As the Department of Basic Education (DBE) pushes ahead with the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Bill, it has admitted that more than 7 000 grade R teachers across South Africa are not ...

Grade R has long been neglected in South Africa and we are picking the bitter fruit of that neglect. That it has taken us so long to get to this point boggles the mind.

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has revealed that South Africa needs approximately 250 000 additional Grade R places to accommodate all eligible children in Grade R school programmes ...

IN SHORT: In South Africa, students write national school-leaving exams in grade 12, the final year of high school. However, according to some social media posts, the basic education department ...