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President Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen, and  Deputy President Paul Mashatile.
(File photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP)

Ramaphosa hosts coalition dinner amid DA ultimatum over BELA Bill

The president’s office said threats about the future of the government of national unity were ‘disturbing’

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Siviwe Gwarube: Education department to focus on pit toilets before gender-neutral bathrooms

LGBT+ groups have accused the department of delays in adopting policies for gender identity and sexual orientation in schools

Basic education minister, Siviwe Gwarube. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo)

‘Aspects’ of Bela Bill will be implemented when signed into law, says education minister

Siwive Gwarube’s political party, the Democratic Alliance, has previously described the Bill as a threat to the autonomy of schools

Parent power key to schools’ performance

School governing bodies, where parents are vital, are the fourth-largest electoral base in the country

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Parents must participate in schools to protect their children

Last week my helper’s daughter started grade 8 at a girls’ high school in Soweto. She told her mother years before going to high school that she wanted to attend a girls school…

Fact: Children have sex – Motsoaledi

Denial should not stand in the way of the provision of sexual health services at schools, says Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

Lock out: Rastafarians with dreadlocks risk being discriminated against at school.

Rasta: ‘I have a right to be at school’

Activists cite dreadlock case as the latest example of government’s lack of clear direction to schools.

Demand has led the Equal Education organisation to setting up its own legal centre.

Battle for books rages in the courts

Litigation is increasingly being used to force the government to provide the basics needed in schools, writes Victoria John

Schools also need moms and dads

Schools also need moms and dads

Parental support is crucial to create quality education for our children.

Motshekga urges parents’ involvement in schools

Motshekga urges parents’ involvement in schools

Education Minister Angie Motshekga has urged parents to make themselves available for nomination in the 2012 school governing body elections.

Teacher bonus ban could head for court

Teacher bonus ban could head for court

Various organisations are investigating the legal basis on which new regulations can be challenged.

Thembalihle children get classroom

Thembalihle children get classroom

The determination of residents in Thembalihle who took to the streets three weeks ago to get their children into school, has paid off.

Africa must choose its own path

Africa must choose its own path

Policymakers eager to please the West transplant policies that stunt the continent’s growth.