The general education certificate will recognise learner achievements at the end of the compulsory schooling phase
Education department urges young, jobless people to apply for teaching assistant vacancies
Moving the national senior certificate exams forward also allows matrics who are old enough to cast their ballots on 1 November
Avethandwa Nokhangela drowned at an Equal Education camp in the Eastern Cape, but the provincial department of education has distanced itself from the tragedy
Incidents of violence and bullying at schools have been on the spotlight recently
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 Law Centre.
The teachers union and several learners will appear before the Pretoria high court on Thursday, where they will ask that Motshekga’s decision for a national rewrite of two leaked matric exams be set aside
Themba Daniel Shikwambana, who works at a printing company, was granted bail and is due to return to court in January
The first investigation into the maths paper two leak is expected to be concluded by the end of November.
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
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
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
The basic education departments cannot afford to replace or refurbish schools burnt in protests
Michael’s parents lodged several claims against the Basic Education Department after their five-year-old drowned in a pit latrine in 2014
Some students say that NPO Numeric has an illegitimate relationship with bursary scheme Funza Lushaka, as it uses student bursaries to fund itself.
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/ 24 September 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.
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/ 24 September 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.