Lwandisa school community lose hope government will fix their school
Learners at Lwandisa complain that classes have been combined in the classrooms that are still usable, leading to overcrowding.
Education
Budget cuts, poor placement management and school incapacity keep learners out of school in Western Cape
Hundreds of learners are still not in schools five weeks after the start of the school year.
Activists march for an alternative budget and a new vision
Cuts to government’s health and education budgets are unjustified and crippling the economy while increasing inequality, the protesters argued.
Students’ registration in limbo as NSFAS crisis continues
The problems at NSFAS are having a ripple effect on student registration this year.
Doors of learning shut by budget cuts
Parents and learners hope that they will be placed in schools this year despite deep cuts in the education budget.
Nsfas finally opens for 2024 applications
With the December holidays just around the corner, Nsfas has opened for 2024 bursary applications but students say it is too late.
Khayelitsha matriculants make up for taxi strike and stayaway
Despite being badly affected by taxi related violence that prevented them from attending school, Khayelitsha matriculants are confident that they will succeed in their final exams.
Khayelitsha water maintenance causes absenteeism on first day back at school
Poor attendance on the first day of school was caused by a water outage in Khayelitsha.
Walter Sisulu University students arrested for demanding payment of allowances
With only a week before final examinations, students at WSU are fighting for their October meal allowances from Nsfas.
Sexual violence in schools is worse than reported – report
By Stats SA estimates, 1 in 5 children are victims of sexual violence while the Western Cape education department says there have only been five reported cases at schools in the province so far this year.
Nsfas students endure delayed payments and high bank fees
While students are preparing for year-end exams, Nsfas beneficiaries say their problems have not been addressed.
The disintegrating classrooms of King William’s Town school
Half of the school’s prefab buildings are dilapidated, with rats and bees resident and the wind passing through.
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