More than 15,000 girls aged just 10 to 19 years have given birth in the Eastern Cape since April 2024, a deepening crisis of child pregnancy driven by poor health access, limited education, and systemic neglect.
The Limpopo school like many others in the province lacks decent sanitation and running water and provides no environment for learning.
The government has again failed to reach the deadline to eradicate pit latrines at schools.
Parliament’s education committee plans to visit the alleged scene of the crime at Bergview College in the coming weeks.
The minister has given Fort Hare five days to come up with an implementation plan and report on issues facing students.
It has been a problematic start to the academic year for thousands of students in East London and across the country.
Hundreds of CPUT students are still without accommodation while the university says its residences are full.
The ventilated improved pit latrines built in Eastern Cape schools do not meet safety standards.
The quality of education in schools is taking a hammering from cuts to the education budget.
Joe Slovo achieved its best improvements in the maths and science pass rates.
The Limpopo department of education has set new requirements for food vendors permitted at schools.
A dialogue on racism was called by the human rights commission after incidents of racism were reported at a number of Western Cape schools.
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