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 ...

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, ...

In a landmark move that could transform South Africa’s educational landscape, President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared grade R compulsory for all children. This decision marks a significant shift in the ...

Professor Michael Le Cordeur is Emeritus Professor in Education at Stellenbosch University, chairperson of the Foundation for Empowerment through Afrikaans and an education consultant. The R10bn that ...

While the Bela Act makes Grade R attendance compulsory, the National Treasury’s refusal to allocate additional funding leaves provinces struggling to deliver on the promise of universal early ...