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Teacher fired after kissing and hugging matric pupil
Section27 welcomed the decision, citing the state had an obligation to ensure that schools are a safe environment for pupils → Read More
Pupils implicated in matric cheating scandal attend hearings
In Mpumalanga 434 matrics from 14 schools have been called out for alleged cheating in life sciences paper 2 → Read More
MEC must pay up for schoolboy’s rugby injury
Justice Connie Mocumie found that the high court correctly applied its mind when it held the MEC liable for damages → Read More
Parents down-grade as applications for places at public schools increase
Department of basic education feeling the pressure as middle-class dump private schools amid financial pinch → Read More
School exams make a comeback after a three-year break
Academic experts from around the country welcome the return to ‘normal schooling’ → Read More
Teachers must pay up to be vetted against sex offenders register
Naptosa believes that the department should fund the vetting, rather than forcing educators to pay → Read More
Unregistered ‘college’ refuses to revoke unaccredited ‘doctoral degrees’
The certificates were handed out to graduates during a ceremony in December → Read More
Matrics shrugged off load-shedding, Covid-19 to record impressive passes
Free State still produces top marks for matrics, but all provinces have surpassed the 70% pass rate → Read More
Limpopo school ‘taken aback’ by order to admit more pupils, goes to court
SGB objects to education department’s instruction to admit 41 more schoolchildren → Read More
Save me, Cyril!- Graft-busting varsity head's plea to Ramaphosa
Fort Hare vice-chancellor Sakhela Buhlungu fears for his life after his guard is gunned down. → Read More
Education departments have their hands full placing pupils in schools
Most grade 1s and 8s have been placed in schools for next year but education system remains under pressure → Read More
With the bumpy writing over, matric exam marking is running smoothly
Exam glitches included hijackings, tyre punctures, floods and food poisoning → Read More
Section27 granted leave to appeal ‘shockingly lenient’ sentences for corporal punishment
The law centre is advocating for a more child-centred approach for disciplinary processes → Read More
Our kiddies are battling to learn to read English as a second language
Study finds early grade reading is not measured in SA at district, provincial or national levels → Read More
Mamokgethi Phakeng's battles and achievements show that she can put up a good fight
How the high-level feuding at UCT plays out is of more than academic interest, writes Prega Govender. → Read More
UCT staff urged to speak freely to judges recruited to probe top brass
The independent panel’s scope includes investigating all matters related to executive relationships → Read More
Court recommends anger management for teachers guilty of assault
Teachers found guilty of certain forms of misconduct could in future be forced to attend anger management classes. → Read More
‘I'm only five months pregnant and could’ve still written the exams’: matric pupils kicked out
Two pregnant pupils at a KwaZulu-Natal school say they were kicked out ahead of the start of matric exams next week. → Read More
Education department to pay R3.9m to ex-pupil who lost three toes in school accident
The former pupil’s ailments included weight gain, lack of self-esteem and depression → Read More
Budget for school feeding schemes spent on other things, AG finds
A total of 356 schools were damaged in KZN and the cost of repairs was estimated at R235m → Read More