ARTICLES RELATING TO EDUCATION

Dept pays Eastern Cape teachers

2013-05-24 16:16

Eastern Cape teachers who planned to take the basic education department to court for non-payment have been paid, the department says.

Teacher filmed beating high school pupil

2013-05-22 07:40
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An Eastern Cape teacher has reportedly been filmed beating a Grade 10 pupil, after she and her classmates failed to produce their homework.

Uproar over planned segregated matric dances

2013-05-17 22:14
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The DA and the Mpumalanga education department have condemned an alleged plan at a school near Middelburg that would have black and white pupils hold separate matric dance events.

Ramaphosa, companies 'adopt' schools

2013-05-17 17:51

For many it was the first day in years they spent back in a classroom when 40 companies across South Africa went back to school.

Team to probe Gauteng bullying attack

2013-05-16 13:56

The Gauteng education department says an independent team will investigate bullying at a school north of Pretoria, after an 11-year-old boy had to be hospitalised.

Gangsters, drugs and dead kids

2013-05-15 15:08

When drug dealers come out, kids get caught in the crossfire.

Unpaid teachers go to court

2013-05-15 10:51

Twenty-five Eastern Cape temporary teachers are taking the basic education department to court to force it to pay them, according to a report.

Homophobia in schools 'must be tackled'

2013-05-13 12:57
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There is still a long way to go in educating pupils about gay rights, research by a University of KwaZulu-Natal school of education professor has revealed.

NWU granted interdict

2013-05-09 22:20

The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has granted an interim interdict preventing the Higher Education Transformation Network from defaming the North-West University.

ConCourt hears school admissions case

2013-05-09 14:30

Rivonia Primary School in Johannesburg could have admitted one more Grade 1 pupil when asked, the Constitutional Court has heard.

Shocking errors in English exam paper

2013-05-09 08:45
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The education department in Mpumalanga has issued a warning to an official who drafted a Grade 7 exam paper littered with grammar and spelling mistakes.

Section27: School case crucial

2013-05-08 17:12

The court case between the Gauteng education department and Rivonia Primary School over admission policies is crucial for access to education, Section27 says.

32 Eastern Cape schools set to close

2013-05-07 10:23

Thirty-two more schools in the Eastern Cape have been gazetted to be closed as the schools had been identified as "white elephants".

Report: Teachers can't teach

2013-05-06 10:00
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Pupils are not taught to think, to solve problems or to read independently because most of their teachers do not know how to teach these skills, a report has shown.

Maties wants more diversity

2013-05-02 09:32

The Stellenbosch University council has approved a new strategy to bring in more non-white students.

Sadtu denies getting panties letter

2013-05-01 07:53

Cosatu and teacher union Sadtu have denied receiving correspondence from Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga which was published as an open letter.

6 officials bust over ghost teachers

2013-04-29 12:52

Six officials from the Limpopo education department have been arrested for allegedly creating ghost teachers and pocketing the salaries, according to the Hawks.

'Angie's panties' heading for court

2013-04-28 21:28
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The ANCWL intends approaching the Equality Court after protesting teachers displayed a pair of panties they said belonged to Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga.

Forged matric certificates on the rise

2013-04-26 10:16

The number of forged matric certificates is increasing, and the situation is unlikely to change soon, according to a report.

Govt shocked, disappointed in Sadtu

2013-04-25 22:28
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The government says it is shocked and disappointed at the behaviour of Sadtu members who publicly displayed a piece of underwear attributed to Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga.

ConCourt orders KZN dept to pay subsidy

2013-04-25 14:34

The KwaZulu-Natal education department must pay the outstanding amount of a subsidy it promised independent schools, the Constitutional Court has ruled.

Dept: Poor hardest hit by teacher strike

2013-04-24 22:18

A protest march held by the SA Democratic Teachers Union exclusively affected pupils from poor communities, the department of basic education says.

Don't punish teachers, Cosatu warns

2013-04-24 18:49

Cosatu has warned Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga not to take action against protesting teachers.

Cosatu threatens to join teachers

2013-04-24 16:47

If calls by protesting Sadtu members are not heeded, Cosatu members will join them on the streets, its Western Cape secretary Tony Ehrenreich has vowed.

Cosatu: Apartheid lingers in SA education

2013-04-24 13:52
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Structural deficiencies in the South African education system need to be addressed urgently, Cosatu has said during a protest by teachers.

 

Dept must pay up over teacher axing

2013-05-23 22:17

The Northern Cape has been ordered to compensate a teacher fired for refusing to alter a pupil's marks, the education department says.

Cape Town school hit by vandals

2013-05-21 11:01

A Cape Town school is being stripped by vandals, who have left every classroom without lights and toilets without water, a report says.

Compulsory Zulu 'a watershed moment'

2013-05-17 18:03
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The University of KwaZulu-Natal's decision to make Zulu a compulsory course for all first-year students is a watershed moment in education, the Pan SA Language Board says.

New dates for Unisa exams

2013-05-17 16:20

Unisa has released new dates for exams, which had to be postponed after the question papers were leaked.

Zulu to be a compulsory for KZN students

2013-05-16 10:24
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Zulu will be a compulsory course for all first year students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal from next year, a report says.

Unisa delays exam after leak

2013-05-15 13:20

The University of SA has postponed some exams after question papers were leaked, Unisa says.

App developed for corporate training

2013-05-14 12:42

The Training Room Online, which designs and develops e-learning material, is developing an app for corporate training.

ConCourt to decide on school admissions

2013-05-09 22:20

The Constitutional Court has reserved judgment on the issue of who had the final say on school admissions.

Lawyer: Well-off schools must serve people

2013-05-09 14:30

Even schools well funded by their pupils' parents still serve their community, a lawyer for Equal Education has told the Constitutional Court.

SA schools face language problems

2013-05-09 10:18
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Schools are plagued by language problems with at least 30% of Grade 1 pupils not being taught in their home language, making learning difficult for many children, a study has shown.

R2bn earmarked for new universities

2013-05-08 19:00
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More than R2bn has been earmarked for the development of the two new universities in Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape over the next three years, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says.

Motshekga defends education system

2013-05-07 16:34
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Education Minister Angie Motshekga has told Parliament that basic education is "on the upward improvement path", despite the DA saying that the system does not work and the situation is "tragic".

Motshekga gives in to Sadtu demands

2013-05-06 22:22
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The SA Democratic Teachers' Union has suspended all protest action after Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga agreed to meet a host of its demands.

Motlanthe: Teachers are role models

2013-05-04 20:10

Teachers are viewed by society as models of moral excellence and transmitters of culture, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says.

School fees used for principal's trip - report

2013-05-01 14:47

The principal of Westridge High School in Roodepoort was suspended for two months without pay after he used school funds for an all-expenses paid trip to Zimbabwe, say reports.

Mom accuses school of discrimination

2013-04-30 08:29
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An East London woman claims she was discriminated against because of her political affiliation when she tried to enrol her daughter in a school, and was told that the ANC is "busy building Nkandla instead of schools".

WSET introduces first spirits course in South Africa

2013-04-29 10:39

Stellenbosch hosts the first stand-alone general spirits course in May.

Sadtu condemns Motshekga's 'underwear'

2013-04-26 22:37

The SA Democratic Teachers' Union has criticised the conduct of some of its members during a protest march.

Teaching stops at Eastern Cape schools

2013-04-26 07:55

Teaching has stopped at four schools in the Eastern Cape, as there was a shortage of teachers at some schools and no fence at another.

ANCWL: Hands off Motshekga

2013-04-25 17:18

The ANC Women’s League has come out in support of Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga following Sadtu's call for her and her director general Bobby Soobrayan to resign.

StatsSA to count Eastern Cape pupils

2013-04-25 08:05

The Eastern Cape education department has hired Statistics SA to do a formal count of pupils, teachers and schools in the province.

Protest disrupts KZN university lectures

2013-04-24 20:21

Lectures have been disrupted at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Edgewood campus in Pinetown, when about 300 students protested.

New fraud-proof matric certificates

2013-04-24 17:38

Matric certificates will be printed on a new paper to prevent fraud and counterfeiting, Umalusi says.

Protesters try to force way into Union Buildings

2013-04-24 15:04
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Police have struggled to control thousands of striking teachers' union members who pushed through police barriers in an attempt to enter the Union Buildings.

Sadtu march gets going in Cape Town

2013-04-24 12:29

Hundreds of Sadtu members have started marching to Parliament in Cape Town.

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