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More than half a million basic education-sector workers are set to receive the vaccination in the next two weeks. (Photo by ER Lombard/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Education sector prepares for mass vaccination drive to beat J&J jab expiry date

More than half a million basic education-sector workers are set to receive the vaccination in the next two weeks

Learners take Motshekga to court over matric rewrite

This is after the minister announced on Friday that there would be a rewrite of the two subjects that have been leaked to protect the integrity of the exams

Protocols have now been established for school educators who are aged 60 and above and for those with comorbidities.

High-risk teachers vulnerable to Covid-19 now know how they will be treated

Protocols have now been established for school educators who are aged 60 and above and for those with comorbidities

Schools reopening terrifies me

It’s not just me who’s worried. Teachers unions are concerned about the capacity of schools to operate safely — and rightly so

Plan outpaces the learners and teachers (Photo Archive)

Plan outpaces the learners and teachers

I recently bumped into a friend who is an experienced teacher at a suburban primary school and who generally loves his work. But he says he is becoming tired of the jam-packed…

Teacher unions to block members invigilating assessments

Five teacher unions have declared they will prevent their members from invigilating the Annual National Assessments until reforms are implemented.

The organisation called the right to strike a “very powerful weapon”, giving workers the ability to influence employer to deal with workplace grievances. (David Harrison/M&G)

Sadtu march: ‘Run Angie, run’

Classrooms stood empty as Sadtu members took to the streets calling for Angie Motshekga and Bobby Soobrayan to step down immediately.

Opposition parties slate Zuma’s SONA

Opposition parties slate Zuma’s SONA, but only just

Although opposition parties criticised President Jacob Zuma’s acceptance of education and employment statistics, they were less scathing this year.

DA: Make teaching an essential service

The DA on Monday renewed its call for teaching to be declared an essential service and urged teachers belonging to Sadtu to resign from the union.