Education
Matriculant petitions for stateless youths to get into universities
She is among many South African-born children with immigrant parents struggling to get identification documents
News | 7 October 2021
Refugee children wait years to get into schools
The Three2Six Project has hundreds of children on its waiting list
News | 4 October 2021
No Covid relief for thousands of children’s centres
“Early Childhood Development centres have closed down. People have lost their jobs. But the national Department of Social Development is not saying a word.”
News | 30 September 2021
Philanthropic trust’s attempt to evict crèche backfires in court
Judges say Mzamomhle Foundation Trust should be investigated over allegations of fraud and for misrepresentation
Law | 29 September 2021
Don’t close our little school, parents tell Eastern Cape education department
Department says the Addo school is no longer viable and plans to move the 30 learners to surrounding schools
Brief | 29 September 2021
Pigeons are taking over classrooms at this crumbling Gqeberha school
Some classrooms in Arcadia Senior Secondary have no electricity, the roof leaks, and science and computer studies have been suspended because of vandalism
News | 21 September 2021
Death of five-year-old in pit latrine prompts debate about unregistered crèches
Crèche owners say registration is difficult and they get no help
News | 14 September 2021
Children’s book aims to give learners hope during the Covid-19 pandemic
More than 25,000 learners on the Cape Flats participate in the launch of Yola and the Trusted Crown for International Literacy Day
Text and Photos by Ashraf Hendricks
News | 8 September 2021
Users must check if a taxi is safe, insists Transport MEC after crash at Parliament
Taxi in which several children were injured was overloaded, unroadworthy and unlicensed, and the driver had no licence either
News | 8 September 2021