Education

Sex offenders in schools: how government botched a crucial learner safety project

In spite of government promises, only one teacher in ten has been screened

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Feature | 25 June 2025

Four children shot dead in three weeks in Samora Machel

All the victims were in school uniform when they were gunned down

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Brief | 12 June 2025

Pit toilets from the 1980s are still in use at this Eastern Cape school

Parents at Bhetshwana Primary, which has 200 learners, say the school has begged the education department for toilets for decades

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Brief | 12 June 2025

Blind SA takes schools to court over conditions for children with disabilities

A failure to provide safe and dignified hostel conditions for learners with disabilities is widespread in South Africa, the organisation says

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Law | 6 June 2025

100-year-old Flagstaff school is falling apart

In 2013 the Flagstaff Comprehensive High School was promised a share of a R195-million project. But nothing happened

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News | 5 June 2025

Eastern Cape teacher accused of beating learner with a hosepipe

Department of Education warns teachers against using corporal punishment to discipline learners

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News | 4 June 2025

In 2013, Zakes Mda was horrified to see 110 learners in a class in this school. Twelve years later, nothing has changed

A third of schools in the Eastern Cape do not meet minimum norms and standards

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Feature | 3 June 2025

KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèches

At least 275 centres have faced issues with late subsidy payments

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News | 27 May 2025

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

Equal Education argues late applicants are blocked from accessing schooling. But department argues that parents need to apply on time.

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Law | 24 April 2025