Solly Msimanga Open letter to Premier Lesufi — shifting blame for unplaced learners is a mampara move 3 min 0 27 January 2026
CAPACITY CRUNCH Emotional day as unplaced learners, flooding and overcrowding mar first day of school 9 min 1 By Lerato Mutsila, Azwidhowi Mamphiswana, Siyabonga Goni, Kyran Blaauw, Naledi Sikhakhane
LEARNING CURVEBALL Gauteng schools face crisis with almost 5,000 grade 1 and 8 learners still unplaced 7 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
LEARNING CURVEBALL OP-ED School placement chaos — why thousands of Gauteng learners still wait for a seat 4 min 0 By Nathan Ferreira
ADMISSIONS FAILURE No timeline, no plan as Gauteng Department of Education continues to fail unplaced learners 6 min 0 By Faranaaz Veriava
BREACH ALERT Matric exam leak — how ‘investigative marking’ bust pupils at 7 Pretoria schools 7 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
LEARNING CURVEBALL Financial crisis looms for quintile 5 schools in Gauteng after subsidies are cut 5 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
EDUCATION CRISIS Gauteng parents speak out on frequent school closures as water outages disrupt learning 8 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
CLASS STRUGGLE Gauteng’s R68bn education budget is insufficient to address key issues, warn experts 5 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
DISCONNECTIONS THREAT Gauteng schools face utility crisis as department transfers debt burden amid funding shortfalls 4 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
CHILD SAFETY Gauteng education department cuts ties with Nal’iBali after alleged child sexual assault 4 min 4 By Takudzwa Pongweni
UNDER PRESSURE Urgent need for change: Gauteng's schools face persistent overcrowding and teacher exodus 5 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
RACE RUCKUS Judge slams Mbeki and Education Department over Pretoria High School for Girls ‘racism’ row 7 min 23 By Takudzwa Pongweni
ONGOING SAGA Pretoria girls' school governing body launches legal battle against education department over racism claims 5 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
CONTAMINATION ALERT Gauteng Health department issues urgent warning after huge spike in child food poisoning cases 6 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
INNER-CITY BLAZE AFTERMATH Young survivors of Usindiso fire still unplaced in schools — despite government commitments 4 min 0 By Michelle Banda
MENTAL HEALTH Gauteng Education Department launches ‘action plan’ after increase in learner suicides 5 min 1 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
HAIRSTYLE ABUSE BACKLASH Crowthorne Christian Academy silent while second family seeks Gauteng education department help 2 min 0 By Msindisi Fengu
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER FIRED SA Council for Educators investigates racist incident at Pretoria college 2 min 1 By Msindisi Fengu
AMABHUNGANE Delinquent departments fail ‘disposable’ Phoenix Secondary School in Gauteng 11 min 2 By Magnificent Mndebele
