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Food vendors back in business: Gauteng education lifts ban of food sales, implement strict rules
Earlier this month, the Gauteng Department of Education suspended food sales in and outside all schools until further notice, due to the rise of food poisoning incidents affecting schoolchildren.
Gauteng Education to cut transport and feeding schemes to save 3,400 teachers jobs amid R4. 5 billion budget cut
Gauteng’s Education MEC Matome Chiloane has vowed to keep the jobs of about 3,400 teachers across the province by slashing various educational programmes amid a R4. 5 billion budget deficit.
Law firm given seven days to probe Latoya Temilton drowning
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane said they had appointed Meshack Nchupetsang of Nchupetsang Incorporated Attorneys to provide a comprehensive report within seven days about what led to Temilton’s death by drowning.
Report reveals overcrowding and infrastructure crisis in Eastern Cape schools, almost 170 pupils in one classroom
The schools had no administration block, library, laboratory for science components, and no hall to accommodate learners during examinations.
Uncovering education sector corruption: CDE exposes gaps and calls for urgent reform
The Centre for Development and Enterprise exposed the neglected corruption in South Africa’s education sector and advocated for urgent reforms.
Gauteng Education Department on a mission to tackle high rate of learner suicides and violence in schools
Councillors, social workers and security guards will be deployed to a number of high risk schools in Gauteng, with a school safety summit planned for October.
US educators in Free State for maths and science workshops
The five maths and four science educators will be conducting the workshops for educators teaching Grade seven, eight, and nine learners.
Closing or merging small schools will increase drop-out rate, Northern Cape parents speak on BELA Bill
The committee will conclude the Northern Cape leg of public consultations with a hearing in Frances Baard District Municipality at the Mayibuye Multi-purpose Centre in Galeshewe from 12pm – 4pm on Sunday.
SA literacy woes: Our schools mirror our ailing society
OPINION: We may rescue reading. Our stuff might be deep, but South African courage and spirit is deeper.
Bela Bill should go back to the drawing board as Western Cape parents demand clarity on new home-schooling rules
Western Cape told the education portfolio committee that it needs to ensure the freedom of the curriculum against what they describe as draconian regulations proposed by the bill.
Western Cape, it’s time to have your say on proposed major changes in Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill
The people of the Western Cape have an opportunity to determine the trajectory of South Africa’s education system.
Last chance to access free entrepreneurship game for learners
The 100% free certificate course takes the form of a 2D online game which is currently running and will be live until 25 June 2023.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says 300 out of 25 000 schools in SA have generators
There are 24 871 schools nationally, however records show that only 310 have installed generators, 13 have uninterrupted power supply (UPS) devices and 19 have both installed at schools.
Don’t close or merge schools, support them – concerned KZN residents tell Parliament committee
The BELA Bill was mostly rejected by Pietermaritzburg residents who highlighted that the merger of schools takes away the right of learners to quality education from schools closer to where they live.
AI and the chatbot to the rescue: private tutoring and a teacher’s aide
OPINION: Good educators have long understood that a teacher is but a facilitator of thinking and the best teacher is the one who asks probing questions that push the learner, of any age, to explore and think about something that lies outside their understanding.
Technology is the key to bridging the education divide in South Africa
South Africa’s education system is in crisis.
R6 billion budget set aside for building new schools in Gauteng
The Gauteng Premier highlighted that for the first time, they would access resources from private sector financial institutions to fund infrastructure projects upfront, after which they would be built, maintained and transferred to them.
PSA concerned about safety of learners and educators at schools
This follows recent chaotic and violent incidents at schools that claimed the lives of pupils and threatened safety of others including the school staff.
6 tips from a Headmaster for child safety awareness in 2023
A lack of safety, bullying concerns, and low teacher expectations can negatively impact learning.
Learner transport in KZN a thorn in Parliament’s school readiness plan
There are 1148 schools on the waiting list for learner transport in the province at the budgeted cost of R1. 8 billion.
WATCH: Teacher launches crowdfunding campaign to help Khayelitsha youngster, raises over R37 000
Offering her support, Megan Culligan has launched a crowdfunding campaign on BackaBuddy, appealing to the public to help the jovial youngster.
Section27 headed to Supreme Court of Appeal in corporal punishment case
Section27, also representing the Centre for Child Law in the matter, is expected to proceed to file papers at the Supreme Court of Appeal after it was granted leave to appeal.
More classrooms and teacher posts planned for Western Cape, says Education Department
The department said that it had already completed 164 classrooms planned for next year, and a further 510 are scheduled for completion by January 2023, with the final 168 due by March 2023.
Progress on completely flushing out pit toilets in Limpopo slow, says Equal Education
A comparison of the water and sanitation conditions in the same 15 schools shows small improvements between 2017 and 2020, the organisation found.
New gender guidelines push for unisex toilets in schools to embrace inclusivity
The proposed guidelines are reportedly an attempt to become more inclusive and move away from gender norms in order to accommodate transgender and non-binary children.