Education

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Eastern Cape orders new R1.6-billion textbooks as Western Cape holds back

Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube has endorsed the controversial catalogue for grade 1 to 3 learning materials

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News | 7 October 2026

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MPs call for urgent action on dental technicians

A standoff between CPUT and the SA Dental Technicians Council is preventing students from completing their practical training

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News | 2 October 2026

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Spelling star, 13, needs funds to reach national final

Northern Cape learner Jayden Haarvoor has qualified for the Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival finals - the largest competitive spelling event in SA.

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Brief | 29 September 2026

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Textbook saga may delay plans to improve child literacy

New catalogue for grades 1-3 is expected to be based on latest research

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News | 17 September 2026

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Two years into her tenure, Gwarube faces a R140-billion school infrastructure crisis

Learners are moving from rural to urban areas

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News | 8 September 2026

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Court victory for Western Cape’s donor-funded schools

SCA upholds laws allowing donor-funded and collaboration schools; judge dismisses SADTU’s objections as “plainly unsustainable”

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Law | 4 September 2026

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Project brings hope to rural early learning centres

In uMzinyathi District ECD practitioners and non-profits are collaborating with encouraging results

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News | 2 September 2026

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Khayelitsha learners miss a week of school as sewage saga continues

The sewage spill has been cleaned up but parents are not convinced it is safe

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Brief | 28 August 2026

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Parents close Cape Town school for three days because of sewage leak

Education department says it will be fixed by Wednesday

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Brief | 25 August 2026