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Disability and Social Change: Brownies and Downies meets Cape Town’s special...
In Cape Town, new coffee shops and restaurants open (or close) every week, so it’s easy to brush off the announcement of another one as insignificant. However, you might want to take notice of the...
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Matric Results have a Marked Effect on South Africa’s Economic Growth
In South Africa, the quality of education that children receive is determined by their income group. In an article for the Rand Daily Mail, Gavin Keeton looked closely at the interplay of economic...
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Nationwide Excitement as Children Return to School for 2014 Academic Year
The new academic year has been met with smiles and tears according to this morning’s edition of The Citizen. In a roundup of the nationwide return to school they report on the various reactions to the...
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Matric Class of 2013 Obtain Highest Pass Rate in History of Post-1994 Education
“Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga made history in two ways on Monday when she announced the 78.2% pass rate of the 2013 matrics,” writes Victoria John for the Mail and Guardian. “Firstly,...
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Aubrey Matshiqi Cautions Against Prematurely Judging Striking Teachers
Aubrey Matshiqi, research fellow at the Helen Suzman Foundation, wrote in his weekly column for Business Day that we shouldn’t rush to early judgement and conclusions regarding striking teachers. On...
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Pupils Join Teachers for SADTU Strike Over Withdrawal of Collective...
On Wednesday the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) held a nationwide strike over the withdrawal of collective bargaining agreements by the Department of Basic Education. SADTU called for...
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Education Minister Angie Motshekga Says the Department is Ready for the New...
Education Minister Angie Motshekga said yesterday that the Department has delivered 98% of textbooks to inland areas, ahead of schools opening today. Motshekga recently settled a case out of court with...
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Equal Education Victorious in Campaign to Secure a Minimum Standard in Schools
Equal Education, an NGO that pushes for “quality and equality” in South African schools, has won their campaign to get Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga to promote regulations that will set...
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Equal Education Releases Video Summarising South African Education Crisis
Equal Education, an NGO committed to “working for quality and equality in South African education”, has released a video that shares shocking statistics about the South African schooling system. The...
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Community, Self and Identity: Transforming Higher Education in South Africa
New from HSRC Press, Community, Self and Identity: Educating South African university students for citizenship: Education in South Africa is in crisis. Low literacy and numeracy rates, poor discipline,...
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Photos from the Launch of Promoting mental health in scarce-resource contexts
Promoting mental health demands actions that improve resilience in individuals, families and communities, and ensure health enhancing policy and legislative frameworks. These actions are at the heart...
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