The Department of Basic Education has blamed its service providers for the delay in meeting the deadline to deliver braille textbooks to special schools. The department says the limited capacity has caused the hold-up, following an agreement with civic society organisations. The department failed to meet the November 2018 deadline. The High Court in[…]
A pupil involved in a physical altercation with her teacher at San Souci Girls’ High School will appear in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Click here to watch a portion of the video The Grade 9 pupil will appear in camera as she is a minor. Teacher Clarissa Venter[…]
By Anees Teladia With the current crime rate and sense of lawlessness in the Western Cape, safety and security at schools has come under the spotlight. Many children in crime-ridden areas plagued by gangs in the Western Cape do not feel safe attending school, a place that should be a[…]
Seven years after he made sexually suggestive remarks to a 13-year-old in his class, a Cape Town teacher’s attempts to clear his name have suffered their fifth defeat. Monde Chris Satani, who is still teaching at Bardale Primary School in Mfuleni, has been ordered by the Labour Court in Cape[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his 2019 State of the Nation Address (Sona) from parliament at 7pm on Thursday. This will be Ramaphosa’s second address since he was elected president of the ANC. Here are five key issues that are likely to dominate this year’s SONA: ANC renewal After months[…]
United Nations officials from UNICEF and UNESCO expressed deep concern by rise in ongoing Israeli interference in Palestinian schools. The Humanitarian Coordinator, Jamie McGoldrick, UNICEF Special Representative, Genevieve Boutin, and UNESCO in a joint statement, “As the second school term resumes in the State of Palestine, we remain deeply concerned[…]
Deputy Higher Education Minister, Buti Manamela, says infrastructure at some universities is deteriorating due to over-crowding. He visited the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) and Fort Hare University campuses in East London as part of the on-going assessment of admissions, registrations and implementation of improvements at National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) in public higher institutions.[…]
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says the time for race politics, particularly in schools, has passed. Speaking at the opening of Centurion Primary School on Wednesday, Lesufi touched on the Schweizer-Reneke primary school controversy, after a photo emerged showing black children sitting at a desk, separate from their white counterparts.[…]
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) is gearing itself up for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Higher Education and Training Minister Naledi Pandor on Thursday in her budget speech said she intends to set up a multi-sectoral task team to advise the higher education sector on how it should[…]
Higher Education Deputy Minister Buti Manamela said there won’t be any mayhem at tertiary institutions when registration opens. He was speaking after the announcement of the matric results in Johannesburg. President Jacob Zuma promised free education for most South African students. But only those who have applied online and have[…]
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