The region's Legislative Assembly has passed a resolution to make Kiswahili an official language alongside English. Read more »
"I have a natural afro, but a teacher told me I need to comb my hair because it looks like a bird's nest," one learner has told Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi, who visited ... Read more »
The education department is set to employ more teachers despite an ongoing struggle to pay wages. Read more »
The government promised to bankroll free education from primary to secondary level. Read more »
The commission says 1 225 teachers will be employed to teach in secondary schools while another 3 775 tutors will be recruited to work in primary schools. Read more »
Part of what has prompted the government to reform its education system for the first time in 32 years is the realisation that it isn't doing enough to produce school-leavers who ... Read more »
University of Cape Town student Masixole Mlandu has said that students are ready to take to the streets while Given Mamabolo from the University of Limpopo says that any fee ... Read more »
According to spokesperson Khaye Nkwanyana, the Heher Commission of Inquiry requires additional evidence before any long-term proposals of fee adjustments can be made. Read more »
The government has banned the collection of development levies by Parent-Teacher Associations in the 104 unity colleges across the country. Read more »
The commission was established by President Jacob Zuma to investigate the feasibility of free higher education and training. Read more »
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