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More provinces involved in matric exam paper leak

Education Bongekile Macupe - 18 Nov 2020

The first investigation into the maths paper two leak is expected to be concluded by the end of November.

Open schools mean full tummies as feeding schemes resume

Coronavirus Pontsho Pilane - 30 Aug 2020

About four in five learners in the country’s poorest schools rely on the one meal they receive at school, but they weren’t able to get it for more than four months, during which child hunger increased because of the pandemic

The department must communicate the same message to prevent confusion

Education Bongekile Macupe - 21 May 2020

What is most crucial is that the department of education communicates a clear and concise message to parents and caregivers to avoid unnecessary panic and further confusion

Department warns schools about reopening prematurely

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 7 May 2020

Despite the government saying it could be June before schools begin reopening, some have already called teachers in and held parents’ meetings in preparation for opening sooner

Pupils feel the heat of arsonists

Article Bongekile Macupe - 6 Jul 2018

The basic education departments cannot afford to replace or refurbish schools burnt in protests

Michael Komape’s family likely to appeal dismissal of claim – lawyer

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Apr 2018

Michael's parents lodged several claims against the Basic Education Department after their five-year-old drowned in a pit latrine in 2014

Dismissed student teachers are suspicious of ‘untrustworthy’ education NPO

Article Shaazia Ebrahim - 8 Nov 2017

Some students say that NPO Numeric has an illegitimate relationship with bursary scheme Funza Lushaka, as it uses student bursaries to fund itself.

Creating space for the people

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Sep 2003

The Limpopo Province project of the Mogalakwena Craft Art Development has been awarded Cultural Development Project of the Year for 2003. The members of the foundation are in distinguished company, having received their accolade alongside the Creative Inner City Initiative (CICI) in this category.

A voice of authority in the arts

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Sep 2003

Most people would see Bongani Madondo, a journalist of about 10 years, as yet another dreadlocked resident of Yeoville in Johannesburg -- but in arts and culture circles, he is a voice to be reckoned with. He is also this year's recipient of a prestigious Arts and Culture Trust Award for Journalist of the Year.

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Zuma maintains his true colours at Zondo commission

Niren Tolsi - 30 Nov 2020

The former president’s escapades at the commission of inquiry into state capture are a far cry from Nelson Mandela’s response when summonsed to testify in the high court

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Gordhan tells Zondo how Moyane wanted to advance the objectives of state capture

emma balfour - 30 Nov 2020

The public enterprises minister is being cross-examined by Tom Moyane’s lawyers at the state capture inquiry, as both men seek to defend their reputations

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Shadow of eviction looms over farm dwellers

tshepiso mabula ka ndongeni - 29 Nov 2020

In part two of a series on the lives of farm dwellers, Tshepiso Mabula ka Ndongeni finds a community haunted by the scourge of eviction

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Touching lives through innovation

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

Africa has a high youth population that adapts to technology quickly, and this phenomenon is something which should be taken advantage of

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Festive Reading

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

In The Whistleblowers, Mandy Wiener talks to a wide range of the people who have revealed corruption and malfeasance in government and business

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Centre for Women & Gender Studies

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

The CWGS aims to resuscitate the histories of African women from all walks of life in an intellectual cleansing/ukuhlambulula of her story

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Greening the Future

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

The awards are a way of encouraging progress and celebrating those who wake up every day and work to make this country a better more sustainable place

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Failing to learn the lessons? The impact of Covid-19 on a Broken and Unequal Education System

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

If the president was serious about fixing basic education, he would appoint his most competent minister with a powerful mandate to start fixing it

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National Science and Technology Forum

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

It's an independent SETI platform, an essential element of an active democracy and an important part of the collaboration process needed in SETI

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Milestones over the NSTF’s 25-year history

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

The organisation celebrates its Silver Jubilee as an established player in the NSI and as promoter and influencer of SET and innovation in South Africa

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Huawei Cloud’s Year-End Sales Carnival

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

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