MATRIC RESULTS Ministerial report card — Is Siviwe Gwarube up to the task of leading SA’s basic education ministry? 11 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE How Gauteng’s matrics beat the odds with candles, ‘cross-nights’ and commitment 6 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
Class of 2025 South Africa’s 2025 matric pass rate hits record 88%, but maths woes and late dropouts temper celebrations 7 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
LEARNING CURVE Matric Class of 2025 achieves unprecedented 88% pass rate 6 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
‘NOT ON MY WATCH’ Umalusi and Minister Siviwe Gwarube greenlight NSC results amid Pretoria paper leak scandal 6 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni and Siyabonga Goni
CLASS OF 2025 Matric 2025 results: All you need to know about release dates, access and next steps 4 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
Siviwe Gwarube Why South Africa’s strategic reorientation of its basic education system is now irreversible 5 min 0 10 December 2025
LEARNING CURVEBALL Financial crisis looms for quintile 5 schools in Gauteng after subsidies are cut 5 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING OP-ED Open letter to Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube on Mother Tongue-Based Bilingual Education 3 min 0 By Bua-lit Collective
LEARNING CURVE Teachers must embrace AI or get left behind, G20 National Education Indaba hears 3 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
FOCUS ON REFORM Bela Act regulations have been gazetted - here's how you can have your say 3 min 3 By Takudzwa Pongweni
EARLY LEARNING Treasury’s decision not to allocate extra funding imperils compulsory Grade R roll-out 5 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
EDUCATION CRISIS Back to basics: SA delays mandatory Coding and Robotics in schools 4 min 11 By Takudzwa Pongweni
GROUNDUP How many sex offenders are there in SA’s schools? No one knows as vetting drive falters 8 min 0 By Daneel Knoetze and Adriaan Cartuyvels
EDUCATION REFORM Confusion or clarity? Mixed reactions to Gwarube’s Bela implementation guidelines 5 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
GNU AT ONE Cabinet clout – the GNU’s best and worst performers, one year in 8 min 9 By Daily Maverick
INNUMERACY Go figure — alarming number of SA schools no longer offer maths as a subject 5 min 14 By Takudzwa Pongweni
CHILD PROTECTION Teacher vetting crisis: over 81% of educators remain unchecked amidst child safety concerns 4 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
LEARNING CURVE Education department needs R46bn for new classrooms and toilets at public schools 3 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
GIFT OF READING Turning the page — how early book access can transform South Africa’s future 6 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
UNSAFE SANITATION Minister of Basic Education admits failing to meet the deadline to eradicate pit toilets at SA schools 8 min 6 By Takudzwa Pongweni and Siyabonga Goni
