In 1953, Minister of Native Affairs HF Verwoerd introduced the Bantu Education Act that established a separate and inferior education system for Black children. “What is the point of teaching the Bantu child Mathematics,” he asked, when “there is no place for the Bantu… above the level of certain forms of labour”.
The 2025 matric results in the Western Cape are not just a measure of academic performance; they are a testament to survival.
Congratulations to the Matric class of 2025. You have completed a long journey, often in difficult circumstances at home, in your community or at school, putting in the hard work and demonstrating the resilience to reach an important milestone.
The GOOD Party welcomes the Labour Court judgment ordering the retrospective reinstatement of GOOD Councillor Wesley Neumann as Principal of Heathfield High School.
MEC for Finance, Minister Deidre Baartman, has delivered the Western Cape Government’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement and Adjustment Budget.
Today, the Tshwane Department of Economic Development and Spatial Planning, under the political leadership of GOOD’s Councillor Sarah Mabotsa, has brought two important reports to Council for approval.
The recent racist incident at York High School in George , where a learner used the N-word against another pupil, is not an isolated case.
The new Basic Education Laws Amendment Act regulations have sparked mixed reactions, focusing on school admissions, language policy, and capacity.
The regulations for the implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act, published yesterday, undermine the essential intention behind the Act to place the interests of learners above the interests of adults opposed to the post-apartheid transformation of public schools.
Minister Siviwe Gwarube appears to be using regulations to undermine the intention of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act and the now amended South African Schools Act. What should have been a welcome milestone, the gazetting of the first two sets of BELA regulations, nearly eight months after the Act came into effect in December 2024, has instead revealed serious concerns.