Topic: Education | GroundUp

Court orders Western Cape Education Department to fix late school admissions

The court found the department had failed to plan adequately for late placements and the situation had been getting worse for over a decade

By Tania Broughton

Law | 2 December 2025

Writing exams in leaking classrooms with no electricity

The education department says it will appoint a contractor to renovate H S Phillips Secondary in Limpopo in April 2027

By Thembi Siaga

Brief | 20 November 2025

Child literacy: we can change how the story ends

The Funda Uphumelele National Survey shows us what must be done

By Thenjiwe Mswane and Maserame Mabotsa

Opinion | 19 November 2025

Promises, promises but still no school

Willowvale families have been waiting for their new school since 2018

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

News | 12 November 2025

Storm-damaged schools still not repaired after four years

KwaZulu-Natal government says a contractor started work last week, but we saw no evidence of this when we visited the schools on Monday

By Bongane Motaung

Brief | 11 November 2025

School pit latrines demolished but not replaced with new toilets

Two primary schools in Limpopo have been struggling for over a year with inadequate chemical toilets

By Ndivhuwo Mukwevho

Brief | 4 November 2025

School principal suspended for financial mismanagement, again

Khulile Qamata previously faced charges of sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement at another school

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

News | 3 November 2025

KwaZulu-Natal Premier promises funds for special schools

Schools have been closed for weeks in protest against failure to meet their needs

By Bongane Motaung and Tsoanelo Sefoloko

News | 30 October 2025

Investigation finds Limpopo school toilets have not been fixed

Ten years after the Michael Komape tragedy, many schools still need proper toilets

By Liezl Human

Feature | 30 October 2025

Dunoon artist brightens children’s lives

Sibusiso Dube has livened up the local library, mentored teens and earned acclaim for his graphite portraits

By Peter Luhanga

News | 30 October 2025

Special schools in KwaZulu-Natal to stay closed

Parents demand buses, more staff and a hostel

By Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Bongane Motaung

News | 23 October 2025

Zoning problem forces Cape Town school to close

Parents with children at Otters’ Creek Junior are scrambling to find space at other special needs schools

By Sharfaa Ahmed

News | 17 October 2025

Special schools closed in KwaZulu-Natal after education department fails to pay subsidies

76 schools closed by parents and the South African National Association for Special School Education (SANASE)

By Tsoanelo Sefoloko

Brief | 16 October 2025

IDT’s school project stalls as costs reach R198-million

Learners of Rivoni School of the Blind were promised a new building in 2019

By Thembi Siaga

News | 3 October 2025

Teachers at Eastern Cape school give up their toilet to grade R learners

Jongikhaya teachers and learners share broken pit toilets

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana

News | 17 September 2025

Karoo learners in international robotics competition

Two teams from Carnarvon High School took part in the World Robot Olympiad Open Championship in Slovenia

By Zora Hollie

Brief | 16 September 2025