South Africa: Department of Basic Education to Deal With School Challenges

The Deputy Minister of Basic Education, Mr Enver Surty, has committed himself to intervene in the review of a school’s quintile level and the provision of scholar transport for learners in [...]

The returns on higher education are growing globally and they are highest in Africa, Claudia Costin, a senior director at the World Bank, told the African Higher Education Summit. There is an [...]

Reacting to today’s UNESCO Global Monitoring Report 2015: Education for All 2000-2015: Achievements and challenges, Oxfam education expert Sandra Dworack says: “The fact that the [...]

Multichoice has announced the introduction of Multichoice Resource Centres in Kenyan public secondary schools in a bid to enhance education through technology. The resource centres will provide [...]

South Africa is a nation facing an education crisis. Year after year, we discuss the negative analyses of our matric results and our performance compared with other nations. In 2014 our education [...]

The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education has cautioned parents, learners, students and the public at large to be wary of independent or private schools with fake accreditation or registration. [...]

Top schools yesterday moved to stiffen competition as they announced cut-off points that will leave many hopeful Senior Four leavers out in a selection exercise that kicks off today.   [...]

Pioneer Academics CEO, Chinezi Chijioke talks about access to quality education and the challenges facing the current education system in Africa. Pioneer Academies is an independent private [...]

Advtech Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Leslie Maasdorp said he left the South African private-schools company following differences with the board after seven months in the position. “I’m very [...]

Mark Zuckerberg has joined the likes of Bill Gates, Omidyar Network, Pearson and IFC to invest into East Africa’s fastest growing private school chain Bridge International Academies, touted as [...]