Reopening Of KZN Schools Shows Positive Turn-out
South Africa, Durban – Principals and members of school management teams (SMTs) reported for duty yesterday, they will be followed by teachers on February 1 […]
Education
Unisa Promise Students That Registrations And Applications Issues Will Be Addressed
SOUTH AFRICA, JOHANNESBURG – Management at the University of South Africa (Unisa) on Wednesday promised students that their Issues regarding registrations and applications would be […]
Matric Exam Paper Marking Almost Complete
South Africa, Pretoria – Department of Basic Education director-general Mathanzima Mweli, who has visited most of the centres countrywide, commended the markers for finishing ahead […]
MEC Kwazi Mshengu Appraise Teachers For Their Dedication And Support
South Aftica, Durban – As the 2020 academic year came to an end Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu thanked teachers in the province for their dedication […]
Angie Motshekga Seek To Phase Out Pit Toilets By 2022
South Africa, Johannesburg – Minister Angie Motshekga has set a deadline to eradicate pit toilets in schools. Minister Angie Motshekga was replying to a written […]
Govt Printers: Basic Education Reveals 2nd Source Of Leaked Matric Papers
SOUTH AFRICA, JOHANNESBURG – The Basic Education Department and Department director-general Mathanzima Mweli confirmed at a briefing on the state of readiness for the 2021 academic […]
Angie Motshekga: Schools Ready To Combat Covid-19
South Africa, Johannesburg – Angie Motshekga has promised to increase measures to fight the Covid-19 in schools after the pandemic claimed the lives of almost […]
Students Gets Refunds From Wits University For Some Unused Services In 2020
SOUTH AFRICA, JOHANNESBURG – Wits University succumb to a fee reduction for a number of services not used by students due to the COVID-19 outbreak. […]
Motshekga Prompts Full Audit Of Exam System After Leaked Matric Papers
South Africa, Cape Town – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has ordered an audit into the entire matric exam system. She revealed this when responding […]
Sadtu Welcomes Basic Education’s Full Audit On Leaked Matric Exams
South Africa, Durban – The SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) and the National Professional Teachers Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa), have come out in support […]
Themba Mathebula Runs 450km To Raise Money For Student Needs
South Africa, Pretoria – Pretoria runner Themba Mathebula has completed more than 450km to raise funds so that learners can start the new academic year […]
Matric Rewrite: Pupil To Readjust Wedding And Honeymoon Dates
South Africa, Durban – Having to rewrite their maths paper 2 and physical science paper 2 examinations is not something matric pupils are looking forward […]
WC MEC, Schäfer Ask Matrics To Skip Rage Events Amidst 2nd wave
South Africa, Cape Town – The MEC for Education in the Western Cape, Debbie Schäfer, has welcomed the news the Plett Rage festival has been […]
Matric Rewrite: Judge Quizzed Motshekga On Pupils Welfare In Exam Rewrite
South Africa, Pretoria – Gauteng High Court, Pretoria Judge Norman Davis, hearing the application to overturn the rewrite of two exam papers next week. Judge […]
Umalusi Agree For Matrics To Rewrite Leaked Exam Papers
South Africa, Pretoria – Umalusi has agreed for matrics have to rewrite the leaked maths paper 2 and physical science paper 2, the majority of […]
Afriforum Court Bid Against Leaked Matric Exam Rewrite In Court
SOUTH AFRICA, JOHANNESBURG – The High Court in Pretoria will on Wednesday hear an urgent application by AfriForum challenging the Department of Basic Education (DBE)’s […]
3-day Science Forum SA At CSIR Look Promising
South Africa, Pretoria – The Science Forum South Africa 2020 comes through with a lot of promises expectations this year when it starts at the […]
Matric Rewrite Pose No Threat To Pupils, Says Umalusi
South Africa, Johannesburg – Umalusi chief executive Dr Mafu Rakometsi said on Tuesday that the integrity of the Maths Paper 2 and the Physical Science […]
WC Reveals Best SA Results In Maths And Science, Reports
South Africa, Cape Town – In a statement on Tuesday, Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer said the province came out on top in the […]
UP VC Professor Tawana Kupe Honors His Best Academics In Virtual Ceremony
South Africa, Pretoria – Covid-19 can not stop the University of Pretoria (UP) from rewarding academic excellence. Forging ahead despite the crisis, vice-chancellor and principal […]
Sacai Barred Matric Pupil With Covid-19 From Writing Exams
South Africa, Cape Town – South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute (Sacai) barred a matric pupil from writing her exams after she tested positive for Covid-19. […]
Schäfer Gives Report On How Brackenfell Would Address Racial Tensions
South Africa, Cape Town – Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer had requested the report of the function after a violent clash between EFF members […]
Brackenfell High: Western Cape Govt Says No Evidence Of Racism
The Western Cape Department of Education has released its preliminary report on racism allegations at Brackenfell High School. The school has been cleared of racism […]
Matric Exams Maths Rewrite Could Have Psych Impact On Pupils – Labby
South African, Durban – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said Maths Paper 2 and Physical Sciences Paper 2 would be rewritten across the country. The […]
Matric Rewrites: Motshekga Vows To Implement Rewrite Of Matric Exams
South Africa, Cape Town – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga have vowed to go ahead and implement the decision to compel learners to rewrite two […]
Matric Exam Rewrite: Union Seeks To Interdict Minister’s Decision
South Africa, Cape Town – On Friday, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that due to the Maths Paper 2 and Physical Science 2 being […]
Minister Motshekga Said Leaked Matric Final Exams Will Be Rewritten
Now, students will need to rewrite the leaked exams according to the Basic Education Minister. The actions of some students are set to have a […]
Heathfield High Community Has Lodged Criminal Charges Against A WCED
South Africa, Cape Town – The Heathfield High School community has lodged criminal charges against a Western Cape Education Department (WCED) official after he allegedly […]
Two Illegal Teachers Lose R1.2m Pension After Applying Fake Documents To Get Jobs
South Africa, Johannesburg – 2 Mpumalanga, Sibongile Rose Khuzwayo, 50, and Nonjabulo Bahle Mabuza, 47, were slapped with 10 years imprisonment each by the Volkrust […]
Employment Vetting Process Raises Concerns As Over Thousands Assistants Hired At Schools
South Africa, Durban – The employment of 200 000 teaching assistants and 100 000 general assistants at schools across the country has raised concerns about the safety […]
NSFAS Students Ask For Help, They Have Not Received Their Allowances
South African university students took to social media to complain about how they are yet to receive their December allowances from the National Student Financial […]
31-Year-Old Suspect Arrested By Hawks In Connection To Maths Exam Paper Leak
South Africa, Johannesburg – The Hawks have arrested a 31-year-old suspect linked to the leaking of the Maths Paper 2 exam. The maths and physical […]
Education Council Gets Initial Report Into Leaked Matric Exam Papers
SOUTH AFRICA, JOHANNESBURG – The Council of Education Ministers have on Tuesday morning received a preliminary report into the matric exam paper leaks. The Maths […]
Allegations Of Racism, Exploitation Against A Hout Bay School Mom
South Africa, Cape Town – Disa Primary School in Hout Bay yesterday refused to comment on the claims following a picket by a group of […]
Matric Exam Cheaters To Be Revealed Soon, Says WCED
South Africa, Cape Town – While Gauteng Education Department MEC Panyaza Lesufi revealed that five matric pupils were caught cheating during their exams, the Western […]
Student Leaders Warns Govt On University Fee Hikes
SOUTH AFRICA, JOHANNESBURG – Student leaders said that they stood by the resolutions of the Fees Must Fall movement and have warned the government that […]
Opinion Poll: Education Department’s Decision To Bump Up Marks For Grades 4 to 9
South Africa, Pretoria – Expert in the education sector have mixed views on the decision to bump up by 5% marks for the 2020 year-end […]
Blade Nzimande Sorry For Laptop Delay And Will Get To Students Next Year
South Africa, Pretoria – The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has appointed bidders to distribute laptops to students for next year, Higher Education, Science […]
#ThusaNgwanaGeno Graduates Return For Donations To Help Students
South Africa, Pretoria – Scores of graduates, under the #ThusaNgwanaGeno (Help your brethren) campaign founded by activist and lecturer Dr John Molepo to assist economically […]
Former Brackenfell High Pupils’ Petitions For Probe Into Alleged Racism
South Africa, Cape Town – Concerned and proud alumni of Brackenfell High School have urged principal Jannie Muller and school governing body chairperson Guillaume Smit […]
‘Justice Must Take Its Course’ In Matric Exam Leak – Lucky Ditaunyane
South Africa, Cape Town – The integrity of the 2020 matric exams has been called into question after reports of alleged leakages of exam papers […]
2 New Engineering Programmes Established At University Of Zululand
The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) has established two new engineering degree programmes within its curriculum. From next year, the university will offer Bachelor degree programmes […]
Here Is When South African Schools Will Re-open In 2021
South Africa, Durban – THE Department of Basic Education has introduced changes to the schooling calendar that will see pupils have one less week to […]
Madibaland World Literary Festival 2020: Brings Writers From Around The World
South Africa, Cape Town – The Madibaland World Literary Festival to bring together 150 writers including travel writers, foodies, novelists, poets, journalists, and others from […]
Western Cape Matric Pupils Charge Through Despite Paper Leak
South Africa, Cape Town – Western Cape Grade 12’s are shutting down now and almost at the close end of their final exams period have […]
Matrics Annual Plett Rage Termed A Huge Covid-19 Spreader
South Africa, Cape Town – The annual Plett Rage event has raised eyebrows as being a potential Covid superspreader event, thousands of matric pupils are […]
Brackenfell Matrics Write Exams Calmly Amid Violence As EFF Protest
South Africa, Cape Town – Chaos ensued as the EFF pounce on Brackenfell to protest against alleged racism at Brackenfell High School. A permit was […]
Central Technical College: Courses, Online Application, Fees
CTC college is the champion of academic change as it offers a path to tertiary education to students with different grades. This is made possible […]
Dept. of Basic Education To Hire 3000 Unemployed Youth – Paid R3500 In Salary
South Africa, Johannesburg – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme portions, the basic education sector aiming to create 200 000 employment opportunities for Education […]
CT WCED Investigate Racist Fake Social Media Accounts
SOUTH Africa, CAPE TOWN – An investigation has been launched to get to the bottom of fake accounts linked to a Cape Town school in […]
TikTok Account With Racist Comments On Videos Of Black Pupils Raises Alarm
South Africa, Cape Town – The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is working with the police and Table View High School after ‘impersonated’ TikTok accounts […]
Hawks, DBE Investigate The Source Of Matric Exam Leak
South Africa, Johannesburg – The Department of Basic Education is on the hunt for the source of the matric Maths Paper 2 leak that has […]
Motshekga: Leaked Matric Paper Perpetrators Will Be Severely Dealt With
South Africa, CAPE TOWN – There will harsh consequences for those guilty of leaking a matric exam paper. Some learners in eight provinces may have […]
Three Pupils Suffocate Playing In Freezer
South Africa, JOHANNESBURG – Three children have died after suffocating in an unused freezer in the North West province. It is understood that the pupils […]