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A multi-disciplinary grouping of national departments has committed to

Folk devils and moral panics result in manufactured outrage, designed to scare users of public schooling and deter private-sector investment.

‘For each rand spent on a vulnerable child at an ECD centre, government spends R21 on a prisoner. This is a disgrace.’

Paving the path to a prosperous South Africa

Toys made from upcycled household materials will be handed to more than 12,500 children in under-resourced communities on Tuesday in keeping with Mandela Day initiatives.

Solo Studios - Intimate Art Encounters returns to the Riebeek Valley in August with what promises to be another highlight on the cultural calendar...

Durban - The DO MORE FOUNDATION, in collaboration with over 800 employees from 20 RCL FOODS sites nationwide, have joined forces to create upcycled toys for approximately 12,500 children in under-resourced communities.

It’s the end of another Child Protection Week, proof of a government without a cohesive funded strategy for child protection.

Efforts by the Department of Basic Education to revise its National Reading Plan are under way, with officials pushing a ‘refined focus’ on early childhood and African home language development. However, some parliamentarians are seeking assurance that past mistakes won’t be repeated.

Early learning programmes that have the proper equipment and staff develop children’s cognitive and physical abilities, helping them succeed in primary and high school – and, ultimately, in life.