Bongekile Macupe
Grade R teachers in KwaZulu-Natal were paid several days late this month — highlighting the fact that these foundation-phase educators have yet to...
Erwan Lequentrec and Francesc Pedró
African countries have worked hard to improve children’s access to basic education, but there’s still significant work to be done. Today, 32.6...
Vincent Lali
Last week angry parents refused to vacate a school in Khayelitsha, demanding their children be admitted. “They crammed their kids into classrooms...
Joseph Chirume
Nelson Mandela University students disrupted classes for several days last week, protesting against conditions at off-campus residences and demanding the speedy payment of...
Nokuthaba Dlamini
Teachers are headed for a clash with government after the Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association (Zimta) yesterday officially declared they would down tools when schools...
Zipporah Musau
At the dawn of independence, incoming African leaders were quick to prioritize education on their development agendas. Attaining universal primary education, they maintained,...
Nompendulo Ngubane
Hundreds of Grade R teachers from across KwaZulu-Natal protested outside the legislature in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday. They demanded that MEC for Education...
Fundisiwe Maseko
Education is key to economic growth and a country’s economic performance is directly linked to the skills of its workforce and the quality...