Education Reform

BOSA Slams Corporate PR for Failing SA Education

Build One South Africa has criticised corporate Public Relations campaigns that do little to fix South Africa’s education crisis. Leader Mmusi Maimane called on businesses to invest in long-term solutions like Early Childhood Development centres instead of branded donations. With over three-million learners lacking desks and 81-percent of children unable to read for meaning by age 10, BOSA's Roger Solomons demands sustainable corporate investment in education:

28 February, 2025 33

South Africa

In S.A, DA demands higher education minister’s action plan on student concerns

To South Africa, where the DA is calling on the minister of Higher Education and Training, Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane, to present an action plan to Parliament addressing the serious issues students have highlighted. Students from various tertiary campuses across the country, including Wits and the University of Cape Town, have been protesting over being excluded from registration due to historical debt and lack of accommodation. The DA’s, Matlhodi Maseko, says […]

21 February, 2025 38

Namibia

Ministry of Education updates school funding policy to address inequities

Rural education learners "In the past, educational disparities negatively affected the performance of many learners across the country. This inequity is also at odds with Article 20 of the Namibian Constitution, which guarantees all persons the right to education." The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture has updated the school funding system under the new School Grant Policy (2021-2030). The policy uses a needs-based funding formula to ensure equal […]

21 February, 2025 64

Namibia

Student Union Raises Concerns Over Shortage of Qualified TVET Teachers

The Student Union of Namibia is concerned about the shortage of qualified Technical and Vocational Education and Training teachers. Ketemba Tjipepa, reporting for One Africa Tv's NewsOnOne, indicates SUN president Natangwe Shikesho says the country lacks trained TVET teachers despite the subject being part of the school curriculum. Watch the latest NewsOnOne bulletin one oneafrica.tv

31 January, 2025 30

South Africa

South Africa’s GOOD Party Criticizes Solidarity, AfriForum’s Legal Challenge to Education Law

South Africa's GOOD Party says Solidarity and AfriForum’s decision to institute legal proceedings against the promulgation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment, lacks credibility and substance. The groups argue that the Act violates previous agreements and disregards critical recommendations by minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube, particularly on language and admissions policies. GOOD Party’s Secretary-General, Brett Herron, says Solidarity and AfriForum seem adamant about defending some imaginary attack […]

17 January, 2025 41

South Africa

BOSA Pushes Petition to Raise Matric Pass Mark to 50%.

Build One South Africa has launched a petition urging Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube to scrap the minimum matric pass mark from 30-percent and increase it to 50-percent. The petition argues that a 30-percent pass mark for subjects at matric level undermines the intellect of South Africa’s youth, and allows for the entrenchment of mediocrity and low expectations. BOSA’s acting spokesperson, Rogers Solomons, says a meagre 30-percent pass hurts […]

9 January, 2025 37

South Africa

EFF aims to introduce a Student Debt Cancellation Private Member’s Bill in Parliament

In S.A, the EFF says it will introduce a Student Debt Cancellation Private Member’s Bill in Parliament. From 2017 to 2024, national student debt grew from around eleven-billion-rand to approximately 17-billion-rand, averaging an increase of two-billion-rand each year. The EFF’s, Sihle Lonzi, says the bill seeks to clear all student debt and establish a qualification registrar, which will be a central government body that takes over the distribution and […]

9 January, 2025 50

Namibia

Education Transformation Gains Momentum with Reform Strategy Implementation

The Education, Arts, and Culture ministry has unveiled its 7-year Implementation Plan for the Education Reform Strategy. The plan follows recommendations from the 2022 National Conference on Education, Arts, and Culture, aiming to address systemic challenges in the sector. Key objectives include infrastructure upgrades, curriculum modernization, and digital learning expansion to enhance equitable access. The ministry also emphasizes professionalizing teaching to improve the quality of education across all levels.

22 November, 2024 10

South Africa

S.A. Begins Implementing Basic Education Laws Amendment Act

S.A's Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube says her department has started with the implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Act into law in September but agreed to hold the implementation of two contentious clauses while discussions take place around addressing the impasse. Gwarube says they are still awaiting the presidential-led process on clauses four and five, which deal with language and admission policies: […]

7 November, 2024 50