Eastern Cape Department Of Education
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A shortage of resources is failing South Africa’s undocumented children, with more than 258 000 awaiting birth registration, says the Centre for Child Law
SA’s teachers deserve more than criticism … here’s how we can support them
Rather than pointing fingers at educators for poor results, let’s shift the narrative and empower them to do more with less
Learners moving to other provinces puts education departments under pressure
Gauteng and the Western Cape struggle to put children in class, but Limpopo and the Eastern Cape are closing schools as enrolment plummets
After Avethandwa: Basic education department to review excursions outside school hours
Avethandwa Nokhangela drowned at an Equal Education camp in the Eastern Cape, but the provincial department of education has distanced itself from the tragedy
Eastern Cape teenager drowns during an Equal Education leadership camp
The provincial department of education has called for a full investigation into the tragedy, while the organisation said an internal inquiry would be done by the Equal Education…
More than a month since schools opened, some learners are still without schools
Provincial departments of education blame late applications and building budget constraints as reasons some learners are still not in classrooms
High court puts temporary halt on R500-million tablet tender
State technology agency wins first battle in IT tender war, with court to hear rest of the matter on urgent basis
New August 31 deadline for the last learners to return to school
In an amendment published in the Government Gazette on Tuesday, the basic education minister has made further changes to the school return dates for different grades
Eastern Cape schools to only open for grades 3, 6 and 11 at the end of July
The province says the increase in Covid-19 cases has made it re-evaluate some decisions
Only three grades to return to school on Monday
Only grades six, 11 and R will return to school as expected, with the rest to be phased in later in the month
Four schools stay closed after builder trashes toilet blocks
Four affected schools have remained closed because they don’t meet the Covid-19 regulations, due in part, to the defacement caused