The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) says the Department of Education is not doing enough to ensure the safety of teachers at schools. This comes after a 17-year-old learner was sentenced for stabbing his teacher to death with a sharp object, after accusing him of failing him, at Manyeding village near[…]
The Gauteng Department of Education has announced the funeral dates of three of the four children who perished in the structural collapse on Friday at Hoërskool Driehoek in Vanderbjlpark. On Friday, News24 reported that a concrete slab above a corridor linking two blocks of buildings had come crashing down on[…]
Bogus colleges are mushrooming all over South Africa, the Department of Higher Education and Training has warned as it embarks on a countrywide public awareness campaign. It has urged students and parents to first verify if institutions are registered with the department. “The message to students is to verify if[…]
A message circulating on social media claiming that an unknown group of people will kidnap children throughout the country must be taken seriously, even if it turns out to be a hoax, the Department of Education said on Monday. “We are not aware of that message, and we are not[…]
The Grahamstown High Court on Wednesday ordered the education department to reimburse 90 Eastern Cape schools R81 million they had paid for teachers’ salaries out of their own pockets since 2011. The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) said the court also ordered the provincial department to fill vacancies and appoint 282[…]
The Supreme Court of Appeal is set to finally pass judgement within the next two weeks on the fate of 17 schools, earmarked for closure in 2012 by the Western Cape Education Department. This comes after an initial move to have the schools shut down was overturned in July 2013,[…]
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