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South African schools

‘He died in pain, but not in vain’ — mom transforms personal loss into a fight to protect SA’s children

South Africa

‘He died in pain, but not in vain’ — mom transforms personal loss into a fight to protect SA’s children

By Lerato Mutsila

Undiagnosed post-conflict trauma is a root cause of problems in South African schools

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Undiagnosed post-conflict trauma is a root cause of problems in South African schools

By Mark Potterton

Schools sex-ed row part of a wider culture war in which SA kids are pawns

South Africa

Schools sex-ed row part of a wider culture war in which SA kids are pawns

By Rebecca Davis

Schools can work – even when bureaucracies don’t

South Africa

Schools can work – even when bureaucracies don’t

By Brian Levy