WASHED AWAY Floods derail start of 2026 classes in Limpopo and Mpumalanga — hundreds of schools shut 6 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
FINANCIAL BURDEN Back-to-school dreams stall as unpaid lay-bys expose families’ financial strain 5 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
WEATHER WOES Ekurhuleni councillor missing in Mozambique amid catastrophic flooding crisis 7 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
Sipho Mthathi Moral injury in an age of unravelling — the challenges facing social justice work 4 min 1 18 January 2026
Bontle Motasa Nothing about us without us: A new vision for children requires participation to succeed 3 min 0 16 January 2026
10-YEAR STRATEGY Dairy and beef industry scepticism grows over Steenhuisen’s plans for foot and mouth disease management 5 min 2 By Naledi Sikhakhane
CLASS OF 2025 Lavender Hill High School in Cape Town boosts matric pass rate by 20% in two years 6 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
ENROLMENT CHALLENGES Compulsory Grade R faces budget constraints and unplaced learners as 2026 academic year begins 7 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
Maverick Citizen Celebrating Limpopo’s top matric achievers — a tale of resilience and hard work 4 min 0 By Lucas Ledwaba for Mukurukuru Media
CHILD WELLBEING Powerfully simple: SA’s new strategy for children and teens gets to the root of what they need 3 min 0 By David Harrison
CAPACITY CRUNCH Emotional day as unplaced learners, flooding and overcrowding mar first day of school 9 min 0 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
CLASS OF 2025 Against the odds: Mfuleni, Cape Town’s class of 2025 aces matric amid crime and hardship 5 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
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
FEEL THE HEAT Climate crisis vs job security — how President’s fresh PCC picks aim to calm SA’s just transition jitters 4 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
‘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
