Audit firm PwC said R500-million irregular expenditure incurred by the Free State education department is related to an unsolicited bid by the Kagiso Shanduka Trust to improve schools
The Eldorado Park school that chased Lesufi away four years ago is still in limbo without a permanent principal and infrastructure is deteriorating
People with autism spectrum disorder are vulnerable but they are stigmatised and education for them is not inclusive
New regulations give direction on what sanctions should be imposed on disgraceful teachers, including lifetime bans for serious offences
Some think that putting women in sticky situations when they reach the top is setting them up for failure, but the opposite could be true
In the frantic pursuit of patriarchal ideas of manhood, boys often lose their ability to love — this paves the way for cruelty and violence
Ramaphosa says regaining learning time lost to the coronavirus pandemic will be a priority this year, but does not specify how
The scenes from last year, when learners finally returned to school after the hard lockdown, are about to play themselves out again
Education department delays 2021 academic year as the Covid-19 death and infection rates rise rapidly, but assures 2020 matrics that results will be released on time
A slew of recent attacks in the country means sending your child to school can be a life or death decision
When the hard lockdowns kicked in it was discovered that 3 000 schools didn’t have an adequate water supply. But this is not a new problem
How many times should we be outraged before real action is taken to prevent, and not just address, the scourge of sexual abuse in schools?
The schools rationalisation programme is two decades old, but is still plagued by inconsistencies
We cannot simply accept that 75 000 young people or more have dropped out of school this year and that life continues as normal — we need to give them opportunities
Reopening of schools seems to be less about the teachers, parents and students and more about desperate attempts to rescue our failing and unsustainable capitalist economy
The benefits of attending school outweigh the risks and public schools should be allowed to reopen for all learners
The Sexual Offences Act criminalises sex with a person under the age of 16 by a person over the age of 18
Parents have lost their jobs or had salaries cut; without state help the schools just can’t survive
Because of the government’s indecisiveness, we have missed the boat on charting new territory for learning
The parents of the 2020 crisis have little say about their children’s education
Teachers who spoke to the Mail & Guardian this week are not confident that any effective teaching and learning will take place during this academic year, even if it is extended
Schools have been closed again. After months of doing schoolwork at home, not all parents think their children are ready to move to the next grade
These schools, to varying degrees, have an intense attachment to the values of authority and obedience — it is an attachment which numbs critical thought
After unions demanded that schools be closed this week, the department has said it is the cabinet’s prerogative to decide whether schools should close
Losing an academic year is untenable, but a return to class must be safe and all learners must benefit
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Nasrec promises about accountability need to be effected by the ANC, but the party seems incapable of self-policing
Saving the academic year or saving lives?
The coronavirus pandemic is pushing us to respond to issues that were around before Covid-19, including at schools in poor areas
A free webinar discusses how to help young people struggling to find their place in the new normal without classmates and friends
Out of more than 25 000 schools in the country, 8 047 were in hotspots and 6 995 of these were public schools. And most of Gauteng’s and the Western Cape’s schools are in hotspots
The province says the increase in Covid-19 cases has made it re-evaluate some decisions
Only grades six, 11 and R will return to school as expected, with the rest to be phased in later in the month