Make the wealthy pay: AIDC lays out alternative to austerity
Progressive tax reforms targeting wealth, dividends and corporate profits could raise billions of rands.
Austerity measures in education in South Africa
No-fee Hout Bay school achieves 100% pass rate in senior certificate
All the matriculants from Silikamva High School overcame the obstacles of living in an informal settlement to pass.
SA’s insecurity cluster of overburdened detectives, ineffective courts and overcrowded prisons
A big gap between arrests and convictions plagues the criminal justice system
Bishop Lavis parents protest declining education standards
The quality of education in schools is taking a hammering from cuts to the education budget.
Khayelitsha school achieves 99.3% pass rate
Joe Slovo achieved its best improvements in the maths and science pass rates.
Austerity cuts Western Cape teachers’ jobs
The Western Cape Education Department is planning on cutting over 2,400 teaching posts.
Hundreds protest over planned teacher cuts in the Western Cape
Classes in poor schools are expected to grow even bigger as the education department plans to cut teacher posts.
Despite a court order, the WC Education Department is still failing some learners
Schools are busy with mid-year exams while some learners are still waiting to be placed in the Western Cape.
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