The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has promised to improve the situation of learners after a report indicated that the majority of learners can not read for understanding.
The 2021 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) revealed that 81% of South African Grade 4 pupils cannot read for meaning.
While the improved 2023 matric pass rate is cause for celebration, consider the almost 500 000 children who started grade one in the same year but dropped out of school along
South Africa is on the verge of introducing a nationwide implementation of a novel school certification, the General Education Certificate (GEC), targeted at grade 9 students. Angie Motshekga, the Minister
Kunyashe, a first-grade student residing in Cape Town, South Africa, is deeply dedicated to her studies. Despite the challenging living conditions in a cramped one-room shack, barely larger than a
