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Move to reduce physical distancing in schools to less than 1m, but unions are against it

Back to school — almost

Move to reduce physical distancing in schools to less than 1m, but unions are against it

By Victoria O’Regan

Unrest took heavy toll on KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng schools battered by months of vandalism and burglaries

THE AFTERMATH

Unrest took heavy toll on KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng schools battered by months of vandalism and burglaries

By Victoria O’Regan

Basic education: Schools return to ‘normal’ classes — and gross inequality

OP-ED

Basic education: Schools return to ‘normal’ classes — and gross inequality

By Trevor Shaku

A year later and pupils are still going hungry, despite court order to reinstate National School Nutrition Programme

LEARNING ON EMPTY

A year later and pupils are still going hungry, despite court order to reinstate National School Nutrition Programme

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Learning curb: How level 4 lockdown affects schools in South Africa

Covid-19: Class disruption

Learning curb: How level 4 lockdown affects schools in South Africa

By Julia Evans

Physical distancing: Most Western Cape schools teaching early grades aren’t ready to reopen full-time

EDUCATION

Physical distancing: Most Western Cape schools teaching early grades aren’t ready to reopen full-time

By Suné Payne

Covid-19 and the right to basic education: The SA Human Rights Commission’s position

OP-ED

Covid-19 and the right to basic education: The SA Human Rights Commission’s position

By André Gaum, Kenneth Sithebe and Sifiso Tembani

All contact sport in schools suspended with immediate effect

Covid-19 and Education

All contact sport in schools suspended with immediate effect

By Victoria O’Regan

Researchers call for full reopening of schools after report shows more than half of children miss meals

GROUNDUP

Researchers call for full reopening of schools after report shows more than half of children miss meals

By Marecia Damons

Dangerous, unhygienic pit latrines in Limpopo schools ‘must be eradicated sooner rather than later’

MAVERICK CITIZEN

Dangerous, unhygienic pit latrines in Limpopo schools ‘must be eradicated sooner rather than later’

By Karabo Mafolo

Education department’s late release of vital software leaves schools’ admin in chaos

GROUNDUP

Education department’s late release of vital software leaves schools’ admin in chaos

By Liezl Human for GroundUp

Good for hunger, bad for health? Spaza shops and food vendors proliferate outside schools

RIGHT TO SUFFICIENT NUTRITION

Good for hunger, bad for health? Spaza shops and food vendors proliferate outside schools

By Michelle Banda

NGOs warn latest budget will have bad outcomes for education

GROUNDUP

NGOs warn latest budget will have bad outcomes for education

By Marecia Damons

The metrics of matric: How the Class of 2020 actually fared, province by province

ANALYSIS

The metrics of matric: How the Class of 2020 actually fared, province by province

By Nicky Roberts

Two Eastern Cape teachers ‘stressed out and sick’ because they haven’t been paid since 2019

WORKING FOR NOTHING

Two Eastern Cape teachers ‘stressed out and sick’ because they haven’t been paid since 2019

By Karabo Mafolo

Leveraging off Covid-19 – there could be a silver lining for education

OP-ED

Leveraging off Covid-19 – there could be a silver lining for education

By Riyaadh Ebrahim and Sipumelele Lucwaba

As painful as it gets: The great school reopening debate

ANALYSIS

As painful as it gets: The great school reopening debate

By Stephen Grootes

Start of 2021 school year delayed: ‘The priority remains saving lives’

COVID-19: NEWSFLASH

Start of 2021 school year delayed: ‘The priority remains saving lives’

By Victoria O’Regan

Schools will reopen on 27 January, as planned, says Department of Basic Education

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Schools will reopen on 27 January, as planned, says Department of Basic Education

By Suné Payne

Hard lessons: How schools took a Covid-19 battering

2020 IN REVIEW: EDUCATION

Hard lessons: How schools took a Covid-19 battering

By Unknown Author

SA’s shame: Over 3,000 schools with pit latrines – almost 500 in Limpopo alone

Op-Ed

SA’s shame: Over 3,000 schools with pit latrines – almost 500 in Limpopo alone

By Tebogo Tsesane and Sibongile Teffo