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Rondebosch Boys scrape past tough Stellenberg outfit in thrilling first team action

Keanan Hemmonsbey
09 May

Ready to retire, but not nearly finished yet: Meet the unsung heroes of South Africa – our teachers

Michelle Banda
26 Apr

‘Shockingly lenient sentence’ for teachers who assaulted learners lands education body in court

Zukiswa Pikoli
25 Apr

Beating disobedient children does not ensure discipline at schools – and it’s illegal

Mila Harding
22 Apr

Pride societies are springing up at Cape schools, but hoisting the queer-friendly flag was ‘no easy task’

Giuseppe Rajkumar Guerandi
30 Mar

Rigid attitude of schools puts pupils on the path to prison – but it’s against the law

Nurina Ally, Robyn Beere and Kelley Moult
23 Mar

South Africa needs a national education strategy to tackle the school dropout crisis

Tamsin Metelerkamp
21 Mar

Reading is a social justice issue: Libraries offer simple, affordable tools for literacy development

Zephne Ladbrook and Frouwien Bosman
17 Mar

Opening bell sounds for 2022 JSE Investment Challenge

Neesa Moodley
08 Mar

Learners bear the brunt of Zimbabwe teachers’ strike

Frank Chikowore
07 Mar

Decreased spending on basic education leaves pupils and teachers in the lurch

Mila Harding and Demichelle Petherbridge
04 Mar

Reactive state and police measures to tackle school violence ‘not enough’ to protect pupils

Michelle Banda
03 Mar

Programme offering HIV-prevention pills at schools proves to be an ‘amazing success’

Tiyese Jeranji for Spotlight
03 Mar

Communities take Eastern Cape education department to court over non-delivery of stationery and textbooks

Estelle Ellis
28 Feb

Masking may ease in US schools; South Africa registers 1,752 new cases

Bloomberg
06 Feb

Schools can fully open and isolation reduced – Covid-19 regulation amendments take pragmatic turn

Greg Nicolson
01 Feb

Western Cape premier reiterates call for teachers and learners to get vaccinated as coastal schools prepare to reopen

Suné Payne
13 Jan

Gauteng’s unplaced pupils will be in class by end of January, promises Lesufi

Karabo Mafolo and Michelle Banda
12 Jan

CDC warns against cruise travel; South Africa registers 12,979 new cases

Bloomberg
31 Dec

South Africa’s basic education needs a major revision in 2022

Maryke Bailey
30 Dec

Education depends on young people accessing Covid vaccines, says Section27 in bid to stop ACDP application

Greg Nicolson
30 Nov