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Crime

Operation Shanela: Police arrest more than 16 000 in just one week

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7 teens appear in court after shocking assault video goes viral

Failing Wordsworth High School ‘a microcosm of educational issues’

More than 50% of schools in ‘very poor’ condition found in Eastern Cape

Urgent mental health support needed as SA teachers buckle under pressure

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R2 million laptop saga triggers disciplinary action in Mpumalanga education department

EDITOR'S CHOICE

South Africa Ramaphosa vs Trump: Here’s what you need to know

News SIU is not done with NLC yet, as more corruption allegations emerge

South Africa WATCH: ‘SA is out of control,’ Trump says ahead of meeting with Ramaphosa

Opinion Ramaphosa faces an impossible task in meeting with Trump

Politics Taps run dry in Merafong after municipality defaults on bill

Back to school after week-long break: What to expect as second term rolls on

$More than 400 schools with no mathematics subject$

Not adding up: More than 400 schools don’t teach Mathematics

Schooling the system: Experts urge SA to learn from Oprah academy’s trauma-informed model

School sport gets lion’s share of grant funding

Education department launches blitz on independent schools amid Cwecwe rape case

Basic Education Employment Initiative: Here’s how many opportunities are coming

News

Calls for urgent audit as deadline to eradicate pit toilets in schools passes

News

Justice for Cwecwe: Eastern Cape school deregistered after pupil’s alleged rape

Only 3 in 10 poor children are developmentally on track, says minister

Should the education budget prioritise learning over infrastructure?

Budget 2025: Salary-heavy education allocation and its impact on learners — experts react

Budget 2025: Will education get enough funds to support key policies?

Basic Education Department needs R129 billion to fix infrastructure at schools

Basic education passes ‘significant milestone’ in eliminating pit toilets in schools

Eastern Cape teacher fails to get job back after being fired for fabricating marks of 200 matric pupils

2025 school calendar: End of first term, Easter break and ‘special holiday week’ in April, May

80% of Grade 3 pupils cannot read for meaning in any language: Ramaphosa notes SA education’s grim reality

Over 500 school bullying cases reported so far in 2025

A desk for every student: Education department dismally failing on table promise

UIFW expenditure: National departments bungled R7.9bn of taxpayers’ money in one year

7 426 teenagers attempted suicide in 9 months: DBE launches prevention campaign

Nearly a month after schools opened, more than 28 000 children still haven’t been placed

Pit toilets still in 20 schools as Limpopo misses deadline

Matric

Matric exam re-mark: Wednesday marks NSC application deadline

‘They take us for fools’ – Parents camp outside ‘incompetent’ education department

No progress in addressing school dropouts, says report