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[…]
Deadly shootings apparently carried out by nationalist extremists have killed 49 people in two Christchurch mosques in New Zealand. This is what we know about the attacks so far. Police Commissioner Mike Bush has confirmed that 49 people have been killed, over 20 more injured. Children were among those with[…]
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says she is confident that her department will eradicate the remaining 3 898 pit latrines in the country’s schools “within the next three years”. To date, 787 schools have been provided with appropriate sanitation facilities, with construction at 841 schools either in the planning, design[…]
Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has returned to the country on Sunday, where he faces widespread protests against his plans for a fifth term in power, after two weeks away for “routine” medical checks in Switzerland. Schools and shops shut and public transport ground to a halt in the capital[…]
Children as young as 10 could be held criminally liable for bullying if it is found beyond reasonable doubt that they were aware of their actions and consequences. This is according to legal expert, founder and CEO of SafeSchool, Megan Harrington-Johnson of HJW Attorneys. Harrington-Johnson explained that the Child Justice Act[…]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) warned of a fake enrolment notice making its rounds in Du Noon in Cape Town. The fake advertisement reads as follows: “2020 Grade 8 and Grade 1 students’ enrolment is currently open for all schools that are in the Western Cape. Registration is open[…]
Concerns about safety at schools arose in Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Education on Tuesday where Deputy Education Minister Enver Surty suggested that school governing bodies (SGBs) should have safety committees. “There is also a need for a more personal link between police stations and schools for synergy between the two,”[…]
Equal Education says public schools situated on private land may be under threat because of land expropriation. In a statement issued on Thursday, the organisation said the South African Schools Act makes provision for schools to be operated on private land through a long-term lease, but that this right is[…]
The Western Cape has had to fork out more than R500 000 due to vandalism at schools over the winter holidays. The wellbeing of pupils could be compromised if these incidents are not curbed. Vandals damaging school premises and stealing much-needed equipment is It’s not an unfamiliar occurrence. Over the[…]
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