Education
Taxis interdicted from interfering with school transport in Khayelitsha
“The court has sent a strong message to the minibus taxi mafia,” says education MEC
Brief | 2 March 2023
Equal Education made “constitutional alchemy” says lawyer who represented them
Jason Brickhill, director of litigation at SERI, remembers how Equal Education and the Legal Resources Centre built the school infrastructure norms and standards case
News | 27 February 2023
Police fire rubber bullets at Geluksdal students
A fatal stabbing at the school has led to protests demanding “justice” for Shawn Mphela
News | 17 February 2023
Gandhi’s legacy in South Africa threatened by lack of government interest and dwindling funds
Gandhi Museum and the Phoenix Settlement he founded no longer have any major donors
By Benita Enoch
News | 17 February 2023
Fed up parents threaten to close down Valencia if a new school is not built
A new primary school was first promised in 2007
News | 17 February 2023
Fatal stabbing at Geluksdal Secondary was only a matter of time
Department of Education accused of not taking preventive action
News | 9 February 2023
Project from Iceland to tackle drinking and drug use among children in George
Nearly half of 13 and 14-year-olds at one school have been drunk at least once, survey found
By Daniel Steyn
News | 9 February 2023
Literacy crisis deepening in South Africa, says new report
Children are far behind in learning to read and it is getting worse
By James Stent
News | 7 February 2023
Concern over teenage pregnancies and school dropouts in Northern Cape
Without enough community, family and school support, pregnant learners struggle to finish their schooling
News | 7 February 2023