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Pupil stabbed to death at Pimville school
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi in a statement on Friday morning said that he was disheartened by the news of the incident, which took place at...
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Lesufi to be at disciplinary hearing of 36 pupils suspended for 'dagga day' vid
A video showing pupils in school uniform smoking what is believed to be marijuana made the rounds last week Wednesday.
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Family rejects school's account of son's death and demands answers
The family of a teenager who was allegedly beaten to death at an East Rand school has rejected the school’s account of the incident that claimed his life.
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Gauteng Education MEC Lesufi visits Brakpan school after pupil's death
The learner was allegedly assaulted by a teacher and general assistant during an apparent altercation between groups of pupils from two schools.
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Lesufi calls on Hoërskool Jan Viljoen parents to change attitudes on race issues
The MEC has condemned the behaviour displayed by parents last week which resulted in the police firing stun grenades and rubber bullets.
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Hoërskool Jan Viljoen: Lesufi told of ill-treatment, discrimination at school
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi met with parents from the school on Sunday where he pledged his commitment to ridding classrooms of a racial divide.
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GDE resolves ‘several issues’ at Hoërskool Jan Viljoen in wake of protest
This follows a protest where community members and pupils vented their frustration over how the school was being run and its apparent lack of response when it came to complaints.
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Police fire rubber bullets as tensions flare at Hoërskool Jan Viljoen
Tensions ran high outside the high school on Monday morning over allegations of racism at the school.
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Slain Thembisile Ngendane described as teacher who went the extra mile
Family and friends gathered on Saturday to bid farewell to the educator at a funeral service at the Hope Restoration Ministries in Edenvale.
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Minister Motshekga expected to visit family of slain Phomolong deputy principal
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said that she knew and had previously met Thembisile Ngendane during a visit to the Tembisa school.
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Phumolong Secondary pupils call for justice after deputy principal gunned down
The educator was shot dead in the school driveway on Friday.
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Lesufi to visit family of murdered Phomolong Secondary deputy principal
Thembisile Ngendane was shot dead while driving out of the school gates in the East of Johannesburg last week.
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Lesufi asks parents to be patient as GDE sorts out school placement backlog
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said that all grade 1 and 8 pupils whose parents applied online but were not allocated space at schools, should be placed in a classroom by Friday.
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Gauteng school placements delayed by parents' preferences, says Lesufi
The Department of Education said there are still 126 schools with available spots for children to be enrolled in, but parents don't prefer those schools.
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MEC Lesufi concerned about alleged kidnapping of pupil from Mayfair school
It's alleged that three men abducted the grade 5 pupil in a Toyota Yaris at gunpoint on Wednesday morning while she was waiting for her turn to go through COVID-19 screening at the gate of EP Baumann Primary School in Johannesburg.
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GP education department urges parents to help distressed pupils during exams
Pupils have had to contend with the realities of the pandemic including hybrid learning, loss of staff to COVID-19 and adhering to safety measures for months.
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Lesufi urges police to apprehend Soweto teacher's killers
Police are investigating the exact circumstances but initial probes have revealed that she was strangled and then stabbed to death.
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Lesufi: Gauteng Education Dept has failed the family of murdered Alex pupil
Qayiya Mgaye was killed, allegedly by a fellow pupil, at the Pholosho Secondary School in Alexandra on Monday.
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6 pupils identified, linked to torching of Glenvista High hall - Lesufi
Grade 12 pupils were supposed to write the paper on Monday afternoon but had to write it out in the open because curtains, a projector screen and electrical wiring in the school hall were torched.
