Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has condemned the behaviour of disgruntled parents at Laerskool Theresapark in Pretoria, after they forcefully removed the principal from her office.
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi visited the Northriding Secondary School on Friday following an altercation between a white teacher and a black learner.
In a video that has been widely shared, a grade 12 pupil can be seen attacking another before being stopped by a group of pupils.
The allegations were levelled against Lesufi after a recording of an alleged “secret meeting” where he apparently insinuated he could bend rules on tender processes.
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said that while the province accepted the results released by the quality assurance body, it failed to acknowledge the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic on matrics.
The Gauteng government is on Wednesday holding a special event in Johannesburg today to honour the class of 2020 for their performance in the national senior certificate exams.
In an unpresented school year - hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and several lockdowns - Lesufi said it was a tough time for teachers, parents and pupils.
The first day of the 2021 academic calendar saw more than 2 million pupils return to the classroom in Gauteng.
On the first day of the 2021 academic year, pupils from Abram Hlophe Primary School in Katlehong arrived to a revamped school. Gauteng Premier David Makhura, Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi and other dignitaries handed over the school on 15 February 2021.
One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane posed questions to Lesufi via Twitter, calling for him to be as transparent as he usually purports to be on the schools deep clean controversy.
Four hundred and thirty million rand was used to decontaminate schools while they were closed off in a bid to curb the spread of the pandemic. Lesufi admitted on 702 that he only became aware of this when a journalist requested information.
A report compiled by the department shows a whopping R430 million was spent on decontaminating schools between June and August last year.
A report has revealed that more than R430 million was paid to service providers between June and August last year on sanitising schools.
Lesufi visited Helpmekaar Kollege in Johannesburg earlier following reports that the independent school would be operating on Monday in contravention of the new guidelines.
While an independent forensic report found that gross negligence led to his death and the principal, Malcolm Williams, was fired, Mpianzi’s family are forging ahead with their R20 million claim against the Gauteng Education Department.
It's understood the IEB has approached the courts arguing it could not afford to pay for the assessment services offered by Umalusi.
Taxis are not operating today, leaving many commuters stranded. Drivers are marching to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to hand over a memorandum to the Presidency.
Keamohetswe Seboko’s body was found floating in the swimming pool at Laerskool Bekker in January and his family has been searching for answers ever since.
