Pencils, pens, textbooks and a full uniform might seem like the basics for any school student, but many families are ...

Students of Tagaqe District School on the Coral Coast began the new academic year fully equipped for learning, following a ...

When 13-year-old Gabriella Mahabeer began collecting cans to help with school expenses, she never imagined her small ...

Retail surveys and parent networks report that uniform prices have increased significantly in recent years, with some popular ...

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South African parents face mounting back-to-school pressure as high stationery costs, with surveys showing most families struggle financially during January.

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Social Welfare and Cultural Club, Dhotian, distributed stationery items among the needy students in a ...

Authorities in South Africa say a collision between a truck and a school minibus in Gauteng province has killed at least 13 ...

Every January, without fail, social media turns into a public grievance board for stationery lists. It starts innocently enough. A photo of a list. A caption about how “schools are asking for too much ...

As parents scramble to tick off lengthy back-to-school stationery lists, some are questioning what schools are legally allowed to demand. Some stationery lists now include not only exercise books, ...

How do you move an entire theater company? With a lot of volunteers. Evergreen Theater is settling into its new home at the ...

The 36-year-old Papier boss starts his day at 8 a.m. often in the back of a London taxi. But you won’t catch Taymoor ...