South Africa News News South Africa » Education: Gwarube calls for long-term investment in South Africa’s schools
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has urged businesses and civil society to invest in long-term education initiatives, saying Mandela Day should create lasting benefits for schools rather than ...
News South Africa » Education: South Africa's Stem crisis starts long before university – and higher education must help close the gap
South Africa's growing Stem (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) crisis cannot be solved simply by producing more ...
News South Africa » Education: Reconfiguring South Africa's Education System for Meaningful Participation in an AI-Driven World
South Africa's education system faces scrutiny for its inability to equip graduates with industry-aligned skills, contributing to youth unemployment. As AI and digital technologies reshape economies, ...
News South Africa » Education: True South Africa | South Africa's education standards have not collapsed. The evidence says so
This article draws on the Institute's True South Africa Evidence Series, Data. Context. Perspective., and in particular its report on Education in South Africa.
News South Africa » Education: South Africa: Ramaphosa signs contested education bill, another test for unity government
Despite protests, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill at a public ceremony on Friday. The second-largest party in the government of national unity, ...
News South Africa » Education: In South Africa, an education program changes a refugee child’s life
“I never went to a movie until Three2Six took us. I never went to the zoo until Three2Six took us,” says 24-year-old Debbie, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “Most of my childhood ...
News South Africa » Education: South Africa's STEM crisis: Inequality weakens education
South Africa’s declining performance in Stem education has become a pressing concern. Global benchmarks consistently rank the nation poorly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, ...
News South Africa » Education: South African education bill threatens coalition government, party says
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The second-biggest party in South Africa's unity government said on Wednesday that an education bill President Cyril Ramaphosa plans to sign into law this week endangers the ...
News South Africa » Education: Chikunga Calls for Bold Action to Make Quality Education Accessible to Learners With Disabilities
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga has called for urgent action to remove the barriers that continue to prevent learners with disabilities ...
News South Africa » Education: South Africa’s young education researchers need networks to share experience more than pressure to produce outputs
Researchers in the education sphere benefit from collaboration and idea-sharing. cgstock/Shutterstock South Africa has for many years been a strong player in several areas of world-class research.