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Ramaphosa’s impending signing of Bela bill is ‘school capture’
The president is set to sign the Bill into law on Friday, which has heightened the threat of legal action from detractors
Western Cape education says no teacher retrenchments despite loss of 2,400 jobs due to budget cuts
The department’s R2.5 billion budget cut, impacting administration, curriculum, and infrastructure, leaves it with a R3.8 billion shortfall over the next three years
Soweto teacher dismissed for the alleged repeated rape of a learner
The learner was 13 when the alleged rapes started, and they continued for two years until she asked to be moved to another school
Parktown Boys’ principal to be reinstated after losing job over Enock Mpianzi’s death
Gauteng department of education says it is disappointed with the education bargaining counsel’s order to reinstate Malcolm Williams
Teacher unions know their power — and how to use it
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
Eastern Cape intervention gets results
After years of under-performance, the province has shown that things can change for the better
No job for sex predator principal
The former headmaster of a Gauteng school has lost his fight in the labour court to be reinstated
Raising quality
<strong>Nicola Jenvey</strong> reports on an initiative to put technology into school classrooms.
Higher salaries to come for teachers
Proposals are on the table to increase the salary scale of teachers substantially, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said on Monday. Speaking in Cape Town after a meeting of the…