Maverick News

Minister Siviwe Gwarube looks to February Budget to avert basic education funding crisis

by: Lisakanya Venna and Siyabonga Goni

South Africa, Maverick News

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

by: Lisakanya Venna

Maverick News

‘The system is going to collapse’ – Union warns Western Cape over plans to slash 2,400 teaching posts

by: Lisakanya Venna and Siyabonga Goni

South Africa

Confronting Sadtu’s grip on education power will be make or break for Gwarube – and Sadtu

by: Linda Chisholm

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

Western Cape Education Department strives to place 2,500+ learners as new school year begins

by: Tamsin Metelerkamp

Maverick News

Gauteng to deploy armed guards at high-risk schools in response to alarming violence, gangsterism and bullying

by: Bheki C. Simelane

Business Maverick, South Africa, Maverick News

Government and public sector trade unions on the verge of sealing 7.5% pay rise deal

by: Ray Mahlaka

Business Maverick, South Africa

Government proposes below consumer inflation pay rise for public servants

by: Ray Mahlaka

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

We must fix early learning if we want to fix education — and abandon populist talk of corporal punishment

by: Terry and Barbara Bell

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, DM168

Ready to retire, but not nearly finished yet: Meet the unsung heroes of South Africa - our teachers

by: Michelle Banda

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

South Africa’s matric pass rate improves slightly to 76.4% despite ‘extremely difficult circumstances’

by: Victoria O’Regan

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, COVID-19

South Africa’s basic education needs a major revision in 2022

by: Maryke Bailey