Daily Maverick

Compulsory Grade R — all you need to know about the first year of formal schooling

Compulsory Grade R legislation in South Africa, effective from 2025, aims to enhance early education access. However, ...
News24

Grades R to 3 curriculum for coding, robotics ready to go - Motshekga

Grade R to 3 pupils will be among the first to be exposed to Fourth Industrial Revolution-ready subjects in 2020. On Tuesday, long-serving Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that the ...
Daily Maverick

Compulsory Grade R faces budget constraints and unplaced learners as 2026 academic year begins

Among issues under the spotlight heading into the 2026 school year is the implementation of a compulsory Grade R year in the foundation phase, in line with the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Ac ...
ITWeb

Coding, robotics curriculum for Grade R-9 edges forward

The training of teachers and subject advisors for the Department of Basic Education’s (DBE’s) coding and robotics curriculum will be conducted online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. So said basic ...