The circumstances surrounding Breytenbach’s death are not yet clear, but the police confirmed that they are investigating a murder case. The Advertiser understands that the Laerskool Goudrand Afrikaans teacher, Linda Breytenbach, was murdered on Sunday morning, May 19. According to one of the late teacher’s colleagues, Stefan Jacobs, the 66-year-old Breytenbach had been working as..
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Boksburg:- Laerskool Goudrand veteran Afrikaans teacher killed
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Teach maths, science and IT instead of masturbation, after Department of Basic Education’s new life skill curriculum caused a stir on social media
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Minister Angie Motshekga and her department should hang their heads in shame for prioritising masturbation, party president Kenneth Meshoe says. The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) said on Monday that the country’s basic education minister and her department should hang their heads in shame for prioritising the teaching of masturbation over maths, science and Information..
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Some ‘people’ didn’t want voters to vote so they burnt down a School in North West for being a voting station
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North West police are investigating a case of arson, but no arrests have been made yet. A school was set alight in Kraaipan outside Mahikeng in the North West, allegedly by a group of people intending to boycott the general election on Wednesday. Tlhakajeng Primary School was allegedly torched at the weekend by a group..
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A possible disaster awaits Christians:- ACDP leader to oppose any changes to Christian holidays
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African Christian Democratic Party President Reverend Kenneth Meshoe was delivering a Resurrection Sunday sermon at the New Bethesda Church in Chatsworth south of Durban. Good Friday and Christmas Day could be removed from the South African calendar. This is according to the president of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), the Reverend Kenneth Meshoe. Meshoe..
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What on earth is wrong with the youth of today:- Mobile classrooms burnt in protest over delayed repairs at Joburg school, the same same school where they burned the mobile classroom
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Mobile classrooms were set alight on Monday morning at Oakdale Secondary School in Ennerdale, in the south of Joburg. Among other demands, the community has been frustrated over delays to repairs to the school’s roof, which was damaged during a storm last year. The roof damage affected four classrooms. Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi was..
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Our looters of tomorrow….sorry I meant leaders of tomorrow:- Pupils go on looting rampage after march to Luthuli House (video)
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Police say no arrests were made after some school pupils who handed over a memorandum at the ANC headquarters in Johannesburg went on a looting spree in the CBD and Hillbrow on Monday afternoon. Gauteng police spokesperson Capt Mavela Masondo said there was a march by pupils under the banner of the Congress of South..
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BREAKING NEWS: Sans Souci teacher will keep her job after hitting learner
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Justice served, it’s been confirmed that the Sans Souci teacher who smacked a pupil will be allowed to return to her role at the school. The teacher who was filmed smacking a student at Sans Souci Girls High in Cape Town has been allowed to return to the classroom, little over a month after her..
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Lefusi acknowledges that black schools are not up to scratch in SA in terms of standard of education, expertize and discipline compared to White schools – No wonder white schools are being flooded by children coming from informal settlements
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In his efforts to justify the Department of Education’s interference regarding school placements, the MEC for Education in Gauteng, Panyasa Lefusi made one big blunder without realizing it. His words: ‘The days are over when our people are excluded from quality schools due to language or culture. ”Who enroll their children in white schools and..
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The BIG DEBATE now is whether getting a degree in SA is actually ‘worth it’
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Getting a degree is what most parents push their children to do because it will secure them a better future. However, with South Africa having one of the highest unemployment rates in Africa, Mzansi is wondering if it’s worth it. South Africa is at the top of the list of African countries with the highest..
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Too Much Freedom and Leniency for Teachers in the Light of Ongoing Child Suicide
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South Africans tend to stare themselves blind against the belief that children are only bullied by other children. The fact is that closer investigation against teachers should be included in the effort to curb child suicide. Suicide came under the spotlight again with the recent death of a 13-year-old Pretoria girl who allegedly took her..
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70 of the 190 ‘death trap’ schools flagged for structural defects – recent report has laid bare just how dire the situation at many South African schools really is
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With the latest budget allocating R30 billion in funding to build new schools and maintain the existing school infrastructure, a recent report has laid bare just how dire the situation at many South African schools really is. With the budget allocation for free higher education dwarfing that for school maintenance and for building schools, there’s..
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Police and and Gauteng Department of Education officials held hostage by the community in protest for new school
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Frustrated parents and community members in Roodepoort, decided to take the law in to their hands after being let down by the GDE on numerous occasions. Roodepoort Police and Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) officials were recently held hostage by furious parents and community members from Durban Deep at the Durban Deep Primary School. Apparently,..
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A mother of a Grade 11 student wants teacher removed for alleged bullying
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Nicole Mnguni, an 18-year-old student at Vorentoe High School in Klipspruit, died by suicide and her mother is demanding justice from the Department of Education.
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Not happy with your child’s matric results, well, there is some options!
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If you’re one of those pupils who is either unhappy with the matric symbols you have attained or even if you have failed, don’t lose hope. You can take steps to improve your situation.
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A new policy requires teachers to produce police clearance certificate (video included)
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Teachers registering with the SA Council of Educators are now required to produce a police clearance certificate.
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