INSPIRING LEARNERS Teacher resuscitates Cape Town High School’s library amid dwindling literacy rates 4 min 7 By Nicola Amon
EDUCATION CHALLENGES How mismatched teacher training is failing South Africa's under-resourced classrooms 5 min 7 By Takudzwa Pongweni
MISSED TARGETS Fifteen years after the launch of Schooling 2025 Vision, school infrastructure promises remain unfulfilled 5 min 0 By Kgaogelo Matlatle and Mbali Twala
UNSAFE SANITATION Eradicating pit toilets, one click at a time – Gwarube launches Safe Schools App 6 min 8 By Takudzwa Pongweni
CLASSROOM CONUNDRUMS Only one state school built in 2024 – DBE's alarming infrastructure performance revealed 7 min 14 By Takudzwa Pongweni
THE CONVERSATION SA’s classrooms should have a ‘box’ of languages to help children learn — new bilingual education policy is a start 4 min 2 By Russell H Kaschula and Mbali Sunrise Dhlamini
PERSONAL INFORMATION CLAMPDOWN Privacy over publicity: DBE must revise matric results publication method to meet legal standards 6 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
OP-ED Protecting the right to basic education of undocumented immigrant children 5 min 2 By Bridget J Machaka
SELECTIVE PERCEPTIONS OP-ED The (mostly) unacknowledged commitment of public teachers and health workers (Part 2) 7 min 1 By Jeff Rudin
CLASS OF 2024 OP-ED Solving the maths equation in SA amid a positive symbol and overall negative trend 6 min 13 By Nicky Roberts
SUPPORTING EDUCATION New laboratories to ignite a passion for science and technology in South Africa's rural classrooms 4 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
SCHOOL EQUALITY OP-ED Equal education doesn’t have to mean government employs all teachers 6 min 0 By David Harrison
NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE Education Minister Gwarube pleads for ‘minimal disruptions’ at schools during matric exam period 4 min 2 By Victoria O’Regan
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
FUNDING CRUNCH Basic education budget cuts ‘exacerbate inequalities and undermine right to education’ – civil society groups 5 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane and Lisakanya Venna
NEXT GEN THREAT Child Gauge 2024 sounds the alarm, saying South African ‘Children are in crisis’ 5 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
SOCIAL INJUSTICE ‘He was a fighter, we lost a hero’ – loved ones bid Oratile (13) farewell seven years after pit toilet tragedy 5 min 1 By Lerato Mutsila
SANITATION CRISIS Oratile (13) tragically dies eight years after falling into ‘deathtrap’ North West school pit toilet 5 min 5 By Lerato Mutsila
FAST LANE UPLIFTMENT Mamelodi daycare centre a symbol of civil partnership building pillars of hope, resilience and potential 4 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
LEARNER SAFETY Fochville horror crash highlights need for urgent, comprehensive scholar transport reform 5 min 3 By Michelle Banda
EDUCATION ‘I can’t force my hand’ on Bela Bill, says Minister Gwarube as unions urge Ramaphosa to sign 4 min 1 By Msindisi Fengu and Siyabonga Goni