Education

Villagers have to carry their dead over a “dangerous” river

Children stay away from school when rains fill the river

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News | 1 September 2020

Thousands of long-term child centre jobs on the line

Early childhood development centres countrywide protest for assistance from Social Development Minister

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News | 21 August 2020

This Grade 11 learner walks 20 km to and from school daily

“By the time they get to school, they are tired, thirsty and hungry from walking”

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News | 18 August 2020

Poor quality food being given to learners, say activists

Angie Motshekga’s school feeding report slammed

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News | 6 August 2020

R300,000 lotto grant for school comes to naught because of criminals

“They only left stumps of goalposts,” says primary school principal

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Brief | 5 August 2020

Eight provincial ministers miss court deadline for school feeding scheme reports

Nutritional needs of millions of children at stake

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Law | 4 August 2020

Unregistered ECD principals plead with government

“Some of our teachers are resorting to occupying vacant land because they have no money to pay rent”

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Brief | 31 July 2020

Education spending is falling. The Covid-19 budget has slashed it further

Yet schools are essential to the Covid-19 response

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Opinion | 31 July 2020

PE parents demand shutdown of schools

Department reiterates that only the national cabinet can close schools

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Brief | 23 July 2020

Two schools torched in protest for land

“They are threatening our future. This year is already hard with Covid-19” says matric student

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News | 23 July 2020

Learners demand solid classrooms after storm destroys prefabs

MEC says her department has acquired land in the area. Phased in occupancy could start in 2022

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News | 22 July 2020

Fix our schools, learners tell Eastern Cape Education Department

Equal Education has given the department two weeks to attend to schools with water and sanitation problems

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News | 22 July 2020

COSAS shuts down schools in Alexandra

“Pure criminality” says Gauteng Education Department

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Brief | 22 July 2020

School Governing Bodies order immediate shutdown of primary schools

But Eastern Cape Department of Education says only Cabinet has the authority to close schools

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News | 20 July 2020

Court finds that government failed to feed children

Education ministers must immediately roll out National Schools Nutrition Programme

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Law | 17 July 2020

Motshekga snubs teachers’ unions

Minister says she’s consulting, but unions say it’s not with them

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News | 15 July 2020