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MIA LINDEQUE: Why does she have to fight her battles silently?
Fighters come in different forms - the survivor, the warrior, the dragon lady, the academic, and so many others, writes Mia Lindeque.
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The new generation doesn’t have to prove anything - Motshekga
The basic education minister spoke to Eyewitness News in a wide-ranging interview ahead of the celebration of Women’s Day.
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BEHIND THE POLITICS PODCAST: Motshekga on fighting cancer, apartheid and more
As South Africans reflect on women’s contributions to society, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga opens up on beating cancer and bringing down the apartheid government.
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Ramaphosa: We need to improve schools to match fourth industrial revolution
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country and its teachers needed to change the direction of secondary school education to develop relevant skills to match the fourth industrial revolution.
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No silver bullet will bring an end to school violence - Motshekga
The minister said the violence in some government schools was out of control, but emphasised that school safety remains the responsibility of provincial departments.
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Equal Education repeats call for Motshekga performance contract
High school pupils from various parts of the country have held a demonstration outside Motshekga's offices in Pretoria.
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Equal Education calls on Motshekga to improve infrastructure at schools
The pupils, affiliated to Equal Education, wanted to outline ways to improve schools to Minister Angie Motshekga.
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Motshekga: Schools shouldn't turn away migrant learners without proper documents
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has written to the African Diaspora Forum to re-assure the association after learners who don't have birth certificates were refused entry into schools, and others removed.
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Motshekga: More must be done to support educators to avoid absenteeism
On Monday, Motshekga released the 2017 school monitoring survey which found the number of teachers who are absent from school on a daily basis has increased from 8% to 10%.
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SA teacher absenteeism increases from 8 to 10% - 2017 survey
The number of teachers who are absent from school on a daily basis has increased from 8 to 10% since the last survey was conducted in 2011.
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Motshekga: Edu dept should focus on teaching, not infrastructure procurement
Basic Education is one of the departments that receive the biggest chunk of budget allocation from National Treasury.
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Moving ECD to Basic Education Dept was a necessary move, says Motshekga
During his State of the Nation Address on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that early childhood development will be moved to the Basic Education portfolio.
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Motshekga 'concerned' about SA's literacy rate
While Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga commended teachers for the strides they've made in addressing the problem, she says pupils need help at home.
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2019 matric pupils urged to stay focused
Pupils collected their matric results from their schools following Education Minister Angie Motshekga’s pass rate announcement.
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[WATCH] Communities urged not to disrupt schooling during protests
Announcing the 2018 matric results, Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga urged communities to not disrupt schooling during service delivery protests as this affects the overall performances of students.
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Motshekga to announce matric 2018 pass rate on Thursday evening
The class of 2017 achieved a pass rate of 75.1%, up from 72.5% in 2016.
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Motshekga approves reappointment of task team to overhaul history curriculum
The department says this is to make the curriculum more Afrocentric and relevant to South African pupils.
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WC learners camp outside Parliament, demand Motshekga improve schools
The learners handed over a memorandum to parliamentary staff on Thursday imploring Minister Angie Motshekga to act on meeting the 2020 deadline of meeting the norms and standards targets.
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World Toilet Day: 'Motshekga must get rid of dangerous, unhygienic pit latrines'
Equal Education says the minister continues to refuse to deal with poor sanitation, especially in rural and township schools.
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Reiger Park school wants to move past sex scandal
The school’s former headmaster resigned in January after videos and pictures emerged of him having school sex with girls in his office.
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Motshekga 'concerned' about sexual misconduct cases in schools
Minister Angie Motshekga says she has been assured by the South African Council of Educators that it's doing everything possible to prevent similar abuses of power.