Teachers and principals cannot fix the reading ...

It has been widely reported that SA’s grade 4 pupils cannot read with understanding in their home language and the ...

NPO making a real difference — one school at a time

Masinyusane is an isiXhosa word which means “let us uplift each other”, and that is exactly what the Nelson Mandela Bay ...

By NOMAZIMA NKOSI

Fast-growing communities pile pressure on Bay schools

Rapidly expanding communities in Nelson Mandela Bay are placing increasing pressure on schools designed to accommodate ...

By NOMAZIMA NKOSI

How a literacy revolution took root under the shade of a tree

In the heart of rural Limpopo, under the shade of a tree in the small village of Ga-Ipate, a quiet revolution in ...

By Koena Mashale

SPECIAL REPORT | Child education 'must be a ...

SA’s failure to invest meaningfully in early childhood development (ECD) is deepening the country’s literacy crisis, ...

By Koena Mashale

How an innovative literacy project is transforming young lives

Amid a sluggish government response, Astra Primary School started a grassroots literacy project that is transforming ...

By NOMAZIMA NKOSI

From California to an Eastern Cape village — a volunteer’s story

When California-born teacher Janet Wolfertz arrived in the small village of Viedgesville, she turned heads.  “At first, ...

By LULAMILE FENI

‘The children deserve better than this — we’re drowning’

Sixty-seven pupils squeeze into a single classroom built for half that number. Huddled three to a desk or on the floor, ...

By Koena Mashale

Viedgesville Primary — a little school with big dreams

“A tiny school with big dreams to improve education” is how principal Thobela Ngubentombi describes rural Viedgesville ...

By LULAMILE FENI

Children are our greatest treasure

The SA government likes to dedicate days, weeks and even entire months to highlighting the plight of vulnerable groups ...