Over the past decade, the National Senior Certificate (NSC) pass rate has consistently risen from 60% in 2009 to more than 80% in recent years. The Class of 2023 deserves praise for upholding this positive trend, achieving an 82.9% pass rate.

Through comprehensive sexuality education, combined with the significant achievements in vaccinating over 80% of Grade 5 girls against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), deworming over 3.5 million learners in grades R-7, and daily feeding 9.6 million learners, we are making strides.

HIV still poses a serious risk to SA's health, especially among the youth, writes Angie Motshekga

Folk devils and moral panics result in manufactured outrage, designed to scare users of public schooling and deter private-sector investment in South Africa’s basic education sector.

By utilising pedagogical techniques that influence attitudes and behaviours, teaching can directly impact the reduction of gender-based violence acts, writes Angie Motshekga.

In his article titled “Teacher shortage creating a reading and classroom crisis,” published on October 6 2023, Mmusi Maimane appears to misdiagnose the state of basic education in SA.

Today, on World Food Day, we celebrate the intricate relationship between food and water, and we reflect on South Africa's journey towards ensuring holistic nutrition for our learners, especially through the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP).

The current version of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill has been shaped by extensive consultations over several years and aims to realise Education 2.0, writes Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga.