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ANGIE MOTSHEKGA

Basic education sector marred by a lack of political will

Despite a number of laws being in place to ensure education is equal and accessible not all children enjoy this right

  • Bhaso Ndzendze
  • Lawrence Manaka
8 min read
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G))
AFRIFORUM

Basic education minister celebrates the top achievers in the class of 2021

Angie Motshekga says 2021’s matrics are in ‘a class of their own’ for having persevered through Covid-19 pandemic for two years

  • Marcia Zali
2 min read
An international children’s organisation has told the South African Human Rights Commission that teachers in Limpopo who have long been in the profession use corporal punishment because that is the only form of discipline they know.
BASIC EDUCATION

Discipline in schools: What the law says you can and can’t do

There is a difference between discipline and corporal punishment: one means teaching acceptable behaviours and the other intends grievous bodily harm

  • Timothy Fish Hodgson
6 min read