Education

Photo of protesters, some with tyres

Police vehicle petrol-bombed in Hoërskool Overvaal protests

Local ANC leader says some parents want to meet to find a way forward

By GroundUp Reporter

News | 18 January 2018

Photo of court

Cape Town teacher accused of sexual assault appears in court

Trial to start in May

By

Brief | 18 January 2018

Photo of EFF protesters

In photos: Protests and violence at Afrikaans high school

Dispute over language admission policy boils over

By GroundUp Reporter

Photo Essay | 17 January 2018

Photo of smoke and flames

Motherwell creche burns down

Children left stranded at start of New Year

By

News | 10 January 2018

Photo of Lwando Mzandisi

Lwando Mzandisi: a role model in the struggle for social justice

Education activist died far too young, but made a big impact in his short life

By

Obituary | 14 December 2017

Photo of school classroom

Court rules in favour of mother tongue education

Bursary scheme favours student teachers from rural areas

By

Law | 6 December 2017

Summary image for article

There is money to fix our schools, but it’s not being spent, says Equal Education

4,624 schools still have pit latrines

By

News | 30 November 2017

Photo of lawyer in court

Day 11: Court hears of witness to Michael Komape’s death

Boy who drowned in toilet could have been found sooner

By

Law | 28 November 2017

Photo of a man in courtroom

Day 10: Calls for help from Michael Komape’s school unanswered for years

Former principal’s testimony supports the family’s claim against the state

By

Law | 27 November 2017

Photo of school building

Stink-up at Cape Flats school

“My stomach turns and I feel as if I’m about to vomit”

By

News | 23 November 2017

Photo of a court room

Day 7: Limpopo education department a “quagmire” of maladministration

“We drew attention to life-threatening situations in schools … it is not good enough to say there is no budget.”

By

News | 21 November 2017

Photo of a man

Day 6: Court hears of terrible condition of Limpopo’s school toilets

Photographs shows that the school toilets where Michael Komape died were in poor condition

By

Law | 20 November 2017

Photo of a man

Day 5: Psychologist describes suffering of drowned boy’s family

Mother distant and withdrawn, battles with ongoing sadness and depression

By

Law | 17 November 2017

Photo of people protesting outside Polokwane High Court

Day 3: Pathologist describes finding faeces in child’s lungs

Michael Komape’s sister breaks down in court

By

Law | 15 November 2017

Photo of three people in court

Day 1: Mother tells court how she found her son dead in school toilet

First day in damages trial of the death of Michael Komape

By

Law | 13 November 2017

Photo of protesters

Fees Commission proposes free education, but not at university

President releases report of Heher Commission

By

News | 13 November 2017