Sa education crisis
Motshekga: Dept to monitor why teachers spend less time teaching
A new survey has found that the country's teachers only spend 66% of classroom time teaching as opposed to an international average of 78%.
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Motshekga: TALIS findings a useful benchmark for improving education sector
The Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) revealed, amongst other things, that levels of violence and intimidation at South African schools were among the highest of those nations surveyed.
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Motshekga expected to release report on state of education in SA
South Africa is the only African state represented in the list of international countries participating in the Teaching and Learning International Research Study.
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Ramaphosa: 'Strides being made to turn around impact of apartheid-era education'
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that improvements are more evident in schools in disadvantaged areas.
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Foundation welcomes Motshekga’s decision to change history curriculum
Motshekga made the announcement on Tuesday following a recommendation by the history ministerial task team last December.
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Dept working to ensure multiple perspectives reflected in SA history textbooks
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on Tuesday approved the reappointment of a ministerial task team to overhaul the current history curriculum from grades 4 to 12.
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[LISTEN] Why more learners are dropping accounting at school
SAIPA's Faith Ngwenya unpacks why more and more learners are dropping accounting at school.
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[LISTEN] How this private school aims to change SA
''The Money Show' interviews SPARK Schools co-founder and CEO Stacey Brewer about new technology to be used in the schooling system.
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Motshekga to release report on making history a compulsory subject at school
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says she believes teaching history has a number of positive effects especially in a country like South Africa.
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Gaps between private, public schools to do with societal inequality - principal
The IEB matric results show that IEB schools secured a 98.76% pass rate it’s a slight increase compared to the previous year.
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Mantashe tackles question of 'free' education
Mantashe says many South Africans demand “free things” but says it doesn't always work like that.
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WC schools closure saga might head to ConCourt
Lawyers representing the schools say they're still studying the judgment before taking action.
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'Twinning school programmes will bridge inequality'
Panyaza Lesufi says no child must be denied access to education because they were born in the wrong area.
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Commission to examine teachers' salaries
Zuma says educators need to make classrooms centres of excellence and prepare future leaders.
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Study camps set aside for Kuruman matrics
Affected matrics are unable to sit for their final exams next month, but will be writing supplementary exams.
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Edu. Dept to monitor EC school closures
Dozens of Afrikaans and dual-medium schools in the city locked their gates in protest.
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Rights group marches for adequate school sanitation
The group is demanding proper sanitation in all schools particularly those in the townships.
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'Matric pass rate measurements are misleading'
WC education dept maintains the pass rate figure is not an accurate indication of performance.
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R500m to help dysfunctional schools
The overhaul will be a collaborative effort involving the private sector and unions.
