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Cape Town killer detained again after early jail release due to paperwork fiasco

Maverick News

Cape Town killer detained again after early jail release due to paperwork fiasco

By Caryn Dolley

Paperwork problems and misinformation — how Cape Town murder and rape convicts ‘vanished’ from jail

South Africa

Paperwork problems and misinformation — how Cape Town murder and rape convicts ‘vanished’ from jail

By Caryn Dolley

Breaking Point — why half of South Africa’s teachers are ready to walk away

South Africa

Breaking Point — why half of South Africa’s teachers are ready to walk away

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Delayed school construction puts Gauteng schooling system under rising stress

Maverick News

Delayed school construction puts Gauteng schooling system under rising stress

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Urgent need for change: Gauteng's schools face persistent overcrowding and teacher exodus

South Africa

Urgent need for change: Gauteng's schools face persistent overcrowding and teacher exodus

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Classes every three weeks: How a Mthatha school deals with severe overcrowding

South Africa

Classes every three weeks: How a Mthatha school deals with severe overcrowding

By Estelle Ellis

Prison riots about cellphones and cigarettes not coronavirus, authorities claim

South Africa

Prison riots about cellphones and cigarettes not coronavirus, authorities claim

By Estelle Ellis

Victory for parents as court orders new classrooms for heavily overcrowded schools

South Africa

Victory for parents as court orders new classrooms for heavily overcrowded schools

By Estelle Ellis

Economic lessons from Everest

Business Maverick

Economic lessons from Everest

By Jim O’Neill

No room in the class for Kraaifontein schoolchildren

South Africa

No room in the class for Kraaifontein schoolchildren

By Aisha Abdool Karim

Red flag raised over increase in inmate suicides

South Africa

Red flag raised over increase in inmate suicides

By Nkateko Mabasa