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Parents must participate in schools to protect their children

Article Bongekile Macupe - 24 Jan 2020

Last week my helper’s daughter started grade 8 at a girls’ high school in Soweto.

Fact: Children have sex – Motsoaledi

Article Mia Malan - 19 Jun 2013

Denial should not stand in the way of the provision of sexual health services at schools, says Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

Rasta: ‘I have a right to be at school’

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Apr 2013

Activists cite dreadlock case as the latest example of government’s lack of clear direction to schools.

Battle for books rages in the courts

Article Staff Reporter - 31 May 2012

Litigation is increasingly being used to force the government to provide the basics needed in schools, writes Victoria John

Schools also need moms and dads

Article Richard Hayward - 22 Mar 2012

Parental support is crucial to create quality education for our children.

Motshekga urges parents’ involvement in schools

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Jan 2012

Education Minister Angie Motshekga has urged parents to make themselves available for nomination in the 2012 school governing body elections.

Teacher bonus ban could head for court

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Jan 2012

Various organisations are investigating the legal basis on which new regulations can be challenged.

Thembalihle children get classroom

Article David Macfarlane - 18 Feb 2011

The determination of residents in Thembalihle who took to the streets three weeks ago to get their children into school, has paid off.

Africa must choose its own path

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Oct 2010

Policymakers eager to please the West transplant policies that stunt the continent's growth.

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Justice department hit by a costly cyberattack

Sabelo Skiti - 30 Sep 2020

The theft of R10-million from the Guardian’s Fund account prompts the justice department to freeze all accounts until an audit can determine the extent of the damage

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Sabelo Skiti - 30 Sep 2020

Businessman Edwin Sodi and senior civil servants are among those arrested over the R200-million theft of state funds

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Eastern Cape MEC sues activist for defamation

anna majavu - 30 Sep 2020

“The province’s member of the executive council for transport Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe is suing a United Front activist for Facebook posts he made that she says paint her as corrupt.”

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special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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