ANC sources say the deputy president submitted a resignation letter on Monday
Xolani Jwaga, who owns an events company, helped build shoddy sports facilities at a provincial facility
Gauteng schools feel the pressure to place more than 700 000 primary and secondary school pupils
A national position is a flickering light for Gauteng Premier David Makhura, whose province is the firm turf of Paul Mashatile
The conference was characterised by numerous delays and was poorly organised, garnering outrage from delegates
No slate is expected to emerge victorious as poorly coordinated conference finally gets under way
There is a danger that they will be locked out of various job opportunities if they continue to be excluded from these educational fields
With the Gauteng provincial conference around the corner, West Rand regional secretary Sanele Ngweventsha argues that Lesufi might give them the edge in 2024.
New skills and solutions are needed for businesses and individuals to thrive in the rapidly changing world of work
Gauteng department of education says it is disappointed with the education bargaining counsel’s order to reinstate Malcolm Williams
The Eldorado Park school that chased Lesufi away four years ago is still in limbo without a permanent principal and infrastructure is deteriorating
The minister of basic education released the 2020 matric results on Monday, announcing that the overall pass rate has declined from 2019
The rise in the number of Covid-19 cases resulted in school closures but mixed messages resulted and delayed gazetting of decisions caused confusion
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
Malcolm Williams was found to have sent schoolboys on an unauthorised trip and failed to ensure the correct roll-call procedures were followed
Sadtu has accused the state of being an “uncaring employer” for failing to pay salary increases due two years ago
The ANC’s top six has been mandated to work closely with its integrity committee to tackle claims of corruption against senior party members
Many government officials have been talking tough about dealing with rampant corruption in PPE procurement but the majority won’t even release names of who has benefited from the R10-billion spend
After unions demanded that schools be closed this week, the department has said it is the cabinet’s prerogative to decide whether schools should close
Out of more than 25 000 schools in the country, 8 047 were in hotspots and 6 995 of these were public schools. And most of Gauteng’s and the Western Cape’s schools are in hotspots
If we are to flatten the curve of this virus and ensure that it does not attack as hard as it has done in some European countries, we need to put petty differences aside and be at war with the virus
Schools were supposed to open on April 14, but with the lockdown only ending on April 16, they will remain closed
Many children with special needs have never seen the inside of a classroom, as there are no schools where they live that cater to them. It’s extremely disheartening, particularly as access to education is a constitutional right
Malcolm Williams has been suspended following the death of grade 8 learner Enoch Mpianzi
Provincial departments of education have reiterated their readiness for the 2020 academic year. As such, teaching and learning is expected to commence today — on the first day of school. All nine provincial departments say the majority of teaching and learning material has already been delivered to schools, and most placements, particularly for new students, have […]
The child was caught in the crossfire of an alleged shootout between two rival taxi associations
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
If the state allows disgruntled citizens to gamble with the future of schoolchildren, we will not fix the inequalities that cripple the country
Gauteng Premier David Makhura bows to pressure inside and outside the ANC, returning Lesufi to his former post
Contrary to popular belief, the real power in education lies not at state level but with the provinces