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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 mountKimberly Mutandiro

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

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

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

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 R120,000Coronation

Mankodi Moitse, CEO of Kagiso Trust

Kagiso Trust launches free matric support toolkit

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

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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

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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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SA school shortlisted for $1m Global Schools Prize

4 May 2026

CambriLearn is rewriting what school is supposed to be

CambriLearn is rewriting what school is supposed to be

CambriLearn 4 May 2026

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Why we need to teach girls to create tech, not just use it

Dumisani Tshabalala 28 Apr 2026

Bic announces SDC partnership at Ponelopele Secondary School edutainment roadshow

Bic announces SDC partnership at Ponelopele Secondary School edutainment roadshow

OLC Through The Line Communications 28 Apr 2026

South Africa’s newest dictionary responds to teachers’ call for locally relevant language resources

South Africa’s newest dictionary responds to teachers’ call for locally relevant language resources

Oxford University Press 22 Apr 2026

The top 20 schools advancing to the next stage of the Samsung Solve For Tomorrow competition were announced at a special event on 14 April 2026, attended by Simon Lee, the President and CEO of Samsung Africa with his management team, as well as some of South Africa’s dignitaries and strategic partners, including Elspeth Khembo, Director for Mathematics, Science and Technology, Curriculum Innovation and E-Learning at the DBE; and Tlali Tlali, the Director of Corporate Affairs at State Information Technology Agency (Sita).

Top 20 schools in Samsung Solve For Tomorrow competition 2026

21 Apr 2026

Inside the pressures of modern learning

Inside the pressures of modern learning

Tutor Doctor 21 Apr 2026

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KwaZulu-Natal launches tech initiative to boost digital learning in rural schools

15 Apr 2026

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How to prepare today's students for tomorrow's hybrid careers

Shaun Fuchs 14 Apr 2026

How healthy homeschooling habits matter to future success

How healthy homeschooling habits matter to future success

Impaq 10 Apr 2026

Seseko and Microsoft SA deliver a high-impact nationwide digital skills program

Seseko and Microsoft SA deliver a high-impact nationwide digital skills program

Seseko 9 Apr 2026

Your child’s first classroom is home: building strong learning foundations in your own space

Your child’s first classroom is home: building strong learning foundations in your own space

Impaq 9 Apr 2026

Leora Hessen, entrepreneur and founder of HelloAida

HelloAida bridges language barriers with AI-powered tutoring for SA students

8 Apr 2026

Children as young as 9 launch real businesses in Koa Academy’s free online challenge

Children as young as 9 launch real businesses in Koa Academy’s free online challenge

Koa Academy 8 Apr 2026

Local youth initiative launches programme to empower students across South Africa

Local youth initiative launches programme to empower students across South Africa

3RC 8 Apr 2026

Seseko announces 2026 Digital Skills Summit to empower South Africa’s future workforce

Seseko announces 2026 Digital Skills Summit to empower South Africa’s future workforce

Seseko 8 Apr 2026

The mid-year switch: Why South African families are moving their children to online schools right now

The mid-year switch: Why South African families are moving their children to online schools right now

CambriLearn 7 Apr 2026

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Unpacking the Sacai registration process in the era of online education

30 Mar 2026

Why the Foundation Phase matters more than most parents realise, and how to support learning at home

Why the Foundation Phase matters more than most parents realise, and how to support learning at home

Impaq 30 Mar 2026

Part of a wall at Rivoni School for the Blind’s new campus that has collapsed. The school was originally meant to be completed by June 2024. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

R198m school for the blind incomplete and left to ruin

Thembi Siaga 26 Mar 2026

Toughees celebrates school pride with R180,000 war cry competition

Toughees celebrates school pride with R180,000 war cry competition

Bata 25 Mar 2026

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New mobile library to expand digital horizons at West Coast high school

25 Mar 2026

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