Education Crisis
latest news & developmentsStagnating matric maths pass rate a sobering reality
The declining rate reflects deep-rooted challenges that begin in the early school grades
Dimension Data launches Saturday School in PE
The Gauteng Saturday School has produced a number of success stories
South Africa’s education system is broken and unequal, and must be fixed without further delay
The Amnesty International report found that the South African government continues to miss its own education upgrading targets
Plan outpaces the learners and teachers
I recently bumped into a friend who is an experienced teacher at a suburban primary school and who generally loves his work. But he says he is becoming tired of the jam-packed…
Purpose-driven higher education must meet the demands of the new revolution
New generation universities need to be proactive in contributing to economic growth
Home education – is it a possible solution?
Individual attention is impossible to achieve in crowded classrooms
Only a socialist economy will end poverty
We need a new programme that truly aims to bring about real economic transformation
A present with poor education leads to a future with no hope
When the socks that need pulling up are absent, we must turn to leaders, the government, municipalities and citizens, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
Urgent court application sought to bar Cida’s liquidation
Cida staff members have brought an urgent application to the Johannesburg high court, in the hopes of barring its liquidation.
Nzimande lambasted over lack of funds for poor students
Wits University’s SRC leader says the state has an obligation to see that the country’s best minds have the opportunity to study.
If Motshekga doesn’t pay up she could be taking the bus home
Cars from the minister’s office have been attached to ensure the education department coughs up the R28-million it owes in teacher salaries.
Young Voices: What do you think needs to be done to better education?
The common response among 82 primary school children in the Western Cape and Gauteng has been that more schools needed to be built in rural areas.
‘A cappella moments’ in Katlehong
The lessons that emerge from high-achieving disadvantaged schools should be commonplace
Editorial: Matric results – blooms hide the rot
Education Minister Angie Motshekga has asked the country to believe that 73.9% of grade 12s are sufficiently literate and numerate to pass matric.
ECape pupils: ‘Teachers hit us until our hands bleed’
Horrendous hostel facilities, physical abuse by teachers and inconsistent recording of marks are some of the pupils’ complaints.