Angie Motshekga

‘Suspend June school holidays’

Article Bongekile Macupe - 26 Mar 2020

Schools were supposed to open on April 14, but with the lockdown only ending on April 16, they will remain closed

Government’s plan for universities and schools – the story so far

Article Bongekile Macupe - 16 Mar 2020

Ministers outline initiatives and the plans for all education institutions

No plans to close schools as country confirms seven coronavirus cases

Article Bongekile Macupe - 10 Mar 2020

Despite the increasing number of cases in South Africa, there will be no school closures yet

2019 pass rate: A milestone for the country’s education system

Special Reports Staff Reporter - 10 Feb 2020

ECD is the key for better results in matric

Five changes that can fix the school system

Article Mamphela Ramphele - 31 Jan 2020

These include improving teachers’ knowledge and pay, and teaching in the mother tongue

Get over the No 1 matric obsession

Article Bongekile Macupe - 17 Jan 2020

The obsessive drive by provincial departments of education to be ranked the best performing province in...

Weak matrics culled for better results

Education Bongekile Macupe - 17 Jan 2020

Just 7% of learners writing a two-year matric programme created to help them passed and a mere 0.003% got distinctions

Ring the bell: School is back in session for the 2020 academic year

Article Bongekile Macupe - 15 Jan 2020

Provincial departments of education have reiterated their readiness for the 2020 academic year. As such, teaching...

Matric class hits 80% pass mark for the first time

Article Bongekile Macupe - 8 Jan 2020

With an 81.3% pass rate, the 2019 class has shown improvement, even in provinces with traditionally poor results

Motshekga congratulates poor, rural schools for producing brilliant learners

Article Bongekile Macupe - 7 Jan 2020

With 12-million students in 26 000 schools, the education system is under pressure to teach the next generation. Education minister says it’s working

Motshekga delivers education plans in pre-budget vote media briefing

Article Bongekile Macupe - 16 Jul 2019

Minister says key focus will be on teaching children in early grades to read and do maths

MECs, not Angie, have to fix schools

Article Bongekile Macupe - 31 May 2019

Contrary to popular belief, the real power in education lies not at state level but with the provinces

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The Mogale Centre: A place of hope for young offenders

Athandiwe Saba - 30 Mar 2020

In the last story of her series about children behind bars, Athandiwe Saba speaks to young men who have committed serious crimes and are now living behind the walls of the Mogale Child and Youth Care Centre

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Covid-19 fight to enter house-to-house testing phase

Paddy Harper - 30 Mar 2020

President urges people to continue staying at home for the next 17 days

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Can you pause a pandemic? Inside the race to stop spread of Covid-19

Joan Van Dyk - 26 Mar 2020

Tracing the close contacts of people who test positive for coronavirus disease is a delicate dance. Here’s why these health workers wait for the cover of darkness to take action