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Department of Basic Education

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

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