The Gauteng education department says at least 31,000 grade 1 and 8 pupils are yet to be placed in the province’s schools. MEC Panyaza Lesufi has given an update on registration and other education matters in Johannesburg ahead of the start of the 2018 academic year. He says despite some challenges his department is ready..
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Over 30,000 Grade 1 And 8 Gauteng Pupils Yet To Be Placed for new school year
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Lesufi must stop harassing Afrikaans schools in Gauteng Province
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The FF Plus in Gauteng said that the Gauteng Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi, must stop picking on Afrikaans schools in the province. This was in response to the latest incident in which the MEC attacked Primary School Danie Malan, situated in Pretoria North, in the media and on social media on account of its language..
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Mob attack alleged child rapist after cops ‘fail to arrest him’
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An alleged child rapist from Delft was assaulted by an angry mob on Monday after an 11-year-old girl was attacked. Residents say police failed to arrest the 32-year-old man for an entire day after the case was reported and he was subsequently assaulted in the street and a tyre placed around his neck. The girl’s..
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How you will pay for Zuma’s free education plan
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The government is considering drastic budget cuts to fund free higher education, including cutting social grants, freezing the roll-out of RDP houses and increasing taxes. With the country facing an unpre-cedented R50.8‑billion revenue hole, a treasury document has been put before President Jacob Zuma by the presidential fiscal committee, outlining possible areas where budgets could..
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KZN matrics under police guard as they write their exams
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Matric pupils at a rural KwaZulu-Natal school are writing their exams under police guard due to faction fighting which has resulted in at least one of the learners being hospitalised after a brutal assault. A Grade 12 learner at Mbuyiselo High School‚ in the Eziyendane area near Mandini on the KZN north coast‚ was severely..
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KELLOGG’S CHANGES CEREAL BOX AFTER BEING CALLED RACIST
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Kellogg’s has been slammed for having just one brown corn pop on its Corn Pop cereal box. Cereal maker Kellogg’s has been served up spoonfuls of shame as it was called out for being racist. The new box of Kellogg’s Corn Pops featured a group of light coloured corn pops hanging out in a mall,..
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School governing bodies outraged over plan to strip them of powers
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The Basic Education Department is ready to squash nearly all powers of school governing bodies if it can push through proposed amendments to the South African Schools Act. The changes will affect schools’ language policy, teacher appointments and pupil admissions. The public has until November 10 to comment on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill,..
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Foster grants system is about to collapse – Bathabile Dlamini’s next national embarrassment?
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The department of social development may find itself in a similar situation with foster care grants as it did earlier in 2017 when it missed the Constitutional Court’s deadline to take over the payment of social grants. According to GroundUp, thousands of foster care placement orders will expire on December 31, which means that the..
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Shocking!! A Grade 2 learner from Brakpan brings gun to school – with live ammo
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A case of a Grade 2 pupil bringing a gun to school in Brakpan is under investigation by education authorities and police. Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi expressed his shock‚ commenting on Twitter: “Pray for us‚ Aowa‚ this can’t be. A Grade 2 with a gun!” He shared a report that indicated the weapon had..
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