Given the state of public schools in South Africa, many parents explore alternatives in order to meet the educational needs of their children. Unfortunately the Western Cape government has effectively banned these alternatives, causing quite some controversy in the Tygerburger community newspaper in April 2016. According to the South African constitution, all citizens have the right to a basic education. Government attempts to realise this right by providing public schools. In...

Alhoewel dit lank reeds bekend is dat publieke skole in Suid-Afrika kinders vervreem van die Christelike godsdiens, is daar nog steeds min kerke wat ouers aanmoedig om tuisonderwys vir hulle kinders te gee. Wanneer institusies sekere ontwikkelinge ignoreer, staan dit bekend as ʼn institusionele blindekol, en dit lyk of kerke ʼn blindekol het vir tuisonderwys.  Met die invoering van die Nasionale Kurrikulum in 2002 was een van die grootste besware daarteen...