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Motshekga: Govt making progress in eradicating pit latrines at schools
Speaking at a press briefing on 8 October 2021, Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga said that while there were still many schools without proper...
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Motshekga: We’re ready to present credible final matric exams
Over 700,000 matriculants around the country are expected to write the national senior certificate exams, which are scheduled to begin on 27 October.
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WATCH LIVE: Minister Motshekga gives update on impact of COVID on schools
Friday's briefing comes a few weeks before matriculants sit for their final exams.
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Minister Motshekga condemns murder of Philippi teacher
Thulani Manqoyi was shot dead while sitting in his car in the parking lot of Heinz Park Primary School on Tuesday morning.
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MPs concerned about vandalism of schools in KZN and Gauteng
The basic education committee and the select committee on education, technology, sports, arts and culture are this week visiting schools in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
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Motshekga: Over R100 million needed to repair KZN schools after unrest
Gauteng schools will need R45 million to fund repairs and replacements because of vandalism and looting during the COVID-19 and the violent unrest.
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Minister Motshekga monitors the reopening of primary schools
On 3 August 2021, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga visited schools in Katlehong, east of Johannesburg, to monitor the reopening and readiness of primary schools.
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Motshekga: We’re using different measures to address capacity issues at schools
Some schools have not been able to resume with full time learning due to physical distance requirements.
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Motshekga: Estimated damage at schools in KZN, GP during riots around R300m
Motshekga was on Saturday speaking in Pretoria on the state on readiness for the reopening of schools for the third academic term.
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DBE misses target to jab staff as more people added to list
While the target was over 500,000, that number has increased to over 789,000 and now include other groups in the sector.
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Motshekga wants to extend vaccination period as more staffers are added
The Department of Basic Education said while they initially targeted 582,000 people in the sector, they had now added over 789,000 staff including food handlers, janitors, and support staff from independent schools and ECD centres on the EVDS system.
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Equal Education heads back to court over schools feeding schemes
The group said the department was in breach of a previous court order granted a year ago. That order directed them to ensure that pupils were given a daily meal in terms of the national school nutrition programme, whether they were attending school or not.
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No concessions for teaching staff that chose not to vaccinate - Motshekga
The minister said teachers and education staff who had requested for concessions due to a number of reasons including comorbidities, would be expected to report for duty after the sector concludes its vaccination programme next month.
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Motshekga: Health Dept says there’s enough jabs for all education staff
The minister on Tuesday gave an update on the sector’s response to COVID-19 under the stipulated alert level 4 of the lockdown.
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Motshekga says schools to reopen on 19 July
Motshekga has been giving an update today just hours after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced new restrictions as COVID infections rise across the country that's battered by the delta variant that is said to be more transmissible than previous variants.
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WATCH LIVE: Minister Motshekga gives update on school calendar under level 4
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced that schools and other education institutions closing for winter will be brought forward.
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EFF gives Minister Motshekga 7 days to close schools or else...
EFF leader Julius Malema’s threat comes as South Africa finds itself in the grips of a third wave of the pandemic.
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Dept of Basic Education says school closure rumours are fake news
"This type of malicious content is created with the express intent to cause confusion and mislead the public."
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Motshekga: Teachers & pupils must adhere to schools’ codes of conduct
Motshekga has weighed in after a video emerged of a teacher forcefully combing pupils’ hair prior to them entering a school.
