Gauteng Department Of Education
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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
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…
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
Pretoria girls high: Political parties and reckless media fan the flames
When racism emerges, we must build – not break – our schools
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
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
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
Delinquent Gauteng departments fail ‘disposable’ school
The departments of education and infrastructure development dithered for two decades over a school they ‘erroneously’ sold
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 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
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
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
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
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