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NKOSIKHONA DUMA: Motshekga must get real about the matric results
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga needs to paint the full picture when it comes to matric results and highlight the challenges faced by the country's young people, writes Nkosikhona Duma.
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Motshekga expresses concern over school dropout, repetition rates
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said that despite several challenges, the 2019 matric pass rate proved that the country's public education system was constantly improving.
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READ: Education Minister on the class of 2019
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that the matric class of 2019 had achieved a pass rate of 81.3%, from 78.2% in 2018.
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As matric students celebrate, concerns over dropout rate & quality of passes
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will announce the pass rate in Johannesburg on Tuesday night.
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Matric results to be announced 7 January
A total of 790,405 candidates sat for 147 question papers in 7,416 examination centres nationwide. A further 212 pupils wrote at correctional facilities.
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It's all systems go for 2019 matric final exams, says Education Dept
The Department of Basic Education on Thursday said it was confident everything was in place for successful matric exams and the department was cautiously optimistic this would translate into an improved pass rate.
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Formalising grade 9 as point of exit to open new pathways: expert
The announcement meant that pupils were able to complete the grade and attain a general education certificate.
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Education dept refuses to buckle under pressure on ‘jobs for cash’ report
Yesterday, Equal Education called on Minister Angie Motshekga to release the report on 15 April.
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Release of ‘jobs for cash’ scandal report delayed
The department says it wants to allow those implicated in the investigation the right of reply.
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'Motshekga's comments on SA education is the first step to fixing it'
The minister at the weekend described the country’s education system as a 'national catastrophe'.
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Basic Education systems characterised by ‘pockets of disasters’
Minister Angie Motshekga has admitted that education system is in a state of crisis. Spokesman Elijah Mahlangu says the crisis is made up of issues such as schools not using the allocated funds & schools producing 0% matric pass rates.
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Motshekga disappointed at 2.4% drop in matric pass rate
The Basic Education minister says she hopes the supplementary exams will push up the percentage.
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ANCWL: A woman must succeed President Zuma
The ANCWL will intensify its efforts of lobbying for women to take on more leadership roles.
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Could SA's next president be female?
Ranjeni Munusamy asks if the glass ceiling in SA is likely to be broken soon.
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MP Nosipho Ntwanambi dies
The ANC’s former chief whip in the NCOP, Nosipho Dorothy Ntwanambi, has passed away.
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Motlanthe: Education is a great equaliser
Kgalema Motlanthe says education is an equaliser in a country with many inequalities.
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Longer school day ‘not a major change’
The Basic Education Dept says inclusion of a second additional language will not mean longer hours.
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Exams postponed due to budget constraints
The Limpopo Education Department has again denied the province is in crisis.
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Motshekga delivers budget vote
Despite calls for her to resign, Angie Motshekga delivered her budget vote in Parliament.
