KZN ANC to vote on new leadership

Delegates at the ANC's provincial general council in KwaZulu-Natal are set to vote on who will lead the province, after Zweli Mkhize was elected to the position of ANC national treasurer.

• ANC must work for the masses - Mkhize
• Praise for outgoing KZN ANC chair
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Praise for outgoing KZN ANC chair

KwaZulu-Natal ANC chairperson Zweli Mkhize has led the party in the province with distinction, his colleagues have said.

• Zweli Mkhize to continue as KZN premier

R2.3bn paid to surplus teachers

An amount of R2.3bn is being paid by the education department to teachers whose posts were abolished, the Sunday Times reports.

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KwaZulu-Natal school trip ban lifted

KwaZulu-Natal state schools can once again undertake school trips after the province's Education MEC Senzo Mchunu has lifted a ban imposed in September last year.

• DA criticises ban on school trips in KZN
• School trips banned in KwaZulu-Natal

Beware of opposition - Mchunu

The ANC must beware of opposition parties and must observe the “number of blue [Democratic Alliance] shirts in the townships”, KwaZulu-Natal provincial executive committee member Senzo Mchunu says.

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Education official in court for extortion

A KwaZulu-Natal education official has appeared in the Ntuzuma Magistrate's Court near Durban for allegedly threatening a teacher.

KZN wants to cut down on schools

The KwaZulu-Natal education department is considering doing away with all combined schools and non-viable schools

• KZN principals probed for misusing funds
• ANC in KZN adopting DA policies - Sadtu
• Education takes up bulk of KZN budget

KZN officials don't declare businesses

About 2 500 KwaZulu-Natal education officials doing work for the department have not declared their business interests, MEC Senzo Mchunu says.

• 12 officials in court for corruption
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KZN school pregnancies a 'crisis' - MEC

Pregnancies at KwaZulu-Natal schools are rising at alarming rates with the MEC of education, Senzo Mchunu, labelling the situation as a "crisis", a report says.

• 17 000 pregnancies at KZN schools in 2010
• R24bn for KZN education
• School pregnancies straining clinics

KZN MEC loses appeal against ex-pupil

KwaZulu-Natal education MEC Senzo Mchunu has lost an appeal against a man who suffered an eye injury at a high school near Eshowe nine years ago.

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• MEC warns KZN school late-comers

Weapons, drugs found at KZN school

Weapons and dagga have been confiscated from pupils at a school north of Durban during a visit by a KwaZulu-Natal education department task team.

• MEC warns KZN school late-comers
• KZN sets bar high for matric pass rate
• Dagga, knives found at school

Parents angry over racist incident

The KwaZulu-Natal education department is investigating an allegedly racist initiation rite at a Newcastle high school, and has urged parents not to take the law into their own hands.

• Initiation claims probed at KZN school

Half of SA teens drink alcohol

SA Breweries has partnered with government and a youth agency to launch a campaign that tackles underage drinking, as stats show one out of every two teenagers in the average South African home drinks alcohol.

• Survey: South Africans back raising drinking age
• Ad industry unites against booze ban
• Liquor bill hard to enforce, says group

KZN needs 3 000 teachers annually: MEC

The KwaZulu-Natal education department has partnered with five universities in a bid to produce at least 3 000 teachers every year, says MEC Senzo Mchunu.

• Teachers getting attention: Surty
• Govt urged to listen to teacher unions
• 4 303 unqualified teachers in KZN

DA: Longer school days commendable

The KZN education MEC's announcement that 555 underperforming schools in the province will offer extra lessons and have longer school days to assist struggling pupils is commendable, says the DA.

• Pupils get more time off
• Motshekga signs education pact
• 4 303 unqualified teachers in KZN

17 000 pregnancies at KZN schools in 2010

More than 17 000 pregnancies were recorded at KwaZulu-Natal schools last year, with 83 pregnancies recorded at one school.

• School pregnancies straining clinics
• Fewer teenage pregnancies - survey

KZN gears up for start of school year

KwaZulu-Natal's education MEC is helping paint and clean one of the province's schools, and will pay surprise visits to schools as they reopen.

• Booze, dagga on 1st day of school
• Officials visit inland schools
• Loitering pupils must be arrested - MEC

Forensic report 'vindicates' Sadtu

The SA Democratic Teachers' Union in KwaZulu-Natal feels vindicated by a forensic report into alleged corruption in the education department, it says.

• Sadtu hampering basic education - DA
• KZN Nehawu want 'fat cat's' head
• Corruption is inherited - ANC

Give us some credit: Sadtu

The SA Teachers' Union in KwaZulu-Natal has criticised the provincial education department for failing to acknowledge its contribution to improving matric results.

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• Poor results blamed on teachers

Thousands of pupils stranded

Thousands of Durban pupils have been left stranded as a new bus operator was unable to start rounds as scheduled due to a legal challenge.

• Buses block Durban streets
• New bus operator for Durban

Plan to boost matric results

KwaZulu-Natal’s education MEC has outlined a multi-point plan targeting hundreds of schools that have performed badly on their matric results over the years.

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