Worse still, in March 2023, nearly 3,400 of South Africa's 23,000 public schools were so poor that, according to the government, the only toilet available to them was a hole in the ground.

In a recent study we analysed the energy usage of 13 schools in Stellenbosch, a town in South Africa’s Western Cape province. The sample included poor and affluent schools. We then compared it ...

Oprah Winfrey has opened the doors of a new school near Johannesburg for poor girls, ... Oprah opens school for poor in South Africa. By Steve Purcell on January 5, 2007.

Reacting to calls for help, South Africa’s government agreed to increase social aid, but only a slight boost in the monthly child support grant -- from $13 to $14.

HENLEY-ON-KLIP, South Africa (Reuters) - American talk show host Oprah Winfrey on Tuesday opened a $40 million school for disadvantaged South African girls which she has paid for out of her own ...