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Schools

Securing the right to education
Article
/ 14 December 2018

Securing the right to education

Vhafamadi Secondary School rebuilt with NLC funding

By Advertorial
Women prove that social franchising can work
Article
/ 23 November 2018

Women prove that social franchising can work

Creating opportunities for themselves while uplifting the community

By Advertorial
​Home education – is it a possible solution?
Article
/ 29 August 2018

​Home education – is it a possible solution?

Individual attention is impossible to achieve in crowded classrooms

By Staff Reporter
What’s PM 2.5 and why is the New Delhi smog so bad?
Article
/ 9 November 2017

What’s PM 2.5 and why is the New Delhi smog so bad?

Enveloped by a choking shroud of toxic smog, New Delhi has declared a public health emergency as Lahore is also covered

By Al Jazeera
‘We’re not racist; just give coloureds a chance’
Article
/ 4 August 2017

‘We’re not racist; just give coloureds a chance’

Protests disrupted schooling in Klipspruit West after a black principal was brought into the largely coloured area

By Bongekile Macupe
What does it take to be a good school?
Article
/ 27 July 2017

What does it take to be a good school?

Strong leaders, getting the basics right and a can-do attitude steer a school to success, a study says

By Bongekile Macupe
Public-only schools force equality
Article
/ 14 July 2017

Public-only schools force equality

Ditching private schools will ensure that the wealthy invest in education for their offspring – and all children will benefit

By Staff Reporter
​The Human Rights Commission wants tougher action against those who disrupt schooling
Article
/ 16 September 2016

​The Human Rights Commission wants tougher action against those who disrupt schooling

But the problem goes well beyond Vuwani, it said on Thursday, and shows every sign of getting worse.

By Phillip De Wet
Schools may get national key points status
Article
/ 16 September 2016

Schools may get national key points status

Is the solution then to declare schools national key points?

By Phillip De Wet
Top school’s controversial HIV sports policy raises discrimination concerns
Article
/ 15 September 2016

Top school’s controversial HIV sports policy raises discrimination concerns

Specialist says contact sport policy isn’t "necessarily supported by HIV transmission evidence" but school says it’s in line with the SA Schools Act.

By Prega Govender
Draw up basic  ’hair codes’ and get on with teaching what is important in life
Article
/ 2 September 2016

Draw up basic  ’hair codes’ and get on with teaching what is important in life

How should policies change, and are schools infringing on children’s constitutional rights?

By Staff Reporter
Smartphones have unintelligent effects on classrooms
Article
/ 2 June 2016

Smartphones have unintelligent effects on classrooms

Positive use of cellphones appears to be limited to mundane tasks such as contacting friends to check homework.

By Gina Porter
Student teachers may solve counselling crisis at schools
Article
/ 16 May 2016

Student teachers may solve counselling crisis at schools

The basic education department is encouraging universities to direct students into the psychosocial field to help school pupils.

By Prega Govender
Underground library to the rescue
Article
/ 13 May 2016

Underground library to the rescue

After protests in Vuwani saw 22 schools damaged, a group of young people from a West Rand township has offered to supply books.

By Mosibudi Ratlebjane
Fear shuts doors on stranded pupils
Article
/ 13 May 2016

Fear shuts doors on stranded pupils

No other school wants to take the children in, scared of being torched too.

By Athandiwe Saba
Forces behind the Vuwani fire
Article
/ 13 May 2016

Forces behind the Vuwani fire

Security officials say that leading figures in Vuwani are behind the protests against inclusion in the new Malamulele municipality

By Athandiwe Saba
Editorial: Give all children the best
Article
/ 6 May 2016

Editorial: Give all children the best

Our children are entitled to top-quality education and to the best teachers and teaching resources available, regardless of where they live.

By Editorial
Public school toilets are the pits
Article
/ 29 April 2016

Public school toilets are the pits

Children at 49% of these schools have no sanitation facilities or totally inadequate ones

By Staff Reporter
Schools deaf, blind to pupils’ needs
Article
/ 23 November 2015

Schools deaf, blind to pupils’ needs

Children with disabilities are not being properly catered to by SA’s so-called special schools.

By Victoria John
School toilets still the pits
Article
/ 8 November 2015

School toilets still the pits

Mtundini Saphepha, a caretaker at a primary school, recounts how he was stuck in excreta when a latrine collapsed.

By David Carel
Outrage as school pulls ‘vulgar’ novel
Article
/ 8 November 2015

Outrage as school pulls ‘vulgar’ novel

Campaigners say move to pull award-winning writer Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close raises constitutional concerns.

By Alison Flood
Aussies buck ‘Gayby Baby’ ban
Analysis
/ 18 September 2015

Aussies buck ‘Gayby Baby’ ban

The government might think a gay parenting film is too confusing for school, but pupils don’t.

By Staff Reporter
Education MEC promises to take Gauteng classrooms into the future
Article
/ 20 May 2015

Education MEC promises to take Gauteng classrooms into the future

Panyaza Lesufi has boldly claimed that every chalkboard in every matric classroom will be replaced with a smart board by July.

By Victoria John
Editorial: Tablets are not toilets
Article
/ 26 March 2015

Editorial: Tablets are not toilets

There is a direct correlation and a causal relationship between school infrastructure and attendance. Tablets can’t replace roofs, walls, electricity.

By Editorial
Checked: 80% of South African schools indeed ‘dysfunctional’
Article
/ 25 March 2015

Checked: 80% of South African schools indeed ‘dysfunctional’

Our education system is often described as being in crisis. A recent claim says 80% of schools could be "dysfunctional". Afrika Check looked into it.

By Staff Reporter
Contraception at schools on Gauteng’s agenda
Article
/ 25 March 2015

Contraception at schools on Gauteng’s agenda

Gender activists have welcomed talks between two departments about ways to reduce teenage pregnancies, but no decision has yet been taken.

By Staff Reporter
We must practise what we teach
Article
/ 5 February 2015

We must practise what we teach

Religion should be a part of the South African school curriculums to foster greater tolerance, writes Panyaza Lesufi.

By Panyaza Lesufi
Collaborative methods impart lasting knowledge
Article
/ 22 October 2014

Collaborative methods impart lasting knowledge

A nonprofit school says traditional teaching models are outdated: pupils learn better if the content is relevant and speaks to them interactively.

By Victoria John
Nigerian police to beef up security at schools
Africa
/ 20 May 2014

Nigerian police to beef up security at schools

The police will be assessing and improving security at boarding schools in Nigeria in response to Boko Haram attacks and kidnappings.

By Sapa Afp
Zuma visit: Crackdown on ‘absent’ Mpumalanga teachers
Article
/ 1 May 2014

Zuma visit: Crackdown on ‘absent’ Mpumalanga teachers

Teachers should be in school, on time, Zuma has said repeatedly in previous speeches – except when he’s in town. Now the department is investigating.

By Verashni Pillay
What to read into the ANC’s promises on education
Article
/ 23 January 2014

What to read into the ANC’s promises on education

The ANC election manifesto has big, ambitious ideas for education, but can the party deliver on them?

By Victoria John
Grade one W Cape child shot on first day of school
Article
/ 16 January 2014

Grade one W Cape child shot on first day of school

A man has been arrested after an Elsies River boy was shot and wounded while on his way to his first day of grade one.

By Staff Reporter
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