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Property

Government services continuing despite Mthatha fire, says Mabuyane

Lubabalo Ngcukana 1 day

Early Childhood Development

Classrooms must come first: Fixing the policy gap in SA’s ECD strategy

Marion Wagner 31 Mar 2026

Eastern Cape allocates R600m to boost agricultural output

Agriculture

Eastern Cape allocates R600m to boost agricultural output

26 Mar 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

Mpumalanga unveils new state-of-the-art Silulu Secondary School

12 Mar 2026

Bridging the gallery and the classroom: A new art education resource to transform teaching and learning

Primary & Secondary Education

Bridging the gallery and the classroom: A new art education resource to transform teaching and learning

Issued by University of Pretoria 12 Mar 2026

Wesley Neumann in court. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Labour Law

Labour Court refuses to enforce school principal’s reinstatement

Marecia Damons 24 Feb 2026

Wesley Neumann (right) with his legal representatives, advocate Rod Solomons (left) and advocate Vernon Seymour (centre), in the Labour Court in Cape Town on Friday. Neumann will not return to Heathfield High until the court rules on whether his reinstatement can proceed pending an appeal. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Battle over former Heathfield principal’s return

Marecia Damons 16 Feb 2026

Northern Praises, an unregistered independent school in Elim, is still awaiting feedback from the Limpopo Department of Education after applying for registration in 2018. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Unregistered private schools leave learners and parents in limbo

Thembi Siaga 13 Feb 2026

A sign outside Elshaddai Learning Academy advertises classes from Grade RR to 12, but accreditation authority Umalusi says the school has not applied for matric accreditation. This photo was taken last week. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro/GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Private school misleads parents about matric accreditation

Kimberly Mutandiro 5 Feb 2026

On Friday, Wesley Neumann’s legal team asked the Labour Court to enforce an earlier ruling for his reinstatement as Heathfield High principal. From left: Advocate Vernon Seymour, Wesley Neumann and advocate Rod Solomons. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Principal Wesley Neumann’s return to Heathfield High delayed

Marecia Damons 3 Feb 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

Shop, donate, and transform education: Checkers’ back-to-school initiative

David Maynier 30 Jan 2026

Unemployed teachers protest outside the KZN Department of Education office on Burger Street, Pietermaritzburg. Photo: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Unemployed teachers camp outside KZN education department

Joseph Bracken 20 Jan 2026

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CSI & Philanthropy

MTN backs DBE's digital education drive at South African schools

19 Jan 2026

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Education

Education dept warns of scam targeting unemployed teachers

11 Dec 2025

When it rains, roads are unsafe and scholar transport doesn’t operate. Children from Skhwane village need to walk about 15km to school. Photos: Bongane Motaung / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Community fights to reopen primary school

Bongane Motaung 10 Dec 2025

The Western Cape High Court has ordered the Western Cape Education department to develop a proper management plan within six months to deal with late school admissions. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Court lambasts WCED, orders it to fix late school admissions

Tania Broughton 2 Dec 2025

Inkosi Thathezakhe Special School in the Mzinyathi District will stay closed until its needs are fully met, says Dudu Moloi, chair of the School Governing Body. Photo: Bongane Motaung / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

KwaZulu-Natal Premier promises funds for special schools

Bongane Motaung and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 30 Oct 2025

Otters’ Creek Junior School teacher Ayesha Galant presents a lesson. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Zoning problem forces Cape Town school to close

20 Oct 2025

Parents protest outside Khulangolwazi Special School in Durban. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Special schools closed in KZN after education department fails to pay subsidies

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 17 Oct 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

Umalusi to brief on 2025 exams

13 Oct 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

Countdown to the matric exams

12 Sep 2025

Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane promised parents a new school. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro

Primary & Secondary Education

Parents shut down school for weeks

Kimberly Mutandiro 8 Sep 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

Gauteng Education strengthens school safety

7 Aug 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape school transfer applications to open on 4 August

1 Aug 2025

You must be July-ing if you think homeschooling is not for you

Primary & Secondary Education

You must be July-ing if you think homeschooling is not for you

Issued by Impaq 28 Jul 2025

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Aesthetic Medicine

Scroll, watch, burn: sunscreen misinformation and its real‑world damage

Rachael Kent 23 Jul 2025

At least 275 ECD centres are struggling with late subsidy payments in KwaZulu-Natal, the Legal Resources Centre says. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Early Childhood Development

KZN government fails to pay crèches despite court order

Joseph Bracken 17 Jul 2025

New crèches in the Drakensberg may have to close because of late payments of subsidies by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Early Childhood Development

New crèches may have to close because of late payments by education department

Joseph Bracken 17 Jun 2025

5 things you might not know about SA's youth consumer class

Youth Month

5 things you might not know about SA's youth consumer class

Issued by BrandMapp 12 Jun 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

W Cape parents to receive 2026 school placement results from Friday

29 May 2025

Sinamuva Crèche has not received subsidy payments for two months. Photo: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

Early Childhood Development

KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèches

Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 28 May 2025

Labour Law & Unions

Does a false accusation of racism constitute harassment? Importance of listed grounds when claiming unfair discrimination

Anli Bezuidenhout, Thato Maruapula and Azola Ndongeni 12 May 2025

How a human-centred design approach is changing STEM teaching

Primary & Secondary Education

How a human-centred design approach is changing STEM teaching

Issued by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 6 May 2025

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 24 Apr 2025

Over 1,000 teachers appointed to strengthen teaching capacity

Primary & Secondary Education

Over 1,000 teachers appointed to strengthen teaching capacity

14 Apr 2025

Same challenges, different year: When will higher education in South Africa truly transform?

Higher Education

Same challenges, different year: When will higher education in South Africa truly transform?

Issued by EDGE Education 7 Apr 2025

WCED warns parents of looming Grade 8 application deadline

Primary & Secondary Education

WCED warns parents of looming Grade 8 application deadline

2 Apr 2025

Armed gangs target five Cape Town schools, demand 10% of teachers’ salaries

Primary & Secondary Education

Armed gangs target five Cape Town schools, demand 10% of teachers’ salaries

Sandiso Phaliso 19 Mar 2025

Learners from schools across Gauteng and the North West march to the Department of Basic Education’s head office in Pretoria on Thursday. Photos: Ihsaan Hendricks / GroundUp

Education

Cosas marches on education department and calls for minister to resign

Ihsaan Haffejee 10 Mar 2025

Western Cape’s Grade R, 1 and 8 admissions open: Full application details

Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape’s Grade R, 1 and 8 admissions open: Full application details

6 Mar 2025

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Branding

Controversy erupts over fast food branded desks in school

4 Mar 2025

Students protesting at the gates of eThekwini TVET College’s Centec campus in Morningside on Monday, demand an urgent solution to their accommodation crisis. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko / GroundUp

Higher Education

Durban students protest housing crisis

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 25 Feb 2025

Chaos outside Cape Town schools as parents demand places for their children

Primary & Secondary Education

Chaos outside Cape Town schools as parents demand places for their children

Vincent Lali 21 Feb 2025

Western Cape races to place 848 late applicants in schools

Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape races to place 848 late applicants in schools

13 Feb 2025

Northern Cape learners can’t go to class because schools have no money

Primary & Secondary Education

Northern Cape learners can’t go to class because schools have no money

11 Feb 2025

Explainer: Bela and its controversies

Primary & Secondary Education

Explainer: Bela and its controversies

Paula Ensor 5 Feb 2025

Western Cape schools feel the squeeze after cuts in teacher posts

Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape schools feel the squeeze after cuts in teacher posts

31 Jan 2025

Western Cape Education’s systemic test results surpass 2019 scores

Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape Education’s systemic test results surpass 2019 scores

29 Jan 2025

Western Cape to hire 477 teachers for 2025 as number of learners increase

Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape to hire 477 teachers for 2025 as number of learners increase

21 Jan 2025