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Department of Education

Education crisis: Our demoralised teachers are failing children who are eager to learn

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Education crisis: Our demoralised teachers are failing children who are eager to learn

By Marleen Bruwer

Rethinking classroom strategies: The impact of scripted lessons on teacher effectiveness

Maverick Life

Rethinking classroom strategies: The impact of scripted lessons on teacher effectiveness

By Mark Potterton

Rape of seven-year-old girl spotlights persistent pattern of sexual abuse, procedural failures at SA schools

South Africa

Rape of seven-year-old girl spotlights persistent pattern of sexual abuse, procedural failures at SA schools

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Twenty-four KwaZulu-Natal schools damaged after severe floods disrupt learning and destroy infrastructure

South Africa

Twenty-four KwaZulu-Natal schools damaged after severe floods disrupt learning and destroy infrastructure

By Siyabonga Goni

Brutal death of chacma baboon sparks outcry and call for urgent wildlife education initiatives

South Africa

Brutal death of chacma baboon sparks outcry and call for urgent wildlife education initiatives

By Kristin Engel

Young survivors of the Usindiso inferno unplaced in schools — 17 months later

South Africa

Young survivors of the Usindiso inferno unplaced in schools — 17 months later

By Michelle Banda

Hawks, State Security roped in to probe possible breach of 2024 matric results

South Africa

Hawks, State Security roped in to probe possible breach of 2024 matric results

By Lerato Mutsila

Eastern Cape government receives strict orders to provide scholar transport as excuses run out of road

South Africa

Eastern Cape government receives strict orders to provide scholar transport as excuses run out of road

By Estelle Ellis

Matrics in crisis — how online learning institution Keystone Education left a trail of trauma

Maverick Citizen

Matrics in crisis — how online learning institution Keystone Education left a trail of trauma

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Daily struggle as pupils forced to relieve themselves on open field at rural school with no toilets and only one teacher

South Africa

Daily struggle as pupils forced to relieve themselves on open field at rural school with no toilets and only one teacher

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp

Education budget cuts — Gwarube targets graft, SOE bailouts, seeks urgent finance minister meeting

South Africa

Education budget cuts — Gwarube targets graft, SOE bailouts, seeks urgent finance minister meeting

By Lisakanya Venna

‘We won’t stop soon’ — Education Crisis Committee say 'no to budget cuts' in Western Cape schools picketing

South Africa

‘We won’t stop soon’ — Education Crisis Committee say 'no to budget cuts' in Western Cape schools picketing

By Lisakanya Venna