The civil society organisation has called the initiative ‘ironic’ in light of government’s stalling of infrastructure delivery
Equal Education has scored another victory in its long-running bid to force the department’s arm
Interventions should be about building facilities that offer dignity to our children
The basic education departments cannot afford to replace or refurbish schools burnt in protests
If we do not change the way we teach our children, we will be in big trouble in 30 years
The basic education department’s task team says a deeper connection to the subject must be nurtured
During an interview, Eusebius McKaiser questioned Angie Motshekga on history as a compulsory subject, the teacher-pupil ratio and violence in schools
The task team was established in 2015 after there was a ‘perceived lack of knowledge of the country’s history among learners’
Treasury has allocated an initial R29.2-million to the rural education assistant project
During the department’s budget vote speech, the minister emphasised that budget cuts will make it difficult to deliver safe infrastructure
It may still be a year or two before grade R teachers are fully absorbed into the country’s basic education system
Hundreds of makeshift schools still exist in the province, despite a 2016 deadline for fixing them
The judge dismissed their R2-million claim for constitutional damages, saying justice would be better served if all pupils had safe toilets
Michael’s parents lodged several claims against the Basic Education Department after their five-year-old drowned in a pit latrine in 2014
The president has instructed Motshekga to develop an emergency plan to eradicate unsafe structures. But the audit and the plans already exist!
Some schools in the Eastern Cape, which have no sanitation at all, would be addressed with urgency
The education minister has convened an urgent meeting to plot the eradication of unsafe toilets following the death of five-year-old Lumka Mkhethwa
A five-year-old girl has perished in the Eastern Cape, bringing school infrastructure into focus
Five-year-old Viwe Jali fell into the toilet at the Luna Primary School in Bizana on Tuesday
Mpisi encouraged parents and communities to effective learning and teaching throughout the year, by not participating in disruptive activities.
Of the number of pupils who passed, 153 610 achieved bachelor, 161 333 diploma and 86 265 higher certificates passes
Michael Komape (5) drowned in a pit latrine at his school. Now his family wants justice
Threats of another shutdown in Vuwani as matric exams near
To the women’s league’s chagrin, its former head is campaigning for Ramaphosa to be ANC leader
To minimise the impact of the higher promotion requirements in the senior phase, the department had allowed for the adjustment of marks.
Minister says entire education landscape must be reviewed
The teachers’ union says it hasn’t been consulted on mooted performance pacts for school heads
The basic education department will beef up its results by pushing through learners and testing the ability of aspirant principals
Angie Motshekga on Wednesday night said she was pleased with the results of the 2016 cohort. But what should we remember from this class?
The pass rate rose for the first time in three years as government boosted spending on education and teachers got to grips with a new curriculum.
The basic education minister says failing pupils does not help them and that they should instead be supported in their areas of weakness.
If you increase the number of schools then you must increase the resources and the number of officials.