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• Top Tier Private Schools Anchor Makhanda Property Market Amid Chronic Municipal Water Failures

  Published: Apr 22, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The residential property sector in Makhanda is seeing growth driven by families relocating for the town’s prestigious independent schools. However, this educational boom exists alo...

• Historic R8 Billion Philanthropic Deal Transforms Curro Into South Africa’s Largest Non-Profit School Network

  Published: Apr 3, 2026

  Section: Entrepreneurship

  In the largest single act of private philanthropy in South African history, the Jannie Mouton Foundation has utilized R8 billion to take the Curro school group private and transiti...

• Cost of early childhood education rises as top South African private schools charge over 130,000 Rand for Grade R

  Published: Mar 3, 2026

  Section: Living

  Tuition fees for Grade R at South Africa’s elite private schools have reached record highs in 2026, with some institutions charging upwards of 132,000 Rand annually. While Grade R...