We speak to our education reporter about her experience in the Eastern Cape where too few teachers and appalling toilets seem to have become the norm.
We chat to our education reporters about the ANC’s announcement to make education an essential service: what does this mean and will it have any real effect?
Too much emphasis on money and maintaining the status quo is defeating the point of education.
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has stated that teachers must be on time, on task, thoroughly prepared and behave professionally.
Teachers need the space to study, revise, prepare and create good teaching material instead of dedicating so much time to "senseless administration.
A pupil laments the horrific conditions at his rural Eastern Cape school.
Below is a shortened version of the Budget Speech presented by MEC Senzo Mchunu on behalf of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education.
Senzo Mchunu is a hands-on man who is very realistic about the immense challenges that his department faces.
KwaZulu-Natal education minister Senzo Mchunu has warned teachers who used corporal punishment to discipline pupils that they could lose their jobs.
Although opposition parties criticised President Jacob Zuma’s acceptance of education and employment statistics, they were less scathing this year.
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/ 21 September 2011
A new reveals Centre for Development and Enterprise report shows severe issues in the education, experience and management of teachers.
If a teacher is able to communicate with each child through his or her chief values in life, miracles can be achieved, writes <b>John Demartini</b>.
Do not expect children to be able to do next year what they can do today if they don’t get a chance to practice what they learn.
I arrived halfway through the year and was slotted in as a register teacher to an unruly group of grade six learners, writes <b>Heather Broodryk</b>.
Dr John Demartini draws on his personal experiences to help teachers discover and nurture their pupils’ potential, writes <b>Thabo Mohlala</b>.
A programme is placing graduates in struggling schools to teach maths and more.
Pupils weren’t the only victim of the strike; teachers’ ethics also came under siege.
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/ 6 September 2010
A headcount to identify possible ghost employees and verify qualifications in the KwaZulu-Natal education department has been completed.
Teachers have a vital role to play in providing information and guidance for learners — and their job has been made easier with a new helpline.
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/ 6 November 2009
Teachers have expressed dismay at the ”waste” of levies they pay to the South African Council of Educators.
The choice of Mugwena Maluleke as the new general secretary of Sadtu is widely interpreted as a move to redeem the union’s battered credibility.
Better teacher qualifications have not led to better learner performance, writes Monako Dibetle.
The national Education Department on Saturday warned political parties against campaigning in schools.
Thabo Mohlala challenges Sadtu boss Thulas Nxesi on perceptions that the union shields its members at the expense of education.
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/ 22 September 2008
A Free State farm schoolteacher who allegedly assaulted seven children with a vehicle fan belt near Dealesville appeared in court on Monday.
A 33-year-old Johannesburg schoolteacher was arrested on Friday for allegedly extorting money from a grade-four pupil, police said.
Falling standards and new curricula don’t bode well for high school learners, writes Thabo Mohlala.
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union on Thursday rejected the proposed public-service annual increase of 10,5%.
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/ 7 February 2008
According to a <i>Finweek</i> report last week, South African education is in crisis mode.