Rural Schools
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As a child, Mokhudu Machaba had to cross a flooded river on her way to school in rural Limpopo. She fell pregnant at 15 but returned to complete her matric and found employment…
To the first-years from rural and township schools: Don’t despair
My colleagues and I were talking about our experiences as first-year students and how things can get particularly difficult if you come from a rural or township school. This…
Women entrepreneurs make it with WRC’s support
Refilwe Lesufi says there is an urgent need to create off-grid solutions in rural areas
Teachers, pull yourselves together and prepare your lessons
Educators need to stop playing victim and plan to teach in less favourable conditions
‘Varsity doesn’t prepare us to teach in rural areas’
Schools on farm and communal land are multigrade, resources are minimal and the lifestyle change is a shock
KZN pupils head to court over school transport
A case will be heard in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday morning on whether or not provincial government is liable to provide transport.
Damning rural schools report suppressed
A leaked document shows the crippling effect of powerful unions and cronyism on basic education.
Making education more homely
Informal learning not only can, but should, be used as the foundation for formal schooling.
Rural KZN school gets A+ for pass rates
A principled principal has enjoyed tremendous success by instilling self-confidence in his pupils.
At Kharkams, they learn by heart
Community conquers all at the school in Namaqualand where no one gets left behind.
The schools that defy the odds
A documentary series asks what poor schools that excel are doing differently.
Rural schools beat the odds
Limited resources didn’t stop a small rural community from excelling in science.
Sexual abuse rampant at rural schools
Mpumalanga’s education department has dismissed 60 teachers for sexually abusing pupils in the past five years, the province has disclosed.
Opening up young minds
Winner — Investing in the Future Education Award: Ntataise.
Biology in the bush
Shepherd Mandhlazi writes about the highs and lows of teaching in rural areas where there’s more livestock than there are laboratories.