Transforming the basic education sector by improving the quality of learning from an early age can drive inclusive growth in South Africa, according to a World Bank report released today. The report ...

Learning is a cumulative process and in language and maths, it is especially critical as every year of learning sets up the building blocks for the next year of learning.

And using mother tongues as a basis for learning alongside another language or varieties already happens informally in many South African classrooms.

Education MECs from all nine provinces convened in Cape Town for the National G20 Basic Education Indaba, sharing vital ...

The fifteenth edition of the South Africa Economic Update, Learning: Overdue Reforms and Emerging Priorities in Basic Education, discusses South Africa’s economic prospects and focuses on basic ...

The noise surrounding two clauses of the Bela Act is drowning out what it could potentially mean for the education sector in South Africa – more equitable and accessible quality education for SA ...

The British Council has signed a Declaration of Intent (DOI) to work with the South African Department of Basic Education (DBE) to improve the country's English as a First Additional Language (EFAL) ...

World Atlas, an online site that studies demographics, says only 41 countries recognise sign language as an official language, just four of them in Africa - Kenya, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

At Mshengu Learning Centre in Pretoria, South Africa, child care workers go above and beyond to serve kids with special needs.

IN July 2023, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law the constitutional recognition of South African Sign Language (SASL) as the 12th official language of the Republic. This was not a symbolic ...