THE South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and the European Union (EU) recently launched the EU’s R88-million contribution to SAQA for the development of South Africa’s education system and the review of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). The high-profile occasion was attended by Minister of Education Kader Asmal and was held at Alexandra Technical College. Asmal […]
The West African regional group Ecowas and Nigeria have denounced Togolese opposition leader Bob Akitani declaring himself president despite losing to Faure Gnassingbe, who polled 60% of the vote in results announced on Tuesday. Nigeria, the biggest regional power, had pinned its hopes on Togo forming a government of national unity.
An improved matric pass rate did nothing to save a dysfunctional school from the wrath of a hands-on MEC, report Julia Grey and Jethro Kuzwayo MEC for Education in Gauteng Ignatius Jacobs showed he meant business with the department’s campaign for “teach and learn on day one” when he let rip at learners and teachers […]
Jethro Kuzwayo finds that learners in Gauteng are set to join the information superhighway The Gauteng Department of Education has launched a multimillion-rand project to accelerate its existing programme so that all schools in the province will get at least two computers and access to the Internet. GautengOnline.com is a R500-million project which is due […]