Daily Maverick

If unfixed, new school language policy could derail SA’s literacy

Teachers in KwaZulu-Natal warn that without proper terminology, books, training and classroom support, SA’s Mother ...
Daily Maverick

Treasury’s decision not to allocate extra funding imperils compulsory Grade R roll-out

While the Bela Act makes Grade R attendance compulsory, the National Treasury’s refusal to allocate additional funding leaves provinces struggling to deliver on the promise of universal early ...
The Conversation

South Africa’s literacy crisis: our app could help young readers by using home language and English

Laurette Marais works for the CSIR. This work has been funded by the South African Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. Laurette Pretorius consults to the CSIR ...