Civil rights organisations want the department to find a permanent solution to the problem
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The minister of basic education released the 2020 matric results on Monday, announcing that the overall pass rate has declined from 2019
The Western Cape’s Debbie Schäfer missed the point about racism and the North West’s Mmaphefo Matsemela undermined the dignity of a young man
Contrary to popular belief, the real power in education lies not at state level but with the provinces
The education department has asked the public not to conclude that the incident is racially motivated until the investigation has been completed
Parents are outraged after the Western Cape education department denied that black teacher Nozipho Mthembu was mistreated
Legal amendments undermine democratic governance and are not in pupils’ best interests
The statement comes after details of Equal Education’s institutional failure to address sexual harassment allegations emerged
The organisation says it now has three separate processes currently running to investigate allegations of sexual harassment
Education MEC Debbie Schäfer said that the allegations of sexual harassment – revealed last week by the Mail & Guardian — were “most concerning”
"About 130 000 learners from other provinces and 2 000 learners from other countries have relocated to the Western Cape"
The department launched a probe into the school’s code of conduct and hair policy on September 1.
The frosty relationship between MEC Debbie Schäfer and members of EE looks set to be thawed after she agreed to meet with them next Monday.
In this open letter, a Grade 10 learner reminds Western Cape education MEC Debbie Schäfer about the dangers he and many others face in their schools.
They claimed an audit on school safety, sent to Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer’s office two months ago, was being ignored.