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Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi.

Service providers challenge Gauteng premier over missing tender records in R9bn school feeding scheme

In their letter to Panyaza Lesufi, service providers outline serious irregularities in the National School Nutrition Programme tender process

Service providers have taken the Gauteng education department to court to halt the appointment of 49 new contractors, claiming that some companies have been deregistered, while others are not tax-compliant or are even non-existent.  (Photo by Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Gauteng school nutrition tender faces legal battle over alleged corruption 

Service providers have taken the Gauteng education department to court to halt the appointment of 49 new contractors, claiming that some companies have been deregistered, while…

The department said it had launched an independent investigation into Pretoria High School for Girls “to determine whether a culture of racism exists at the school”.

Gauteng education department to investigate racial discrimination in province’s schools

The education department made the undertaking after 12 students at Pretoria High School for Girls were cleared of racism by the school’s governing body

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Pretoria girls high: Political parties and reckless media fan the flames

When racism emerges, we must build – not break – our schools

This drone view, taken from the Public Protector’s report, indicates the wetland and 32m buffer taken at the time of the survey, indicating the construction of the platforms and ground dumps in the northern part of the site.

Gauteng education says it will implement remedial actions in PP report on improper construction of R82m school

The investigation originates from a complaint lodged by Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane in September 2020

Ministers will assess progress since the Africa Foundational Learning Exchange (FLEX 2024) commitment to end learning poverty within a decade, alongside the declarations from last year’s Continental Conference on Education in Mauritania. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Gauteng government ‘turns blind eye’ to R10m corruption at school

Documents show how provincial officials were aware of the brazen abuse and theft of funds from a dilapidated school in Katlehong

Sad state: Phumula Gardens Secondary School in Ekurhuleni is in a dilapidated condition, but the principal stands accused of misusing funds. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Principal ‘is stealing school funds’

The facility in Ekurhuleni is in a dire state as the head is accused of misappropriating money allocated for maintenance and books

Phoenix High School

Delinquent Gauteng departments fail ‘disposable’ school

The departments of education and infrastructure development dithered for two decades over a school they ‘erroneously’ sold

Parents want the Gauteng education department to create a system to monitor the content on the electronic devices. Photo: Getty Images

Parents worry that learners’ misuse of electronic educational devices goes unchecked by schools

Parents want the Gauteng education department to create a system to monitor the content on the electronic devices

Gauteng MEC for education Matome Chiloane has assured parents that when schools open tomorrow, their children looking to start primary and secondary school will all have places. (Photo By Gallo Images/Papi Morake)

Gauteng education MEC assures parents that all children will be placed in schools

Only 1 394 out of 292 145 applications for grade one and grade eight placements still need to be placed in Gauteng schools

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. (Oupa Nkosi)

Lesufi comforts schools where three brothers died after drinking an energy drink

Gauteng MEC of education Panyaza Lesufi assured those affected by the deaths that they are not alone

(John McCann/M&G)

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

No winners in R37-million Eastern Cape medical negligence case as judges rescind original order. Photo: Madelene Cronjé

Learners moving to other provinces puts education departments under pressure

Gauteng and the Western Cape struggle to put children in class, but Limpopo and the Eastern Cape are closing schools as enrolment plummets

The Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) has ordered the Gauteng department of education to reinstate Parktown Boys’ High School principal Malcolm Williams. (Image via Facebook)

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

SIU public sector graft investigations total R113bn, excluding R14bn for Covid procurement cases

The SIU has secured a freezing order worth R40.7m for Covid-19-related corruption in the Gauteng education department

More than a month since schools opened, some learners are still without schools

Provincial departments of education blame late applications and building budget constraints as reasons some learners are still not in classrooms

Sadtu says Motshekga bowed to pressure from Umalusi to allow rewrite

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…

The Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) has ordered the Gauteng department of education to reinstate Parktown Boys’ High School principal Malcolm Williams. (Image via Facebook)

Parktown Boys’ High principal fired for tragic death of Enoch Mpianzi

Malcolm Williams was found to have sent schoolboys on an unauthorised trip and failed to ensure the correct roll-call procedures were followed

The Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) has ordered the Gauteng department of education to reinstate Parktown Boys’ High School principal Malcolm Williams. (Image via Facebook)

Lesufi suspends Parktown Boys’ principal after student’s death

Malcolm Williams has been suspended following the death of grade 8 learner Enoch Mpianzi

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. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

The art of flouting security

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