US confirms second case of China virus, 50 under investigation
World
-
WCED condemns attempted mob justice incident after fight at CT school
Two girls from got into a fight, leaving one of them in hospital. The next day, a group of learners and community members descended on the school demanding one of the girls be handed over to them, saying that they wanted to deal with her.
-
WCED concerned over gang violence after Mossel Bay school stabbings
Three pupils were attacked by fellow learners at Indwe Secondary School last week. In both incidents, the learners were stabbed.
-
3 stabbings in one week at Mossel Bay school
These incidents took place at Indwe Secondary School on Thursday and on Wednesday.
-
Calitzdorp parents demand answers from WCED over school overcrowding
Excelsior Primary School, in the Western Cape town of Calitzdorp, has 516 learners but only 13 teachers.
-
Replacement school for Uitzig High to cost R60m, says WCED
Parents of learners there are insisting on a new school building on the same premises after the current building was declared unsafe in 2017.
-
WCED to comply with court order to reopen Uitsig school
Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer says she has no doubt that the school should be closed and learners integrated with neighbouring schools.
-
Learners receive counselling after teen's suicide
A 14-year-old learner in Cape Town allegedly committed suicide last week as a result of being bullied.
-
[LISTEN] Over 40 children in Blikkiesdorp still not placed in schools
CapeTalk host Kienno Kammies and Western Cape Education MEC spokesperson Jessica Shelver discuss the placement of at least 40 Blikkiesdorp learners who are yet to be enrolled in schools.
-
[LISTEN] Are school rules on uniforms rigid and archaic?
Sweet Valley Primary School's headmaster explains his school’s winter uniform policy after a parent's complaint.
-
Uitsig High School learners fuming after building declared unfit
The school has been declared structurally unsafe by the Dept of Education following an inspection.
-
21 Cape schools vandalised during school holidays
Preliminary figures for half the affected schools show repairs have already amounted to about R800,000.
-
WCED investigates after Khayelitsha school torched
It's understood some learners ransacked Matthew Goniwe Memorial in Khayelitsha on Monday.
-
Plett teacher faces sexual assault charge
WC Education's Jessica Shelver discusses with Cape Talk’s Kieno Kammies the case of a school pupil being sexually assaulted, allegedly at the hands of his Plettenberg Bay teacher.
-
WCED investigates after school boy choked on apple
The WCED disputes claims by Bonnievale community leader Lionel Adendorf that teachers don’t have the necessary first-aid training after a pupil choked to death on an apple.
-
WC considers shutting down smaller schools
WC Education's Jessica Shelver discusses the possibility of shutting down schools with under 250 pupils and consolidating them into larger schools.
-
Education Dept expands competency tests to include HODs
The CBAs were initially introduced to the region last year for appointments of school principals.
-
'Matric pass rate measurements are misleading'
WC education dept maintains the pass rate figure is not an accurate indication of performance.
