DA, EFF slam Bela Bill for ignoring parents
The EFF and DA have slammed the ANC for using their majority in the basic education portfolio committee to wrestle power from school governing bodies. This afte... Read more.
Away with Afrikaans: UFS student bodies up in arms
The student representative council (SRC) of the University of Free State (UFS) has called for the abolishment of Afrikaans as a primary medium of instruction in... Read more.
Prevent and screen when there’s no cure
It took less than 15 minutes. It would have been much quicker had it not been for the friendly mammographer who cracked me up with screening jokes to calm my ne... Read more.
Qoma bats for African penguin
Marine conservationist and shark expert Sophumelela Qoma is adding her voice to the call to save the African penguin from extinction. The 29-year-old from Ngqus... Read more.
Provinces sit on funds while special schools languish
Despite the appalling state and underfunding of special schools in South Africa, provincial education departments have underspent on their allocated budgets –... Read more.
More collaboration needed to help schools in high-crime areas
With the latest crime statistics showing that schools continue to be scenes of violence, the Department of Basic Education has revealed that 805 schools have be... Read more.
Former ANC MP accused of killing wife remains out on bail
Former ANC MP Sibusiso Kula, who is accused of murdering his wife in 2022, remains on R50 000 bail. His case was postponed to October so that the director of pu... Read more.
Researchers warn of another outbreak of deadly listeriosis in SA
A new study by the University of Pretoria (UP) researchers has raised alarm bells about a possible new outbreak of listeriosis in South Africa. Gauteng, the eco... Read more.
Women owned, middle-class homes the target for serial rapist Mashilo
The sentence of six life terms and 636 years handed to Neo Clifford Mashilo this week is cold comfort to the community he brutalised in his three-year reign of ... Read more.
More than 800 small schools to be closed
A total of 806 small and unviable schools around the country have been identified for closure this financial year, with the biggest number in the Eastern Cape. ... Read more.
