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Late learners battle to get placed in school

9th Mar 2023 Lihle Krwala 0

The department says it is doing its best to place learners who applied late.

Khayelitsha school aims for 90% in physical science

14th Feb 2023 Lihle Krwala 0

The Grade 12 learners at the school this year say they are feeling the pressure to beat the 70% pass rate achieved by the class of 2022.

Top learners in the Western Cape awarded

3rd Feb 2023 Lihle Krwala 0

The 2022 matric results saw an improvement in poor schools despite the lack of resources that impact on the provision of quality education.

Calls for revolution at Social Justice Assembly

3rd Feb 2023 Martin Jansen 0

The author argues that the Social Justice Assembly needs to overcome the social and political distance between the poor and the NGOs championing their cause.

Zimbabwe struggles to end child labour

14th Oct 2022 Dylan Murambgi 0

A recent report notes that children in Zimbabwe are subjected to the worst forms of child labour, involving trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation, and forced labour in mines and on farms.

Science and maths success in township schools

12th Oct 2022 Lihle Krwala 0

Amidst the shambles of many public schools in South Africa today, a story of success in the teaching and learning of science and maths.

Complaints about tavern foretold Enyobeni deaths

22nd Aug 2022 Lihle Krwala 0

Police say that they are aware of complaints about the tavern made by members of the public before the tragedy.

Families of 21 Scenery Park teenagers await answers

7th Jul 2022 Mandla Mnyakama 0

In a hasty public relations exercise the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality fixed the roads to the Scenery Park sports fields where the president addressed the mourners.

Financial strain leads university students to take risks

1st Sep 2021 Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 0

The costs of getting a university education comes at higher cost for female students from poor backgrounds, no less if they are on NSFAS bursaries.

In Africa, young people are the voice of environmental protection

24th Aug 2021 Equal Times 0

It’s a July morning and 29-year-old Murhula Zigabe is visiting what he calls “the base”, a production unit for making the fuel briquettes that he […]

Unemployed people march against youth preference in the jobs market

24th Jun 2021 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

Preferences for youth employment are barriers for job seekers older than 35.

Protests against police brutality in Eswatini

2nd Jun 2021 Abigail Jele 0

The SUDF and other political formations in Eswatini are calling for an end to police brutality.

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