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The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education Act (RTE) which was introduced by the central government in April 2010 mandates the recognition of schools for operating.

The SA Human Rights Commission decried the increasing child malnutrition in the Eastern Cape and resultant deaths.

Eastern Cape education department sends task team to investigate

A Ghanaian religious Sister, belonging to the Congregation of the Handmaids of the Divine Redeemer (HDR), Sr. Jacinta Kwakyewaa, HDR , has been...

Many of the out-of-school children in Jigawa are Almajiris.

Teachers and school authorities have a common-law duty of care towards their learners, and they should be held accountable for their failure to prevent the emotional, mental and physical harm caused by learner-on-learner bullying.

The House of Representatives inaugurated its standing Committee on Basic Education on Tuesday, with the aim of meeting the Sustainable Development Goals

The Secretary General of the United Democratic Movement (UDM), Yongama Zigebe, asked to know how many rural schools still utilises hazardous pit toilets, during his presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on Tuesday. Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga stated that as of March 2023, the agency has determined that 3,398 schools across the nation still utilised pit latrine restrooms. More than 3,000 schools still have pit latrines that are unlawful, deteriorating, and in ...

Children are far behind in learning to read and it is getting worse

The UK government has pledged continued support to the Jigawa state government to reform its educational system and