Gauteng’s education department has identified 245 high‑risk schools after an environmental analysis found rising incidents of gang violence, bullying, substance abuse and vandalism in school communities....
Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile has warned that schools in the province are experiencing an alarming level of criminal and antisocial behaviour, saying the education system...
Fire and fear in Riverlea as school blaze sparks sabotage claims A school meant to reopen, reduced to ashes overnight There’s something especially unsettling about a...
The Gauteng Department of Education says it cannot afford to hire security services and is urging communities to take responsibility for safeguarding their schools. This comes after Riverlea Secondary...
Another fire tears through Riverlea Secondary, leaving classrooms and hope in ashes For learners at Riverlea Secondary School, the new term was supposed to begin with...
It started as an ordinary school day in Thembisa. The kind of afternoon where children spill out onto dusty fields, chasing footballs and laughter. But for...
Classrooms are meant to be safe spaces. For many pupils across Gauteng and the Western Cape, that sense of safety is under strain as bullying reports...
When Premier Panyaza Lesufi stepped up to the podium at Nasrec for Gauteng’s 2026 State of the Province Address, it was clear he wanted to send...
Roedean principal steps down as tennis fixture dispute spirals into national row What began as a cancelled school tennis match has ended in resignations, public outrage...
The heartbreak surrounding the death of Grade R learner Manqoba Mnisi has taken another turn, with the Gauteng Department of Education appointing an independent law firm...