Education
Students protest against rape culture
Rush hour traffic stopped on Nelson Mandela Bridge in Johannesburg
News | 25 May 2017
Cape Town students and teachers address diversity
Programme teaches inclusivity whether gay, lesbian, transgender, black, white, brown, girl, boy, from the city or the country, says activist founder
News | 24 May 2017
“No-fee” school charges parents R207 a year
Crisis brewing: evidence suggests the problem is widespread
News | 18 May 2017
Port Elizabeth parents shut down school in anger at education department
With a teacher-learner ratio of over 40 to 1, they accuse government of failing to listen to their requests for three additional teachers
Brief | 12 May 2017
Parents defend school from protesters
“We are fighting for development but we don’t want our infrastructure to be demolished by those with criminal intentions.”
News | 11 May 2017
What does it take to get the Eastern Cape Department of Education to fix a school?
Nearly three years later, a school damaged in a storm remains broken
News | 11 May 2017
Gauteng learners demand replacement of asbestos buildings
29 schools constructed of asbestos were supposed to be fixed by November 2016
News | 5 May 2017
Over 1,000 learners shut down PE school
Students accuse education department of failing to respond to their grievances
Brief | 5 May 2017
Parents burn tyres as they demand registration of school
“We tried to do things in the proper way, but nothing happened”
By Trevor Bohatch and Ashraf Hendricks
News | 4 May 2017