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Teachers Tracey Billingham and Gabby Thompson with young learners.

Vergelegen opens education hub for primary school learners

Wesgro: Education, investment and the case for catalytic capital

Wesgro: Education, investment and the case for catalytic capital

9 Jun 2026

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School marketing in 2026: Why trust and community matter

By Sibusiso Ndlovu 9 Jun 2026

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Supplied image: Talifhani Khubana (CFO, Protec), Munei Tshiovhe (GM Business Development, Protec) and Daniel Phukubje (Protec) with students at the official opening of the Science Resource Centre.

New Science Resource Centre opens at Masiqhakaze Secondary School

8 Jun 2026

It takes a village to raise tomorrow’s leaders

It takes a village to raise tomorrow’s leaders

Tutor Doctor 4 Jun 2026

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Eden and Central Karoo schools closed amid storm warnings

3 Jun 2026

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H&M donates R1m to empower South African youth

3 Jun 2026

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Getting through school in SA: How learners make it to the end after a poor start

Ursula Hoadley, Carol Bertram, Gabrielle Wills and Servaas van der Berg 2 Jun 2026

South Africa's schools step up and deliver: Kiwi crowns Step Up to Step In winners

South Africa's schools step up and deliver: Kiwi crowns Step Up to Step In winners

OLC Through The Line Communications 1 Jun 2026

CambriLearn partners with Virgin Active to extend the school week into the spaces that matter

CambriLearn partners with Virgin Active to extend the school week into the spaces that matter

CambriLearn 1 Jun 2026

Some learners at schools in the Amathole District and parts of the Chris Hani District in the Eastern Cape have missed days of school after transport operators employed by government went on strike due to unpaid wages. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Eastern Cape scholar transport on strike over unpaid wages

29 May 2026

Automotive dealerships an untapped potential for SA's youth

Automotive dealerships an untapped potential for SA's youth

29 May 2026

Escaping the memorise-and-move-on trap during exams

Escaping the memorise-and-move-on trap during exams

Tracey Butchart, Oxford University Press 29 May 2026

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Spar's new radio campaign wants to end period poverty by 2030

28 May 2026

Vodacom: Partnerships that turn digital access into meaningful inclusion

Vodacom: Partnerships that turn digital access into meaningful inclusion

Trialogue 27 May 2026

Device choice is shaping how students think, create and learn

Device choice is shaping how students think, create and learn

Michelle Lissoos 27 May 2026

Supplied image (L-R): Adri Marais, CEO of Christel House South Africa; David Maynier, Western Cape Minister of Education and Wendy Viljoen, Senior Manager: Edu Invest (Wesgro)

Christel House SA celebrates 25 years by opening new high school campus

26 May 2026

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How Siv Ngesi’s MENstruation Foundation tackles period poverty

25 May 2026

Schools recycling programme

Schools recycling programme

Safripol 22 May 2026

We cannot celebrate rising pass rates while mathematics classrooms are empty

We cannot celebrate rising pass rates while mathematics classrooms are empty

Sifiso Learning Group 22 May 2026

Garth van der Horst, new head of schools for Spark Schools

Spark Schools appoints new head of schools

18 May 2026

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New Soweto tech hub a leap toward closing SA’s 4IR gap

14 May 2026

Happiness Primary School is one of three no-fee-paying schools in Nigel that have had their electricity cut off for months. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Schools left in darkness as municipal bills mount

Kimberly Mutandiro 12 May 2026

An uprooted tree at Beaumont Primary School in Somerset West
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All Western Cape schools shut Tuesday as disruptive weather intensifies

11 May 2026

Supplied image - front L-R: Inga Javu, Limise Kalolo, Mesuli Meneze and Shaun Ngubo (all Joe Slovo High School).
Back L-R: Joe Slovo High School learners Minenthle Ngweni, Lultho Daniso, Maude Modise (Director of the Shoprite Foundation), Alulutho Mnyobe, Anam Kalman, Kungawo Mkhalali, Xoliswa Mahlangu (Head of Digital Learning and Technology at Sifiso EdTech) and Lisolethu Fana

Khayelitsha high school receives new robotics lab

11 May 2026

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What’s stopping kids from learning useful skills? Short answer: exams

Frank Quansah 8 May 2026

Coronation invites high schoolers to enter its Top Investor Challenge to win R120,000

Coronation invites high schoolers to enter its Top Investor Challenge to win R120,000

Coronation 8 May 2026

Mankodi Moitse, CEO of Kagiso Trust

Kagiso Trust launches free matric support toolkit

7 May 2026

The Achievement Zone: Where confidence meets capability

The Achievement Zone: Where confidence meets capability

Tutor Doctor 5 May 2026

AI in education: How South Africa can unlock better learning outcomes in 2026

AI in education: How South Africa can unlock better learning outcomes in 2026

Helm 5 May 2026

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