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Department of Basic Education

Sustainable school sanitation: We need more than quick fixes and empty promises

WORLD TOILET DAY

Sustainable school sanitation: We need more than quick fixes and empty promises

By Julia Chaskalson and Boitumelo Masipa

Eastern Cape under the Covid-19 gun as SA borders open for tourism and bottle stores stay open over weekends

CORONAVIRUS WEEKLY DIGEST #10

Eastern Cape under the Covid-19 gun as SA borders open for tourism and bottle stores stay open over weekends

By Shani Reddy

Mboweni’s budget cuts are undermining the right to basic education

Maverick Citizen Op-Ed

Mboweni’s budget cuts are undermining the right to basic education

By Jane Bornman, Hopolang Selebalo and the Education Working Group of the C-19 People’s Coalition

Contingency plans are needed so children can keep learning without going hungry

Maverick Citizen Op-ed

Contingency plans are needed so children can keep learning without going hungry

By Faranaaz Veriava and Sasha Stevenson

Faranaaz Veriava: Always ready to take on the good fight

Maverick Citizen

Faranaaz Veriava: Always ready to take on the good fight

By Ufrieda Ho

These matric exams are unfair: Listen to us, the students

OP-ED

These matric exams are unfair: Listen to us, the students

By Jayden Matthews, Taahirah Hoosain and Sinolutho Silevu with Ashley Visagie

Children, Covid-19 and Classrooms: A 10-point Plan for Making Schooling Safe

Expert Advice #4

Children, Covid-19 and Classrooms: A 10-point Plan for Making Schooling Safe

By The Scientists Collective

School infrastructure projects stop, Mkhize adamant it’s too soon to lift alcohol and tobacco sales ban, and Daily Maverick to launch a paper

CORONAVIRUS DAILY DIGEST #117

School infrastructure projects stop, Mkhize adamant it’s too soon to lift alcohol and tobacco sales ban, and Daily Maverick to launch a paper

By Christi Nortier

Visually impaired community faces education crisis and abuse by law enforcement

MAVERICK CITIZEN

Visually impaired community faces education crisis and abuse by law enforcement

By Shani Reddy

Mkhize gives reason for ‘cautious optimism’, while government’s plan to restart school feeding scheme disappoints

CORONAVIRUS DAILY DIGEST #116

Mkhize gives reason for ‘cautious optimism’, while government’s plan to restart school feeding scheme disappoints

By Christi Nortier

Amended regulations on schools published, the ANC condemns Covid-19 corruption and KZN suspends complicit officials

CORONAVIRUS DAILY DIGEST #115

Amended regulations on schools published, the ANC condemns Covid-19 corruption and KZN suspends complicit officials

By Christi Nortier

The unsung heroes and heroines of the National School Nutrition Programme victory

Maverick Citizen Op-Ed

The unsung heroes and heroines of the National School Nutrition Programme victory

By Boitumelo Masipa and Kholofelo Mphahlele

Mantashe and Nxesi hospitalised with coronavirus, scooter clinic tender will be audited and Eastern Cape fails to update death toll

CORONAVIRUS DAILY DIGEST #103

Mantashe and Nxesi hospitalised with coronavirus, scooter clinic tender will be audited and Eastern Cape fails to update death toll

By Christi Nortier

SAA racks up new losses during lockdown, KwaZulu-Natal the new one to watch and no word on schools reclosing

CORONAVIRUS DAILY DIGEST #102

SAA racks up new losses during lockdown, KwaZulu-Natal the new one to watch and no word on schools reclosing

By Christi Nortier

Decision on schools looms, advice on isolation is revised and professional cricket comes back to life

CORONAVIRUS DAILY DIGEST #101

Decision on schools looms, advice on isolation is revised and professional cricket comes back to life

By Christi Nortier

Schools reopen: Learners with disabilities left behind again

Maverick Citizen Op-Ed

Schools reopen: Learners with disabilities left behind again

By Robyn Beere and Anjuli Maistry

A million SA learners set to return to school before end of July

Coronavirus & Education

A million SA learners set to return to school before end of July

By Karabo Mafolo

Only three grades will return to class next week, education authorities decide

BACK TO SCHOOL?

Only three grades will return to class next week, education authorities decide

By Christi Nortier

City of Cape Town slammed for yet another lockdown eviction while back-to-school schedule is shaken up again

CORONAVIRUS DAILY DIGEST #88

City of Cape Town slammed for yet another lockdown eviction while back-to-school schedule is shaken up again

By Christi Nortier

ECD chaos: ‘Inequality is being exacerbated because of petty officialdom’ as children starve

Early Childhood Development

ECD chaos: ‘Inequality is being exacerbated because of petty officialdom’ as children starve

By Terry Bell

Who’s right? Court battle over children’s rights to education and basic nutrition

CHILD HUNGER

Who’s right? Court battle over children’s rights to education and basic nutrition

By Zukiswa Pikoli