However, minister Angie Motshekga says the department is fast tracking the improvement of infrastructure at schools
Prolonging the disciplinary inquiry of teachers costs the department of education a lot of money, says teachers’ union Naptosa
Gauteng and the Western Cape struggle to put children in class, but Limpopo and the Eastern Cape are closing schools as enrolment plummets
Some principals do not have the skills to compile bullying reports; others fear being victimised. This has led to children battling the scourge alone
Section 27 says the plans the Limpopo department has provided for getting rid of pit toilets are not clear and offer no timelines
The suicide of a learner and graphic footage of how she was bullied has highlighted the issue once more, but teachers say they are overwhelmed
Provincial departments of education blame late applications and building budget constraints as reasons some learners are still not in classrooms
Supreme Court of Appeal says the attitude of the education authorities “to be deprecated in the strongest possible terms”
Expediture on infrastructure by the province’s education department is only 24% of the budget
The death of Michael Komape has ignited debate on whether or not the common law should be developed to include damages for grief
The poor state of Makangwane Secondary School’s infrastructure came to a head in January, when a corrugated iron roof blew off
It’s a setback for the family, but it will help the campaign to end pit toilets in schools
Michael’s parents lodged several claims against the Basic Education Department after their five-year-old drowned in a pit latrine in 2014
These were the state social worker’s words to a tearful mother after her five-year-old’s death