Education department
NW Education Dept says no need to extend marking days after 11 COVID-19 cases
The province said marking is progressing well despite 11 teachers testing positive for COVID-19.
He died in hospital on Wednesday night where he was being treated for an undisclosed illness.
Authorities said this was part of efforts to ensure food for marginalised pupils is prepared in a safe and hygienic environment.
The union claimed the Education Department was failing to ensure effective teaching and learning during the lockdown.
It’s understood the 45-year-old teacher from the Platt Primary School died on Tuesday, just days after she tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Education Department is encouraging pupils to use the time to self-study and has made learning material available online, as well as revision classes on radio and TV.
Officials from Umalusi, which is responsible for ensuring the credibility of the entire exercise, briefed MPs on Tuesday.
These exams, which started on Thursday, replaced the February and May senior certificate exams.
The school held its Superstars summer pool picnic for 28 learners in recognition of learners who have done well academically.
On Friday, Motshekga attended the funerals of some of the pupils who were killed when the walkway bridge collapsed last week.
Pupils collected their matric results from their schools following Education Minister Angie Motshekga’s pass rate announcement.
Over the past fortnight, two school pupils were allegedly drugged and abducted in separate incidents in District Six.
The teacher apparently went on a 45-minute rant in which he called an Indian pupil "Isis" and others monkeys.
Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa told Education Minister Angie Motshekga that she had a month to provide him with an audit on school sanitation.
The picture has caused widespread anger on social media.
The Education Department says it hopes the learner will be able to resume classes next term.
Nine-year-old Lebo Maseko is said to have committed suicide using tunic belt, and his body was discovered in the school playground by two of his peers.
The teacher from Marlboro Gardens Secondary School threatened a pupil with a knife.
This means the department will now have the final say over government schools’ admissions processes.