In their letter to Panyaza Lesufi, service providers outline serious irregularities in the National School Nutrition Programme tender process
Service providers have taken the Gauteng education department to court to halt the appointment of 49 new contractors, claiming that some companies have been deregistered, while others are not tax-compliant or are even non-existent.
The education department made the undertaking after 12 students at Pretoria High School for Girls were cleared of racism by the school’s governing body
When racism emerges, we must build – not break – our schools
The investigation originates from a complaint lodged by Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane in September 2020
Documents show how provincial officials were aware of the brazen abuse and theft of funds from a dilapidated school in Katlehong
The facility in Ekurhuleni is in a dire state as the head is accused of misappropriating money allocated for maintenance and books
The departments of education and infrastructure development dithered for two decades over a school they ‘erroneously’ sold
Parents want the Gauteng education department to create a system to monitor the content on the electronic devices
Only 1 394 out of 292 145 applications for grade one and grade eight placements still need to be placed in Gauteng schools
Gauteng MEC of education Panyaza Lesufi assured those affected by the deaths that they are not alone
The learner was 13 when the alleged rapes started, and they continued for two years until she asked to be moved to another school
Gauteng and the Western Cape struggle to put children in class, but Limpopo and the Eastern Cape are closing schools as enrolment plummets
Gauteng department of education says it is disappointed with the education bargaining counsel’s order to reinstate Malcolm Williams
The SIU has secured a freezing order worth R40.7m for Covid-19-related corruption in the Gauteng education department
Provincial departments of education blame late applications and building budget constraints as reasons some learners are still not in classrooms
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
Malcolm Williams was found to have sent schoolboys on an unauthorised trip and failed to ensure the correct roll-call procedures were followed
Malcolm Williams has been suspended following the death of grade 8 learner Enoch Mpianzi
The Gauteng DOE has ticked all the boxes in terms of security for its schools. Yet,there has been a seeming increase in incidents at schools
In less than eight months the department has had to dig deep in it’s purse and use millions that could have provided much needed resources in schools
New application system allows children to apply for schools further than 30km from their home — with 320 000 spaces available
The Gauteng Department of Education is under immense financial pressure, trying to place 63 456 students before the school year for 2018 starts.
A security guard at a school in Soweto will appear in court over alleged sexual assault on more than 50 pupils
Make no mistake: the autonomy of such institutions does not trump the Constitution.
No national statistics exist for corporal punishment in South African schools and although it is illegal, it is still commonly applied.
Parents claim child abuse and financial mismanagement is rife at Glenstantia Primary School but expert says teachers often lack support.
The Gauteng education department’s Charles Phahlane asks how journalists suspect "dilly-dallying" when schools appeal for early registration.