December 11, 2023
South Africa: Imposter Caught in Gauteng Matric Exam
Officials at exam centres across Gauteng had a tough time this year trying to stop learners from cheating. Read more »
December 05, 2023
South Africa: Criminals Force 10 Eastern Cape Schools to Close
Ten public schools in Nelson Mandela Bay have been closed and educators and staff moved elsewhere to continue lessons after the schools were robbed at gunpoint and two principals… Read more »
December 04, 2023
South Africa: Class of 2023 Completes School By Candlelight
The matric class of 2023 is reaching the end of one of the worst exam seasons ever, as load shedding affected their preparations on every single one of their 28-day exam period. Read more »
November 06, 2023
South Africa: Eskom's Plan for Load Shedding During Matric Exams
In a stark reality check, Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has addressed the nation's concerns about load shedding coinciding with the start of Matric final exams. Read more »
October 30, 2023
South Africa: Matric Exams Begin - As Load Shedding Resumes
Thousands of matric learners are starting their final exams on Monday as load shedding resumes across the country. Read more »
October 13, 2023
South Africa: Hungry Learners Burn Desks in Protest
At Sukuma High in Mbali Township, Pietermaritzburg, student anger over two months without food and electricity reached a boiling point as they set fire to school property. Read more »
October 12, 2023
South Africa: Teacher Protests Shut Down 50 Schools in Bushbuckridge
Over 50 schools in Marite in Bushbuckridge were shut down on Thursday, as teachers took to the streets to protest against the high crime rate in the area which is putting their… Read more »
June 13, 2023
South Africa: Patrick Won't Go to the Grave Without His Matric
Patrick Xaba is determined to complete his matric before he dies. Read more »
June 05, 2023
South Africa: Special Learners Off to International Paralympics
The inspiring stories of three Eastern Cape special needs learners who will be representing South Africa at international sporting competitions could only be eclipsed by their… Read more »
South Africa: Fort Hare Students Add Fuel to the Fire
While the historical University of Fort Hare is battling to save its ailing reputation amid corruption, murder allegations and fake qualification scandals, another fire broke out… Read more »
South Africa: University of Fort Hare Principal Not Fazed By Eastern Cape Premier
Notorious Izinkabi, a dangerous group of murder-for-hire killers from KwaZulu-Natal, have been hunting for Fort Hare University Professor Sakhela Buhlungu for months -- but he will… Read more »
May 10, 2023
Zimbabwe: The Long and Dangerous Path to Education
As the year's second term begins, thousands of children in rural Zimbabwe prepare to embark on an exhausting and dangerous daily journey to school. Read more »
May 05, 2023
South Africa: Teacher Accused of Assaulting Learner With Pipe
A teacher at Nkabinde Primary School, Kwa-Thema Springs, allegedly assaulted an eight-year-old Grade 3 learner with a plastic water pipe on Tuesday for writing slowly. Read more »
May 03, 2023
South Africa: Basic Education Minister Apologises for School Feeding Scheme Chaos
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has apologised after thousands of learners in KwaZulu-Natal have been left without school meals for the past month. Read more »
April 25, 2023
South Africa: School Feeding Scheme Goes Belly Up - Calls to Terminate Contract
The school feeding scheme in KwaZulu-Natal, which was meant to keep two million schoolchildren from going hungry, has collapsed, and the children have been left without food. Read more »
April 20, 2023
South Africa: School Feeding Scheme Collapses
Town mayors in parts of KwaZulu-Natal are now taking it upon themselves to feed primary and high school learners after the normal feeding scheme system collapsed. Read more »
February 17, 2023
South Africa: School Children Stranded As Western Cape Education Heads and Taxi Bosses Clash
Thousands of school children have been left stranded, unable to attend school due to a dispute between the Western Cape Education Department and taxi association Codeta. Read more »
January 18, 2023
South Africa: Entire School Days Are Being Lost Due to Rotational Power Cuts
Millions of learners returning to school for the 2023 academic year are getting a nasty surprise: four to six hours of education lost because of rolling blackouts. Read more »
January 11, 2023
Malawi: Govt Closes Schools As Cholera Outbreak Spreads
The authorities in Malawi have suspended primary and secondary schools in two major cities following a cholera outbreak that has killed hundreds of people. Read more »
December 12, 2022
South Africa: Mpumalanga Students Stranded in Russia
Mpumalanga students will be expelled from various universities in the Russian Federation if the Mpumalanga Department of Education does not pay tuition fees by Monday 12 December. Read more »
November 30, 2022
South Africa: Provincial MP Arrested After Allegedly Slapping School Principal
Andile Lili, Member of the Western Cape ANC legislature, was arrested after he allegedly slapped a school principal and demanded that she leave the school premises on Friday. Read more »
November 08, 2022
South Africa: Learners Finally Get Off the Bus to Nowhere
An unsteady old bus has been serving as a classroom at Sindawonye Primary School at Elandhoring farm on the outskirts of Kariega in the Eastern Cape. Read more »
October 31, 2022
South Africa: Class of 2022 Sits Down to Write School-Leaving Exams
The grade 12 learners around the country started writing their final year exams on Monday morning. Read more »
October 21, 2022
South Africa: Schools Torched By Suspected Illegal Miners
The Reggie Masuku Secondary and Wesselton Primary schools were said to be torched by a group of suspected illegal miners on Tuesday. Read more »