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Investing in education: The case for independent schools in SA

Investing in education across the continent is becoming vital

  • Victor Mupunga
5 min read
Continuously increasing state expenditure on basic education has failed to address problems linked to the quality of education offered in many public schools. (Jacques Nelles)
GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Financial strains may mean some pupils won’t find schools in 2018

The Gauteng Department of Education is under immense financial pressure, trying to place 63 456 students before the school year for 2018 starts.

  • Alex Mitchley
3 min read
Two pupils from an inner-city school in Johannesburg tell how bullies use weapons to instil fear in pupils and certain teachers.
ACCESS TO BASIC EDUCATION

SPIKE Pupils Speak Out: Give us transport

Government workers and big business should face higher taxes so there is more money for scholar transport, an Eastern Cape pupil says.

  • Anonymous
2 min read
Conditions at the Nkosibomvu school are dire. Pupils have no access to running water or toilets and the buildings are falling apart.
CAMERON MCCONNACHIE

Foundations are laid to tackle the mud schools debacle

Lawyers and activists say the Eastern Cape education department must make public its schedule of repairs to schools.

  • Victoria John
7 min read
Eager to learn: No-fee schools in the Eastern Cape are forced to operate without all the teachers they need.
LEGAL RESOURCES CENTRE

Every class should have a teacher

A political commitment is needed to resolve the teacher shortage in many schools.

  • Faranaaz Veriava
7 min read