Education
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
By Liezl Human
News | 2 October 2026
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.
By Alice Scott
Brief | 29 September 2026
Textbook saga may delay plans to improve child literacy
New catalogue for grades 1-3 is expected to be based on latest research
By Velani Ludidi and Mandisa Makgaka
News | 17 September 2026
Two years into her tenure, Gwarube faces a R140-billion school infrastructure crisis
Learners are moving from rural to urban areas
News | 8 September 2026
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”
Law | 4 September 2026
Project brings hope to rural early learning centres
In uMzinyathi District ECD practitioners and non-profits are collaborating with encouraging results
News | 2 September 2026
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
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 28 August 2026
Parents close Cape Town school for three days because of sewage leak
Education department says it will be fixed by Wednesday
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 25 August 2026
Government admits it unlawfully withheld billions from schools
Withholding billions of rands from public schools was unconstitutional, but the schools won’t get the money back
By Gcina Ntsaluba and Chuma Ntshingana
News | 19 August 2026