The poverty porn of matric results
The release of matric results every year usually ushers in a slew of reports of young people who've succeeded despite great odds. SIAN FERGUSON...
Four ways you can put the lit back in literacy
September is International Literacy Month. According to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), 750 million people around the world remain illiterate,...
November 15 2022 is Day of the 8 Billion
On November 15, the United Nations is going to be marking Day of Eight Billion. This is because the world’s population is projected to...
No clarity on why Gauteng health has rescinded all nursing bursaries
Most of the students who gathered outside the Chris Hani Baragwanath Nursing College on Monday had applied for the four-year nursing diploma. They had...
Racism at PMB Girls’ High goes further than the k-word
Alice Draper, who matriculated from Pietermaritzburg Girls' High School in 2015, reflects on the institutional racism at the school. She says that, despite regular...
Inequality of South African proportions
South Africa has been described as the most unequal society in the world. The racial and economic legacy of Apartheid has evolved into an...
Here’s how we can achieve free higher education by 2019
Professor ARI SITAS believes free tertiary education is possible for students in South Africa and should be implemented by 2019. Sitas answers six questions...
ANCYL lobbying for free higher education by 2018 at ANC policy...
The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) has called for free higher education by 2018. Despite the outcomes looking unfavourable for those calling for free higher...
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...
How Serious Is The Government’s Plan For Free Education?
When former president Jacob Zuma announced the government's plan for free higher education in 2017, the hope and relief were palpable. It all came...
The list: Free courses online to help your job prospects in...
The coronavirus pandemic has shifted gears on everything. Most if not all schooling went online, and is most likely to continue for the rest...
#StopRacismAtPretoriaGirlsHigh is just one example of the frustration of black learners...
Where the blue of heaven is deepest. Every person who attended Pretoria High School for Girls knows the opening to the school song. But...
Do strict school uniform policies enforce discrimination?
On Monday, Northcliff High School drew criticism when the public learned that it required students to carry a laminated card to show they had...
UKZN: Poor Black Students Still Face Harsh Discrimination
"We revolt simply because, for many reasons, we can no longer breathe." - Frantz Fanon
Fanon tells us that we revolt simply because we...
#Riding4SAEducation aims to raise funds for impoverished learners
Salaam Foundation, which is the humanitarian wing of Salaamedia, - an online humanitarian journalism portal - is going to be embarking on a 3,...
Five takeaways from Mamdani’s UCT lecture on decolonising education
On Tuesday celebrated decolonial scholar Mahmood Mamdani returned to UCT, an institution he once accused of becoming “a new home for Bantu educationâ€. After...
What does the National Youth Development Agency do?
On November 10, president Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a new board for the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA). Asanda Luwaca was also appointed as the...
Amendments to basic education law not “school captureâ€
The department of basic education (DBE) has been accused of trying to “capture schools†after proposing an amendment to basic education laws. Among other...
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...
So, what’s the best way to teach children about the history...
A private school in Johannesburg has clarified accusations that it had forced black students to carry a dompas as part of a school project.
Nandi...
