of Mugwena Maluleke as the new general secretary of Sadtu is widely interpreted as a move to redeem the union’s battered credibility.