Elections for local government will be on the 3rd of August. Homeschooling parents might wonder which political party will be the best for home education. The education policies of the different parties can be divided in three groups (a more detailed analysis is provided at the end of the article): Parties that view education as the sole responsibility of the state and should be provided for free. This is the policy...

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...