The Department of Basic Education is putting measures in place to ensure schools stop dropping the two critical subjects.
HW Raid Security Pty.Ltd has launched the first Chinese security joint venture in South Africa.
The basic education department has denied another gaffe in the Limpopo textbooks debacle, after it reportedly missed out on discounts for 2015 books.
The private, no-fee university has been deregistered by the education authorities after falling into the red to the tune of some R30m.
The education minister criticised the domination of Afrikaans in teaching – and called on former Afrikaans universities to enrol more black students.
Publishers bemoan the impossibly tight deadlines imposed by the education department, which compromises academic quality.
Blade Nzimande’s higher education and training department has been taken to task for lacking a sexual harassment policy.
A novel scheme is seeing business executives partnering with principals to beef up tuition.
Blade Nzimande has defended public technical colleges, saying that the private sector needs to ensure colleges are offering what they need.
Disgruntled union leaders are working to form a new federation after the expulsion of Numsa, Cosatu’s largest affiliate.