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Jobless matriculants hired to ‘improve’ education in rural schools

Prega Govender A total of 760 unemployed matriculants will be employed as education assistants in a bid to improve the literacy, numeracy and reading skills...

Lack of proper nutrition a key obstacle to learning for SA kids

Thabo Molelekwa A study found a link between poor nutrition in early childhood and educational outcomes later in life. Poor nutrition in early childhood has a...

Gauteng 2019 online registration system for public schools goes live

Inside Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi launched the 2019 Online Learner admissions registrations for grades 1 and 8 on Monday at 8am. Gauteng department of education will...

A more flexible curriculum approach can support student success

Delia Marshall Financial access is extremely important for poor and working class students wanting to get a foot in the door at universities. But on...

How inequality affects sports demographics in SA

Mosibodi Whitehead South Africa’s sport industry suffers great inequalities. Just like the greater South Africa, the sports budgets of the “haves” by far outstrip those...

Safe transport arrives at two KZN schools following court order

Bongekile Macupe Pupils in Nquthu finally have transport to and from school, a year after advocacy group Equal Education took the KwaZulu-Natal department of education...

Gauteng government bypasses laws to build school

Yoliswa Sobuwa A multi-million rand Gauteng school for children with special needs was built illegally, bypassing town planning and building bylaws. This, Sowetan has established, is...

Kenya signs law on free sanitary towels for schoolgirls

Lynet Igadwah Schoolgirls who have reached puberty will now receive free sanitary towels from the government, a new law aimed at minimising absenteeism and putting...

Teacher shot dead in front of pupils

Inside Education A teacher was shot dead at a Western Cape primary school on Wednesday. Education MEC Debbie Schäfer said the woman was allegedly shot at...

Theft in schools has reached crisis levels

Sipho Mabena The theft of electronic gadgets and feeding scheme groceries has reached crisis levels, according to the department of basic education. Last week thieves broke...

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