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Coronavirus forces South African school calendar changes
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has announced that the South African school calendar will be forced to change in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Driver arrested for transporting 58 pupils, DoE asked to provide safer transport
The pupils had been crammed into the minibus taxi which was ferrying them to school in Bela-Bela on Monday.
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Lesufi explains why some learners are not yet placed
Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said he expected over 99% of grade 1 and 8 pupils who applied on time through the online application system to be in class on Wednesday morning.
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Ramaphosa hails 2019 matric pass rate as a triumph
Ramaphosa says the results are a triumph and a clear signal that government's substantial investment in education is yielding results.
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Despite living alone during his matric year, Fortune Khoza excelled
The Basic Education Department on Tuesday praised the young man for his determination to succeed.
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Motshekga hails commitment & hard work of SA's top matriculants
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga congratulated the class of 2019's top 30 matriculants for continuing to inspire confidence in the country's public education system.
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Social media reports saying maths pass mark lowered false - dept
The Basic Education Department's Elijah Mhlanga said that the story surfaced a few years ago and should not be believed.
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Education Dept studying SCA decision to award R1.4m to Michael Komape’s family
Section 27 took the Education Department to court on behalf of Michael Komape’s family, seeking R3 million from the state.
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Education Dept says open to input on new Life Orientation topics
The department has rejected what it described as the deliberate misrepresentation of facts about some of the topics it will be covering for pupils between grades four and 12.
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Education committee ‘concerned’ about sexual misconduct in private schools
News broke a week ago of a female teacher at Bishops Diocesan College who's accused of inappropriate sexual behaviour with a learner at the school.
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Umalusi raises concerns over shortage of Afrikaans markers
Umalusi CEO Mafu Rakometsi made fresh calls for educators who can mark Afrikaans papers to apply.
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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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Dept: General Education Certificate for grade 9 not a school-leaving certificate
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has announced plans are afoot to formalise grade nine as a second exit point of schooling.
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Basic Education Dept's Elijah Mhlanga agrees to gender sensitisation training
Basic Education spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga has agreed to gender sensitisation training after tweeting pictures of half-naked men and women holding books while encouraging the culture of reading.
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DBE vows to rebuild 15 schools, complete 41 sanitation projects by September
The promise was contained in Basic Education Minister Angie Mothsekga's annual performance plan presented in Parliament on Tuesday.
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CARTOON: SA Education: Glass Half Full
By Dr Jack.
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Basic Education Dept defends teaching of sex ed to grade 4 pupils
According to the department, the new Life Orientation curriculum would be targeted at grade 4 to 12 pupils and would cover a variety of subjects ranging from healthy lifestyles to sex education.
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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.
