South Africa

Northern Cape's education crisis demands urgent action to fix disheartening matric results

By Nicky Roberts, Mhlanga Mbala and Refilwe Thobejane

South Africa

Teen suicide crisis in schools sparks call for urgent action

By Bheki C. Simelane

Maverick Citizen

Urgent need for intervention to protect adolescent girls caught in web of GBV and teenage pregnancy 

By Debbie Kupolati

South Africa

‘An unmitigated disaster’ – South Africa’s education system needs widespread reforms: reports

By Victoria O’Regan

South Africa

Corruption, cadre deployment and excessive union influence is crippling the education system: reports

By Victoria O’Regan

South Africa

Angie Motshekga questions details of death of Langalam Viki, says police investigating

By Michelle Banda

Maverick News

Ground Report – we visit Soweto’s worst-performing school, and find it in a shocking state

By Bheki C. Simelane

Maverick News

Gender-neutral bathrooms at schools — draft guidelines spark ‘robust’ debate

By Bheki C. Simelane

South Africa

Kids miss first day of term after protests outside a rundown Soweto school

By Michelle Banda

South Africa

Education department’s proposed watering down of infrastructure law is bad news for schools

By Elizabeth Biney, Tarryn Cooper-Bell and Kimberley Khumalo

South Africa

Early Childhood Development moves from social development to education — but concerns remain

By Michelle Banda

South Africa

Long-awaited policy on pregnant learners inspires hopes of equal access to education

By Anjuli Maistry, Pila-sande Mkuzo and Yolisa Piliso