Corporal punishment—usually referring to adults hitting children—was abolished in South Africa in 1997. The Constitutional Court had already ruled it incompatible with the bill of rights in 1995. In ...

The traditional routes to success are shifting for South African school leavers. Discover how alternative education pathways are changing lives and opening doors to bright futures.

Young people in rural Limpopo, the South African province bordering Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, face high risks of HIV, unplanned pregnancy, and other societal challenges. One reason is that ...

It's been 25 years since Nelson Mandela became South Africa's president, but racial divisions still persist through economic ...

Imagine sitting in a classroom every day, struggling to follow what the teacher is saying. Not because you are distracted or not trying hard enough, but because you cannot hear properly.