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WC Education Dept gives Equal Education deadline after sex harassment claims
Three former Equal Education officials have been accused of sexual harassment by several women in the organisation.
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WCED raises concerns after vandals target Bonteheuwel school
Officials say the alarm system did not trigger during the break-in as its batteries needed to be replaced.
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African languages to be introduced at more schools in WC, says MEC
Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer explains that they want to roll it out over a period of time.
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WC Education Dept puts measures in place to prevent listeria
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has confirmed certain products produced by Enterprise Foods and Rainbow Chicken are behind a countrywide listeriosis outbreak.
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WCED responds to criticism after school left without water
The City of Cape Town says its Water and Sanitation Department is conducting emergency repair work on a leaking water main in Philippi.
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WCED makes progress in placing pupils at schools
At the start of the term, officials had to find space for 11,000 pupils from grade one to 12.
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Over 11,000 pupils still not placed at WC schools
Almost a week into the new academic year, more than 11,200 learners still needed to be placed.
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Every school in WC to have safety committee
The safety plan is meant to reduce the effects of violence in schools in the Western Cape.
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WCED on a drive to improve reading literacy
This follows worrying findings from the 2016 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study.
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WC Education Dept: Need for greater awareness around teen pregnancies
The Western Cape Education Department believes this is critical.
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WCED on board with water saving efforts amid drought
CapeTalk and Shoprite have partnered in a campaign aimed at saving water at schools across Cape Town.
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WC Education MEC raises concerns over gang violence at schools
A grade nine learner at Leiden Secondary School in Delft was stabbed to death on Monday during a fight.
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WC Education Dept gears up for matric exams
This year close to 62,000 full-time candidates and just under 14,000 part-time candidates have registered for the national senior certificate in the Western Cape.
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After 24 years, Cape teacher still finds job rewarding
Fagan Petersen has stressed the importance of celebrating World Teachers' Day on Thursday.
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CT school shut for 'safety' after learner stabbed
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) says three attackers stormed into a hall at Zandvliet High earlier this week and stabbed the grade 12 pupil.
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Pupils to get counselling after learner killed in gang violence crossfire
Octavia Johanessen, who was a grade 9 pupil at Crystal High School in Hanover Park, had gone to a house shop in Howick Court when rival gangsters opened fire.
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Burglary, vandalism incidents drop in WC schools
Last year, during the June-July holiday, the department recorded 21 cases.
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WC Education MEC defends bill amendments for school alcohol sales
The bill makes it optional for schools to apply to sell alcohol at events outside teaching hours, but this is subject to strict conditions.
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Number of schools damaged in Cape storm now at 172
The WCED has completed its assessment of affected schools.
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Two arrested after Cape Town teacher gunned down
Two people have been arrested in connection with the deadly shooting of a woman in Delft.
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CT boy (8) misses school following rape incident
It's believed the child was teased by other pupils who knew that he'd been raped and is too afraid to return to class.
