Education
Mthatha school has been waiting 18 months for pit toilets
Learners use an open field, teachers go to neighbouring houses
News | 5 February 2020
Zimbabwean who got seven distinctions has started university
“We are overwhelmed by the generosity of donors and ordinary people whose contributions will change Triphin’s life”
Brief | 4 February 2020
Parents refuse to let children go to school in “moving coffin”
“Go to hell with this skorokoro bus” Port Elizabeth parents tell driver
News | 4 February 2020
Schools threaten to shut down if government doesn’t build a new one
“Officials promised us heaven and earth”
News | 4 February 2020
Khayelitsha man makes lamps from plastic bottles
Siphamandla Ntshewula hopes his invention will help learners study
Brief | 31 January 2020
Some immigrant children are still being turned away from schools
In spite of assurances from Home Affairs and Basic Education, children without documents are still battling
News | 30 January 2020
Building stalled at yet another Eastern Cape school
Matric pass rates plummet, drop-out rates rise
News | 29 January 2020
He studied for matric in a one-room shack shared with four others - and got 7 distinctions
Siyamthanda Mtyeku sometimes only had one meal a day
News | 29 January 2020
Brilliant matriculant can’t go to university - because she’s Zimbabwean
Triphin Mudzvengi got seven distinctions and wants to study civil engineering
News | 28 January 2020