No national statistics exist for corporal punishment in South African schools and although it is illegal, it is still commonly applied.

Parents claim child abuse and financial mismanagement is rife at Glenstantia Primary School but expert says teachers often lack support.

The Gauteng education department’s Charles Phahlane asks how journalists suspect "dilly-dallying" when schools appeal for early registration.

The Gauteng education department has only spent 14% of its budget for early childhood development, despite promises of increased spending.