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Explore the concerns surrounding South African pupils' reading and comprehension abilities after the release of the latest Pirls report.

South Africa was ranked last in an international literacy study. Education Minister, Angie Motshekga blames the Covid-19 pandemic.

As the country celebrates Youth Month, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says high unemployment continues to be a concern.

The schools have been nominated in two separate categories and will face stiff competition for the main prize.

Survey reveals that 25 percent of South African adults don't own any books and only 8 percent visit the library to borrow books.

Fighters say the African child is disposable in the ANC governments pursuit of thieving

South Africans can see and feel the devastating effects of daily power cuts on their lives and livelihoods. The country’s literacy crisis, by contrast, is far less visible but its impacts are likely to be even more devastating if not addressed. The 2021 Progress in International Reading and Literacy Study shows that the percentage of Grade 4 learners, children aged either nine or ten years old, who cannot read for meaning in any language has increase to over 81%. In 2016, the figure stood ...

81% of grade four learners in South Africa cannot read for meaning.

The Western Cape government is investing R1.2-billion into our #BackOnTrack programme over the next three years – a big, bold intervention to reverse Covid learning losses and improve learning outcomes.

Department of basic education needs to take responsibility for “devastating” literacy rates, say opposition and civil society