Education

The people of Plastic City cannot even afford zinc shacks

People live in homes built of discarded board and plastic next to a Brakpan dump site

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Photo Essay | 27 June 2019

Prisoner denied access to laptop for studies takes authorities to court

Correctional services say his computer is a security risk

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News | 20 June 2019

Reappointed for a third term: Learners tell Motshekga to get it right this time

Equal Education stages mock swearing-in ceremony in Pretoria for Minister of Basic Education

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News | 19 June 2019

Khayelitsha school plans to cut water bill by R50,000 a month

Design collective seeks to establish urban farms and sustainable infrastructure at township schools

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News | 12 June 2019

Teacher shot dead at primary school

Parents fear for the safety of their children at Durban school

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News | 11 June 2019

New life for Khayelitsha crèche that was nearly closed down

Rainbow Educare is now officially registered

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News | 24 May 2019

More broken promises at Port St Johns school

Leaking classrooms still haven’t been fixed

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News | 22 May 2019

One door of learning has opened, but the others are still firmly shut

Unless we fix the school system, the gains won by the #Feesmustfall campaign will mean very little

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Opinion | 21 May 2019

We have nowhere to train, say Mitchells Plain learners

School trying to raise money for a sports field

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Brief | 20 May 2019

These children have to step over electricity cables to get to school

“A time bomb waiting to explode”

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News | 17 May 2019

Thousands of learners protest in Kraaifontein

Frustration with overcrowded classrooms

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Photo Essay | 16 May 2019

Learners and teachers shut down overcrowded Kraaifontein school

“I battle to check whether all 70 learners [in my class] have done their homework” says teacher

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Brief | 16 May 2019

Parents close school, want principal fired

“Do they want a child to drown in one of those pit toilets?”

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News | 14 May 2019

Ocean View care centre faces uncertain future

Founder says he won’t close the place unless “forced to”

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News | 13 May 2019

Construction workers strike over training fund

Building of school grinds to a halt

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Brief | 7 May 2019

Water and electricity cut because school can’t pay bills, teaching stops

Principal says he has written 15 letters to education department about water leaks

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News | 7 May 2019