LEARNING BY HEART Carrying the torch for excellence — meet 3 Joburg principals who make a real difference 5 min 2 By Mark Potterton
HOPE IN A SUITCASE From jealousy to joy: Eastern Cape schools embrace revolutionary wheelie bag desks for learning 4 min 8 By Estelle Ellis
CAMPUS CLASHES Protests continue at UCT and Wits as students unite against housing and financial exclusion challenges 6 min 0 By Ernst Calitz and Takudzwa Pongweni
ACCOMMODATION CRISIS UCT faces campus shutdown as protesting students demand housing and fee block reforms 5 min 5 By Takudzwa Pongweni
MATTERS OF THE ART Walking Tall: a heartfelt journey of heritage and hope in Barrydale's community theatre 7 min 2 By Isabel Olson
ANIMAL CRUELTY Brutal death of chacma baboon sparks outcry and call for urgent wildlife education initiatives 6 min 30 By Kristin Engel
EDUCATION REFORM Bridging the gap: How copyright reform could transform access to education for all learners 6 min 2 By Takudzwa Pongweni
UNIVERSITY ACCOMMODATION Stressed, stranded students left in housing limbo as accommodation chaos persists 5 min 14 By Takudzwa Pongweni and Naledi Sikhakhane
LEARNING CURVE KZN Education Department ‘seeks creative solutions’ as budget cut affects training, nutrition and transport 4 min 1 By Nkululeko Ndlovu
INSTITUTIONAL COLLAPSE OP-ED Students left stranded by the unravelling of City Varsity and the failures of Educor 5 min 1 By Sara Falcon
DEGREES OF HOPE SA’s got your back! Public spirit and crowdfunding help students to pay for studies 5 min 2 By Takudzwa Pongweni
ACCOMMODATION HAVOC UCT students sleep in SRC offices and lecture halls as university faces housing crisis 5 min 44 By Takudzwa Pongweni
YOUR VOICE ‘Reduce salaries, reduce perks’ – What DM readers would do as president for a day 7 min 12 By Daily Maverick
BOOK REVIEW Bold suggestions towards achieving equal education for all in South Africa 3 min 2 By Mary G. Clasquin-Johnson
FUTURE EMPLOYMENT SA must scramble to reskill the workforce, align education with AI, automation and climate change 5 min 6 By Lerato Mutsila and Takudzwa Pongweni
HEALTHY HABITS From fast food to fresh harvest: Siyabonga Masinda's inspiring journey back to agriculture 5 min 2 By Lillian Roberts
South Africa Gauteng’s compulsory teen contraception plan runs into storm of opposition 6 min 10 By Takudzwa Pongweni
ZERO DROPOUT CAMPAIGN Targeted interventions needed to reduce school dropout rates 6 min 5 By Takudzwa Pongweni
THE CONVERSATION Strong need for a diverse perspective and cultural awareness in child development research 4 min 0 By Samuel Forbes and Prerna Aneja
REGISTRATION ANXIETY Parents distressed as thousands of learners remain unplaced in 2025 5 min 6 By Takudzwa Pongweni
