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A seven-month inquiry into data discrepancies at one school in a low-resourced community reveals how pupils are falling through the cracks of our schooling system. Rahima Essop, Amanda Edwards, Sias Bolton and Manoj Chiba examine what can be done to stop it.

One in six South African teenagers aged 15 to 19 have had a child. Here’s how to help them stay in school

One in six South African girls between 15 and 19 have had a child. This article explores interventions that help them stay in school

Bee Inthanon, 11, a fifth-grade student of Sin Rae Siam School in Ratchaburi's Suan Phueng district, knows all about hardship. For him, studying is a luxury -- second to putting bread on the table.

The final day of the Constitution Hill Human Rights Festival falls on National Human Rights Day and the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse will be announcing the launch of its Water Community Action Network initiative. The Anti-rep...

Tefo Gaebetse and Frederick Ocansey — Champion Teachers in the Yethu network in the Northern Cape have prevented not one but four learners from dropping out of school since starting their Yethu Club in 2021. By the Zero Dropout Campaign

Tuesday, 25 May is set aside to celebrate the formation of the African Union’s predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity, in 1963. Since then, Africa Day has become about so much more than one organisation. Civil society has marked the day with various events to highlight the common challenges and victories of African countries. (Photo: journeysbydesign.com/Wikipedia) This year, the African Union will mark the day by launching the long-anticipated Charter for African Cultural Renaissance...

weekly newspaper. How? By asking children what they need and making sure adults listen. Social work and activism cannot be separated. Mansfield knows this from experience. When she was 20 years old, she started work in the child protection arm of the Cape Flats Development Association in Lavender Hill, Cape Town. She sat down to 60 files on her desk that first day. Since then, she has been advocating on behalf of children – whether in their homes, in court or in the boardroom. She wants to a...

The sixth World NGO Day will be commemorated on Saturday, 27 February in more than 89 countries. An NGO is non-profit and is run by citizens outside of any government structure. There are an estimated 10 million NGOs in the world, employing about 50 million people. The number of NGOs is expected to double in the next decade. The rest of the week… On Wednesday, 24 February, the digitalisation of South Africa’s social grant payments system will come under the spotlight. The Digital Welfare S...