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All systems go for this year's WC Economic Innovation Awards at the CT City Hall

'Keep an open mind': Q&A with 2025 Innovation champion Johan Coetzee

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

Device choice is shaping how students think, create and learn

Device choice is shaping how students think, create and learnMichelle Lissoos

Vodacom: Partnerships that turn digital access into meaningful inclusion

Vodacom: Partnerships that turn digital access into meaningful inclusionTrialogue

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

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How Siv Ngesi’s MENstruation Foundation tackles period poverty

Schools recycling programme

Schools recycling programmeSafripol

We cannot celebrate rising pass rates while mathematics classrooms are empty

We cannot celebrate rising pass rates while mathematics classrooms are emptySifiso Learning Group

Device choice is shaping how students think, create and learn

Device choice is shaping how students think, create and learn

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Vodacom: Partnerships that turn digital access into meaningful inclusion

Vodacom: Partnerships that turn digital access into meaningful inclusion

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Nic Riemer is the CEO and co-founder of Invigilator App

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Nic Riemer 23 Feb 2026

Split Grade 10, 11, or 12 subjects over 2 years to ease pressure and protect learning standards

Split Grade 10, 11, or 12 subjects over 2 years to ease pressure and protect learning standards

Impaq 23 Feb 2026

Sona 2026 puts early learning, literacy and a “skills revolution” at the centre of education reform

Sona 2026 puts early learning, literacy and a “skills revolution” at the centre of education reform

Impaq 20 Feb 2026

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Beyond mining: Rustenburg Career Expo to showcase diverse career paths for youth

19 Feb 2026

Supplied image: The official launch of the Invest-Ed initiative by Investec on 11 February 2026

Investec launches Invest-Ed to bridge gap from education to employment

18 Feb 2026

Wesley Neumann (right) with his legal representatives, advocate Rod Solomons (left) and advocate Vernon Seymour (centre), in the Labour Court in Cape Town on Friday. Neumann will not return to Heathfield High until the court rules on whether his reinstatement can proceed pending an appeal. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Battle over former Heathfield principal’s return

Marecia Damons 16 Feb 2026

Northern Praises, an unregistered independent school in Elim, is still awaiting feedback from the Limpopo Department of Education after applying for registration in 2018. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

Unregistered private schools leave learners and parents in limbo

Thembi Siaga 13 Feb 2026

Khomotjo Mashele, head of product: high schools at Spark Schools

#BizTrends2026 | Spark Schools' Khomotjo Mashele: Personalised pathways for a changing world

Khomotjo Mashele 9 Feb 2026

A sign outside Elshaddai Learning Academy advertises classes from Grade RR to 12, but accreditation authority Umalusi says the school has not applied for matric accreditation. This photo was taken last week. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro/GroundUp

Private school misleads parents about matric accreditation

Kimberly Mutandiro 5 Feb 2026

Allan Gray Orbis Foundation opens Fellowship applications for SA’s next generation of entrepreneurs

Allan Gray Orbis Foundation opens Fellowship applications for SA’s next generation of entrepreneurs

5 Feb 2026

Your child’s qualifications don’t travel: The hidden cost of a local-only education

Your child’s qualifications don’t travel: The hidden cost of a local-only education

CambriLearn 5 Feb 2026

Homeschooling in SA: Keeping learning steady amid school placement delays

Homeschooling in SA: Keeping learning steady amid school placement delays

Impaq 4 Feb 2026

Sanele Sibiya, Head of Culture at Reddam House Helderfontein

Why creative arts education is more important than ever in the AI era

Sanele Sibiya 4 Feb 2026

Mounting pressure on South Africa’s school system drives shift toward structured online education

Mounting pressure on South Africa’s school system drives shift toward structured online education

Saving Grace Education 4 Feb 2026

On Friday, Wesley Neumann’s legal team asked the Labour Court to enforce an earlier ruling for his reinstatement as Heathfield High principal. From left: Advocate Vernon Seymour, Wesley Neumann and advocate Rod Solomons. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Principal Wesley Neumann’s return to Heathfield High delayed

Marecia Damons 3 Feb 2026

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#BizTrends2026 | UCT Online High School's Tessa Venter: Engagement, agency, and AI - the academic benchmarks of 2026

Tessa Venter 2 Feb 2026

Impaq learner named SACAI’s top NSC candidate for the Class of 2025

Impaq learner named SACAI’s top NSC candidate for the Class of 2025

Impaq 2 Feb 2026

Dis-Chem widens Million Comforts to back learner empowerment

Dis-Chem widens Million Comforts to back learner empowerment

2 Feb 2026

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New independent school breaks ground in KZN

30 Jan 2026

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Shop, donate, and transform education: Checkers’ back-to-school initiative

David Maynier 30 Jan 2026

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Mathew Kirkland 28 Jan 2026

Nonku Nyathi, senior partnerships and ecosystem lead at Injini

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Nonku Nyathi 26 Jan 2026

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#InternationalDayofEducation | SA's education crisis: Why prioritising teachers is the missing link

23 Jan 2026

Robyn Gouws, Coding and Robotics teacher at Reddam House Waterfall

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Robyn Gouws 21 Jan 2026

5 years of “Nominate to Educate” 2026 Avbob Road To Literacy nominations are open

5 years of “Nominate to Educate” 2026 Avbob Road To Literacy nominations are open

Oxford University Press 21 Jan 2026

Unemployed teachers protest outside the KZN Department of Education office on Burger Street, Pietermaritzburg. Photo: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

Unemployed teachers camp outside KZN education department

Joseph Bracken 20 Jan 2026

After matric: Tegs calls on South Africa to build an education system that works for the economy

After matric: Tegs calls on South Africa to build an education system that works for the economy

Thinkerneur 20 Jan 2026

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MTN backs DBE's digital education drive at South African schools

19 Jan 2026

R200,000 up for grabs in Toughees ‘Tough Like Us’ back-to-school competition

R200,000 up for grabs in Toughees ‘Tough Like Us’ back-to-school competition

Bata 19 Jan 2026

Back to school, back to balance: Bluegrass Digital supports Smartphone Free Childhood South Africa

Back to school, back to balance: Bluegrass Digital supports Smartphone Free Childhood South Africa

Bluegrass Digital 16 Jan 2026

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