Nomsa Shongwe

OVER 190 Mpumalanga teachers are being trained to counsel children who are raped and abused. Nokuthula Ndlovu of Lekazi Primary school in Kanyamazane near Nelspruit is one of 195 teachers undergoing nine months of training. “The training is important because we’ve encountered problems with children who have been abused. Girls as young as 13 years […]

PARENTS should not pay bail for their criminal offspring, said Mpumalanga’s safety and security MEC, Steve Mabona, on Sunday. Speaking at a prayer meeting called to address rising crime in townships near Nelspruit, he said parents who bailed out their children merely encouraged crime. “Parents and relatives who pay bail for criminals are encouraging those […]

OVER 190 Mpumalanga teachers are being trained to counsel children who are raped and abused. Nokuthula Ndlovu of Lekazi Primary School in Kanyamazane near Nelspruit is one of 195 teachers undergoing nine months of training. “The training is important because we’ve encountered problems with children who have been abused. Girls as young as 13 years […]

MPUMALANGA MEC for education Craig Padayachee paid a surprise visit to four schools in Nelspruit and nearby Kanyamazane on Thursday to ensure that principals are doing they job properly. The MEC visited the schools to check on claims that principals were letting teachers drink during school hours, that there was a lack of discipline and […]

AN impoverished school in rural Northern Province was given R72 000 on Monday to build desperately needed classrooms. Education spokesman, Kenny Mathivha, said the donation, from computer technology company Lucent Technologies, would also be used to renovate facilities at Selaelo Primary School in Bochum near Pietersburg. The company gave the money to a special charity […]

NORTHERN Province’s education department is so desperate to improve its school pass rate that it brought in a motivational speaker to teach principles and other senior school staff to literally walk on hot coals and broken glass. Motivational speaker, Arnie Levitan, addressed a summit attended by 1 300 high school principals who had the fear […]