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As Gauteng schools reopen, uncertainty hangs over torched Katlehong school
The incident enraged Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi who was adamant his department would not use its budget to repair the facility.
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Lesufi: Dept doesn't have money to repair schools vandalised by communities
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said that his department is standing firm on its stance not to use government funds to repair schools destroyed by communities.
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Lesufi: Prosecute those involved in deadly Forest High fight
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said that all law enforcement agencies must now work together to ensure that those who were involved were prosecuted.
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Gauteng Education Dept seeks to amend law allowing offenders to stay in school
The move comes after three boys were stabbed, one fatally, at Forest High on Monday.
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Gauteng Premier Makhura shifts Lesufi back to Education portfolio
Gauteng Premier David Makhurahas confirmed that he has shifted Panyaza Lesufi back to the Education portfolio just days after naming him as the Finance and e-Government MEC.
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Tshwane's Hendrik Verwoerd High School renamed
Consultations were held far and wide regarding the name change and the new name was chosen by parents who say they are appreciative of the provincial department's willingness to transform society and make the school a centre for the community.
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Lesufi: Gauteng Education Dept's online registration system a masterpiece
Despite some problems experienced by parents on the first day of the online application system, Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said the process aimed to change the landscape of education in the country.
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Gauteng online application system quick and simple, say parents
The process was delayed for a week after some organisations threatened to take the education department to court over its amended admissions regulations.
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Lesufi to monitor Gauteng online applications as system goes live
Education officials have launched the system at the Diepsloot Youth Centre on Monday morning.
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All systems go for Gauteng school online registrations - Lesufi
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said that from 8am on Monday morning all parents of grade 1 and 8 pupils will be given an equal opportunity to apply for the 2020 academic year.
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Gauteng Education Dept keen to avoid legal battle over online registration
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has apologised to parents for the delay in the opening of the online admission system which was scheduled to go live on Monday morning.
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Gauteng online admission process to go live on Monday
They system would be open from Monday for parents to familiarise themselves with it but can only file applications from next week Monday.
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Lesufi calls on Gauteng schools to abide by new admissions rules
The amendments to the admission regulations include the redefining of the feeder zones and the administration of admissions.
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Lesufi: School admission rules aimed at doing away with apartheid policies
The new regulations include the redefining of feeder zones, which will see the scrapping of the 5km radius rule that many schools upheld.
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Lesufi opens online applications for 2020
Lesufi has announced that applications for the 2020 academic year for grade 1 and 8 will open at 8 am on 13 May and close at midnight on 15 July.
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Lesufi opens walkway at Hoërskool Driehoek
The MEC has also confirmed that his department received three reports on the investigation into the deadly collapse that will be made public soon.
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Lesufi hopes to find middle ground with Driehoek walkway collapse lawsuits
Several families of pupils who were affected by the Driehoek walkway collapse have slapped the Education Department with lawsuits, seeking compensation for the trauma and medical bills among other things.
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Panyaza calls on police, govt depts, NGOs to help secure schools
More than a thousand delegates from various spheres of government met in Boksburg on Wednesday to come up with a common strategy to protect learning institutions.
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Lesufi hails swift arrests of Kulani Mathebula's murder suspects
Hours after the stabbing of Mathebula, police arrested a 13-year-old boy and in the early hours of Thursday morning, they arrested two more 15-year-old boys.
