Schools should be a safe environment, a place of learning where children can develop their potential. In South Africa, many public schools aren’t like this. Instead they are hothouses for teachers’ ...

Religious intolerance often comes from a dark and dangerous place. It is usually associated with people who project themselves as deeply religious and God-fearing but believe that their born-into or ...

The South African Schools Act of 1996 stipulates that schooling is compulsory for all South Africans from the age of seven, starting at grade one, to the age of 15, or the completion of grade nine.

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube said her department is working towards ensuring that the regulations for the Basic Laws Amendment Act (BELA) are finalised in time before the start of the ...

This act seeks to enhance access and reduce inequities in South Africa's education system by allowing the Department of Basic Education to have the final word on school language and admission ...