The department of education has spent about R260-million on laptops with the expectation that the technology would be used for administration.

The education department is drafting a new plan to equip teachers with laptops after funding for the initial project was spent on salaries instead.

Gauteng provincial education minister Barbara Creecy this week handed out cellphones to principals and officials, in a bid to improve communication.

<strong>Heins Worst</strong> of the Education Labour Relations Council answers questions about the Teacher Laptop Initiative.

<strong>Nicola Jenvey</strong> reports on an initiative to put technology into school classrooms.

The government’s promise to provide every teacher with a portable computer has not yet materialised, writes <b>Thabo Mohlala</b>.