Education
Gauteng battles to place learners
Many parents are disappointed with the schools they’ve been offered
Brief | 16 January 2026
KZN school devastated by thunderstorms
SGB chair claims education minister promised to build new school. MEC Sipho Hlomuka has not answered our questions.
Brief | 16 January 2026
Parents close Eastern Cape school where playground is used as a toilet
Toilets at the primary school in Komani have not functioned for six years
Brief | 14 January 2026
Showdown outside Durban school over places for immigrant children
But it appears overcrowding is the main reason why children – both South Africans and immigrants – have not been placed
Brief | 14 January 2026
Literacy crisis: why Makhanda matters
Two interventions show what can and what can’t be done
By Jane Viedge
Feature | 15 December 2025
Community fights to reopen primary school
Policy to close small schools forces children to walk far to get to school
Brief | 9 December 2025
Special Tribunal hammers KZN education officials for corrupt contract
Company ordered to repay money. Disciplinary action must be taken against 16 officials.
Law | 9 December 2025
Court orders Western Cape Education Department to fix late school admissions
The court found the department had failed to plan adequately for late placements and the situation had been getting worse for over a decade
Law | 2 December 2025
Writing exams in leaking classrooms with no electricity
The education department says it will appoint a contractor to renovate H S Phillips Secondary in Limpopo in April 2027
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 20 November 2025