Ishrene Davids We obsess over matric results, but SA’s education crisis begins long before Grade 12 3 min 0 14 January 2026
CAPACITY CRUNCH Emotional day as unplaced learners, flooding and overcrowding mar first day of school 9 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila, Azwidhowi Mamphiswana, Siyabonga Goni, Kyran Blaauw, Naledi Sikhakhane
RIGHT OF REPLY Government is not hiding matric pass rate numbers; the critics are just ignoring them 5 min 3 By Hubert Mathanzima Mweli
CLASS OF 2025 Matric 2025 results: All you need to know about release dates, access and next steps 4 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
Muhammad Coovadia SA’s ‘education’ system is warehousing children, not educating them 7 min 3 2 January 2026
Siviwe Gwarube Why South Africa’s strategic reorientation of its basic education system is now irreversible 5 min 0 10 December 2025
Esmè van Deventer We planted Caps in 2012 — we’re harvesting the educational failure in 2025 4 min 0 25 November 2025
ISS TODAY Violent school bullying a reflection of SA’s broken society 4 min 0 By Thandi van Heyningen
PUPIL SAFETY Empowering learners by addressing the root causes of violence in SA schools 7 min 0 By Emihle Tima, Makanatsa Ziyambi and Yolisa Piliso
GROUNDUP Ten years after Komape tragedy, many Limpopo schools are still using pit toilets 8 min 0 By Liezl Human for GroundUp
TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING OP-ED Open letter to Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube on Mother Tongue-Based Bilingual Education 3 min 0 By Bua-lit Collective
FOCUS ON REFORM Bela Act regulations have been gazetted - here's how you can have your say 3 min 3 By Takudzwa Pongweni
EARLY LEARNING Treasury’s decision not to allocate extra funding imperils compulsory Grade R roll-out 5 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
GROUNDUP How many sex offenders are there in SA’s schools? No one knows as vetting drive falters 8 min 0 By Daneel Knoetze and Adriaan Cartuyvels
EDUCATION BUDGET OP-ED Bela Act makes Grade R compulsory, but where is the money? 4 min 0 By Katherine Sutherland and Daniel Peter Al-Naddaf
INNUMERACY Go figure — alarming number of SA schools no longer offer maths as a subject 5 min 14 By Takudzwa Pongweni
PIVOTAL MOMENT Reversing austerity: How Budget 3.0 can restore educational integrity and infrastructure in South Africa. 4 min 1 By Mahfouz Raffee and Matshidiso Lencoasa
TOP OF THE POPS SA's top school principal from Paterson High is a 'relentless optimist' who ignites bright sparks 5 min 6 By Estelle Ellis
LEARNING CURVE Education department needs R46bn for new classrooms and toilets at public schools 3 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
SAFETY FIRST KZN emergency guidelines for schools aim to safeguard students against climate threats 5 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
