June 18
South Africa: R1-Million Project for Six School Toilets Abandoned Three Years Ago
Children at Nonyameko Primary are left to use unsafe toilets or an open field Read more »
June 12
South Africa: 1 in 7 'Vocational Matric' Tvet Students Graduate On Time. Why?
Government says most students enrol in the national certificate so that they can receive NSFAS funding, and never complete the course Read more »
June 11
South Africa: Learners At This Limpopo School Are Writing Exams in an Old Carport
Classrooms at Tshilogoni Secondary were closed after a Department of Labour inspection Read more »
June 09
South Africa: TVET Students Demand Funding for Workplace Training
Thousands of students have not been able to graduate Read more »
South Africa: Cameras in School - Teachers Who Walked Out Are Back
Parents of learners at Umkhumbane Secondary School block the school, called for the teachers to be fired Read more »
June 01
South Africa: Learners At This Limpopo School Go Hungry On Rainy Days
Meals are cooked outside at Boxahuku Primary in Vhembe East because the kitchen can no longer be used due to the stench from the school toilets Read more »
May 27
South Africa: The Workers Who Feed Nine Million School Children - and Earn Just R2,300 a Month
The state is using the public works programme to avoid paying them the national minimum wage Read more »
May 26
South Africa: Cameras in School - MEC Promises to Abide By Court Ruling
Parents of learners at KwaZulu-Natal school demand more action Read more »
South Africa: Yonela Mnana - 'Music Education Should Not Be a Luxury'
The jazz pianist has built a career challenging the perception of blindness through music Read more »
May 21
South Africa: Elim School Building Was Declared Unsafe Almost Five Years Ago - Learners Are Still in It
"What if the ceiling or pillars collapse?" asks grade 11 learner Read more »
May 19
South Africa: Schools Built By Eastern Cape Families in the 1980s Have Been Left to Ruin
All the parents asked is that the state maintain and upgrade the schools Read more »
May 12
South Africa: Schools Left in Darkness As Municipal Bills Mount
Gauteng education department says schools must pay for electricity themselves Read more »
May 06
South Africa: Schools, Businesses Close in Nelson Mandela Bay Floods
Schools in Nelson Mandela Bay were closed on Wednesday after torrential rain caused severe flooding. Some businesses also closed their doors. Read more »
South Africa: Here's How Much Money UCT Needs to Rebuild Its Historic Library
It'll be "a space that celebrates African memory, identity and creative expression" says library boss Read more »
April 23
South Africa: How Renting a Photocopier Helped Destroy a School
A North West school owes over R600,000 after defaulting on rental agreements for two photocopiers and a phone system. Meanwhile 789 learners are left with broken toilets and… Read more »
March 26
South Africa: R198-Million School for the Blind Incomplete and Left to Ruin
Multiple deadlines have been missed Read more »
March 24
South Africa: Meet the Moms Making Maths Fun
At 28 schools across the Cape Flats, women are being trained to help grade 2 and 3 pupils improve their mathematics through the creative use of games and activities. Read more »
March 18
South Africa: Use the Field, Parents Tell Their Children - the Pit Toilets At This School Are Dangerous
Elunyaweni Primary in Ugie in the Eastern Cape has five full pit latrines for 160 learners; nearby ET Thabane Primary has broken classrooms Read more »
March 17
South Africa: Flooding Forces Limpopo Schools to Close
Heavy rains in Vhembe have washed away bridges and damaged roads Read more »
March 06
South Africa: Rural Eastern Cape Children Left to Hitchhike to School
About 80 learners from the Enon farming community have been without scholar transport this year Read more »
March 03
South Africa: UCT Staff Strike Ends As Agreement Is Reached
Unions accept 3.5% increase as progress made on other issues Read more »
March 02
South Africa: Learners Stand On Bus Steps With Doors Open to Get to School
Government-contracted buses are chronically overloaded Read more »
February 26
South Africa: Striking UCT Staff Demand 7% Increase
Vice-chancellor agrees to meet with unions within 48 hours Read more »
South Africa: Learners At This Overcrowded School Are Being Taught Outside
"When the rain stops, we wipe our desks and continue with the lesson" Read more »
February 24
South Africa: Labour Court Refuses to Enforce School Principal's Reinstatement
Judge finds no "exceptional circumstances" to justify Wesley Neumann's immediate return to Heathfield High Read more »
