Inside Education covers the latest news, analysis and developments across South Africa's education sector. From higher education policy to classroom innovation, we bring educators, students and parents the stories that matter most.
Maty Konte
There’s no disputing that many African countries’ education systems are in trouble. Despite significant investment and some improvementslinked to the push to achieve the...
Louise Phillips and Pauline Harris
How can parents best help their children with their schooling without actually doing it for them? This article is part of our...
Brian Levy
“Weak governance” is a popular scapegoat for the poor results achieved by South Africa’s education system. And there is no doubt that many aspects of...
Siyabonga Hadebe
Education is very expensive in South Africa. It costs a whopping R19,500 to R21,500 a year to attend an average government fee-paying school....
Sean Archer
South Africa’s just-ousted Minister of Finance committed another R57 billion to higher education and training over the next three years. In his first (and last...
John Aitchison
When the late Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko published his seminal book, “I write what I like”, in 1978 it wasn’t about individual...
Mduduzi Luthuli
I listened in on the radio as two women spoke about their financial woes. These women, both educated and both black professionals, spoke...
Keneilwe Munyai
One of South Africa’s many complex challenges involves fixing and improving its education system. As part of this, the government has come up...
By H. Ekkehard Wolff
Africa is the home of 2144 languages. Oddly, most development theoreticians consider this a barrier to economic and social growth. Sociolinguists...
Alec Basson
The legitimacy of World University rankings is often questioned because they don't consider the local contexts of higher education institutions, especially those in...
