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6-year-old hospitalised after alleged beating from school teacher

Pule Letshwiti A six-year-old learner was allegedly beaten by his teacher at a school on Grootvlei Farm in Alexandria district in June. He was later hospitalized...

South Africa: Two schools burnt allegedly over outcome of by-election

BALISE MABONA Two schools were burnt this weekend in Thabana village in Siyabuswa in Mpumalanga, allegedly by a crowd of community members who were dissatisfied...

Police used live ammunition on protesting pupils, admits Gauteng community safety MEC

Amanda Khoza Gauteng community safety MEC Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane on Tuesday admitted that the police used live ammunition on protesting pupils from Thuto-Kitso Technical School in...

Namibia: First Lady rejects Curro Holdings school deal link

Shinovene Immanuel First Lady Monica Geingos says the company that wants to build a N$200 million private school in Windhoek misinformed the education ministry in...

Science in Africa: homegrown solutions and talent must come first

Alan Christoffels It’s been a recurring refrain: Africa still lags woefully behind the rest of the world in generating new scientific knowledge. As figures collated by the World...

Why do so many South Africans die of TB?

Ashleigh Furlong Listeriosis has killed about 200 people since January last year. In the past six months, the outbreak has generated many headlines. There was a huge...

Two South Africans go head-to-head on slavery

Roger Southall A recent exchange on Twitter between South African TV personality Sizwe Dhlomo and Western Cape Premier Helen Zille, is worthy of close examination because it...

Curro considers a “school fee loan” scheme

Phillip de Wet , Business Insider SA Curro is considering a "school fee loan" scheme, private school group Curro said on Monday, for "selected learners" in...

South Africa’s most powerful nano-satellite sent off today

Veronica Mohapeloa  The Minister of Science and Technology, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, yesterday participated in a ceremony to send off South Africa's second nanosatellite to India, where...

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...

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