Education
Zoning problem forces Cape Town school to close
Parents with children at Otters’ Creek Junior are scrambling to find space at other special needs schools
News | 17 October 2025
Special schools closed in KwaZulu-Natal after education department fails to pay subsidies
76 schools closed by parents and the South African National Association for Special School Education (SANASE)
Brief | 16 October 2025
IDT’s school project stalls as costs reach R198-million
Learners of Rivoni School of the Blind were promised a new building in 2019
By Thembi Siaga
News | 3 October 2025
Teachers at Eastern Cape school give up their toilet to grade R learners
Jongikhaya teachers and learners share broken pit toilets
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
News | 17 September 2025
Karoo learners in international robotics competition
Two teams from Carnarvon High School took part in the World Robot Olympiad Open Championship in Slovenia
By Zora Hollie
Brief | 16 September 2025
Parents shut down school for weeks
Gauteng Education MEC promises Nigel families a new primary school
News | 4 September 2025
Storm damaged classrooms left roofless for six years
Ngqusi Junior Secondary school in Centane have been waiting for the education department to fix its classrooms since June 2019
Brief | 3 September 2025
Teachers’ march disrupts schooling in Free State
Hundreds of SADTU members marched to the Thabo Mofutsanyana education offices to demand that the district director step down
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 22 August 2025
Iconic Joburg library reopens after years
But the City still has a list of public libraries that remain closed
News | 12 August 2025