Dear Young Person
Every year on the 16th of June we commemorate Youth Day, but hardly in the way it was intended.
On 16 June 1976, students in...
Joburg private school accused of racism after allegedly kicking out black...
MEC for education Panyaza Lesufi visited a Johannesburg school to investigate allegations of racism after a group of black girls was ordered to leave...
How the hypermasculinity of Model C schools entrenches homophobia
Ours is one of the few African countries that acknowledges different gender and sexual identities, but we’re still far from an accepting society. Schools,...
Dr Zizo Mtengwane’s ‘Drop a Book’ Aims To Aid Rural School...
After meeting with various kids from less privileged backgrounds, Dr Zizo Mtengwane, a children's doctor at the RK Khan Hospital, decided to start a...
Wits education students demand clarity on funding

Three education students arrested at a protest on the Wits education campus on Tuesday have been released. The students were arrested because they allegedly...
Q&A: Kagiso Trust on the triumph of grade 12 learners in...
The Kagiso Trust is a self-funded South African development agency. This year, the trust is celebrating the performance of grade 12s in schools that...
Wanelisa Xaba on crowdfunding to pay fees: “I got a lot...
While the #FeesMustFall movement pushes for free decolonised education, students who are unable to afford university are still left to source tuition fees wherever...
UCT Fallists Respond to VC Phakeng
"We asked if Mr Mayosi has a history of depression and they said he didn't until 2016. That day he was called a coconut....
Nal’ibali releases 6 free children stories to celebrate Heritage Month
To commemorate Literacy and Heritage Month, Nal’ibali – the national reading-for-enjoyment campaign – in collaboration with Standard Bank have partnered to bring South African...
UFH students: We want our money
Students and staff at the University of Fort Hare (UFH) Alice campus were instructed to vacate the campus until further notice this week, after...
Albinism activist says we need to do something before the killings...
Mpho Tjope (33) resigned from his corporate job to dedicate himself as an albinism awareness activist. He says South Africa needs to do more...
DUT Strike Impasse Reaches 5th Week
After four days of mediation before the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitrary (CCMA), the industrial action at the Durban University of Technology (DUT)...
In conversation with Education Africa founder, James Urdang
In 1992, James Urdang founded the NPO, Education Africa. It is an organisation that aims to “educate, equip, and empower disadvantaged South Africans to...
#FreshersAdvice: Your complete guide to South African Universities, Part I
Everything about starting university is daunting: the size of the campuses, the people, the work and the fees. Luckily, seniors have your back and...
University of Pretoria issues tender calling for private security on campus
The University of Pretoria (UP) is advertising a tender calling for the provision of “ad hoc crowd control services†on all campuses of the...
Could teaching children many languages help eradicate racism?
Language is one of the most important tools that are used for communication in the world and it can also be one of the...
NSFAS delays leave students uncertain and unfunded
Delays regarding National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding have left prospective university students in limbo, and some institutions in chaos. The knock-on effect...
South African universities are training their gaze on the United States....
Three academic institutions in Africa have established units dedicated to the study of the United States. They are University of the Witwatersrand’s African Centre...
Op-ed: Are we doing enough to empower young people as digital...
Even if you’ve got your house kitted out with all the latest smart tech, understand blockchains and NFTs, and can’t wait to explore the...
Charges withdrawn against Philippi High learners who protested against learning in...
Eight learners from Phillippi High in the Western Cape were released without charge on Wednesday after being detained overnight at Nyanga police station. They...
