KZN teachers win battle over docked salaries

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of teachers who objected to their salaries being docked after the public servants' strike in 2010.

Sadtu threaten more strikes in Eastern Cape

Sadtu are threatening protests in the Eastern Cape because of teachers' complaints about long hours and poor working conditions.

Unskilful handling of skills

Does the leadership of the education department properly comprehend the work Setas do?

The future will be spoken in all tongues

We support the view, expressed by Blade Nzimande, that as many South African university students as possible should learn a local African language.

Masincokole: Talk to me!

Learning an African language is essential to breaking down barriers, writes Russell H Kaschula.

Dagga, booze and firewood on first school day

While education authorities claiming the first day of the 2011 school year "proceeded well", news reports on Thursday reveal a very different picture.

Matric chaos mounting

There is "no chance" the final matric exams will be postponed, the national department of basic education said on Wednesday.

Matric headache for universities

Primarashni Gower says there is great concern about the date grade 12 results will be made known.

Plan to cap school fees at R2 000

The government is moving to cap fees at public schools at R2 000 a year and to compensate schools that grant fee exemptions.

Honey, I shrunk the classroom

The incoming government has promised to cut class sizes in schools. Cornia Pretorius and Primarashni Gower report.

State teachers go digital

The education department is to embark on an ambitious plan to roll out laptop computers to teachers.

'Pass one, pass all' makes comeback

This is based on a policy that no learner should stay at the same primary school phase for longer than four years.

Department says late matric results will be out soon

The Department of Education has said that all 2008 National Senior Certificate candidates will have their results before schools reopen.

No work permits, no maths

Less than a third of work permits intended to enable the appointment of foreign maths teachers have been taken up.

Education gets 'some relief'

Cabinet giving even more to education over the medium term, writes Primarashni Gower.

Untangling the merger mess

Failed universities mergers are being examined for possible solutions, according to ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe.

Arborisation: the planet's oldest living things

Connie Nel and Lee Cahill explain the history and uses of a week that celebrates a life-giving natural object.

Funding for science research diverted

A plan to boost SA's scientific research has taken a knock, after the Science and Technology Department failed to secure R180-million in funding.

Change agent for a sustainable future

Since 1984 Dr Nosisa Matsiliza, student of medical biochemistry and dietician, has been working to ensure that SA's youth receive an education.

Matric maths? Don't panic!

Standard-grade exam papers will not be written this year. For the first time, all learners will write the same matric papers.

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