Education
Call for a national early childhood feeding scheme
There is no government nutrition programme for children before they enter formal schooling
By Sonia A. Rao
Brief | 16 November 2023
22 Gauteng schools built with asbestos still haven’t been replaced
Historic Kliptown Primary School is one of them
By Marvin Adams
News | 16 November 2023
Kariega parents fight to save “beacon of hope” farm school
The education department wants to close Amanzi Primary School because it only has 114 learners
Brief | 13 November 2023
Parents in tears over terrible conditions at school for disabled children
Eastern Cape education department sends task team to investigate
News | 9 November 2023
Church blocks plan to build school in Philippi
SANCO has stepped in to intervene and leaders have now escalated the matter to the authorities
News | 2 November 2023
Parents fear for children’s safety at this crumbling school
Mntla Primary consists of prefabs from the 1980s
News | 30 October 2023
Cable theft and shootings force Cape Town libraries to close
But the people who work at the libraries in Hanover Park and Bellville are determined to continue creating safe spaces for their communities
News | 23 October 2023
Right to Read campaign launches in Makhanda
Civil society and teachers join forces to make early-grade literacy a national priority
Brief | 20 October 2023
KZN teachers march for safety at schools
“Some of our colleagues have been brutally murdered while at the workplace”
Brief | 13 October 2023