Belinda Harmse is a deeply religious person who believes that every teacher is a servant of God. “As teachers, our task is to polish each and every gem [child] for God,” she says. Harmse knew she ...

BASIC Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube said Grade R practitioners will be formally integrated into the basic education system as educators once the provisions of Grade R in the Basic Education Laws ...

About half of the country’s grade R teachers are unqualified or underqualified — some without even a matric — mainly because the department of basic education has allowed them to be employed and ...

According to Stats SA's 2024 midyear population estimates, there are 1.1 million five-year-olds in the country. Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has revealed that South Africa needs ...

Miss Karabo’s unique ability to recognise her learners by voice, showing her deep connection with each child and her hands-on approach to teaching.

Learners aged six to ten years old who may be struggling between grade R and 3 may soon be pushed through primary school without repeating a grade, as Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, ...