Following several other countries, South Africa will send learners home this week

The state is working to fix sanitation in Limpopo’s schools. But will it fix policy, too?

The school governing bodies’ elections have highlighted the lack of resources at many schools, even one were ballot papers were written by hand.

Associations say the vast majority of school governing bodies are dysfunctional — contradicting the state’s suggestion of only 30% not functioning.

A teachers’ union now says it ‘will allow’ a court hearing of the principal accused of assault.

SGBs expressed dismay this week that the department of basic education was discussing whether to remove their power to appoint school principals.

The growing number of violent incidents in schools stems from problems within society and parents being too lenient, the Gauteng African National Congress’s education…