Locked in the past – Schools catalogue freeze risks deepening divide, sabotaging literacy target
CAPE TOWN: South African public schools face relying on a dated textbook catalogue in 2027 as the rollout of new materials remains frozen pending legal advice. With... Read more.
Two years into her tenure, Gwarube faces a R140-billion school infrastructure crisis
CAPE TOWN: South Africa's school infrastructure is caught in a double squeeze: shifting learner movements are leaving rural classrooms empty while urban demand outstrips... Read more.
Primary school teacher Sonwabile Gana is stitching dignity back into the classroom
ATLANTIS: Stitch by stitch, a teacher in Atlantis outside Cape Town is using his self-taught sewing skills to repair learners’ torn uniforms – which in turn... Read more.
Disruptive primary school sewage seepage exposes service delivery failures in Khayelitsha
CAPE TOWN: A sewage spill at a primary school has highlighted a wider service delivery crisis in the Khayelitsha community, where residents say blocked drains and... Read more.
‘A gamble on a child’s behalf’: the hazard of non-compliant school kitchens
CAPE TOWN: Millions of children rely on South Africa’s school nutrition programme for daily meals, but thousands are being served food from kitchens that have... Read more.
Finland minister hails school cellphone ban – ‘Break times are full of noise’
CAPE TOWN: Finland’s education minister, who is visiting South Africa this week, says a year-long restriction on cellphone use in schools has transformed the way... Read more.
No ECD data, deadline or set funding for deaf & blind kids
CAPE TOWN: South Africa does not know how many blind and deaf children are missing out on early childhood development (ECD) – and the government cannot say when... Read more.