There is general agreement that public education is South Africa is a failure. One after the other research project confirms this, and even the minister of Basic Education acknowledges it. In the budget speech of 2011 Mrs Angie Motshekga, Minister of Basic Education, has announced bold plans to fix public education. This leaves parents with the question whether they should patiently wait for the minister to fix public education, or should...

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...