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Pit toilets at schools to be demolished after deaths of children
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says the eradication of basic pit toilets at schools has already begun. In a written…
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Angie Motshekga: No further changes to 2021 school calendar
The Covid pandemic has reversed the gains in education made over the past 20 years … and pupils will be…
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Teenage pregnancy a national crisis that needs urgent action: Minister Angie Motshekga
Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga says teenage pregnancy has become a national crisis in South Africa. The Gauteng Department of…
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Minister Motshekga urges ECD centres to participate in National Censors
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga- has urged all Early Childhood Development Centers – to participate in the ECD National Censors…
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Covid-19: 54% of the 2020 school year was lost due to the pandemic
During a sobering media briefing by Department of Basic Education minister Angie Motshekga on Sunday, it was revealed that the…
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The school calendar for 2021 remains the same
The school calendar for 2021 remains the same. This means there will be no scrapping of holidays There were speculations…
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Basic Education Minister Motshekga briefs media on impact of Covid-19 on schooling
Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, will hold a media briefing to provide an update on the basic education sector’s response…
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SA violence: MPs concerned about vandalism of schools in KZN and Gauteng
Members of Parliament have raised concern around school security and vandalism. The basic education committee and the select committee on…
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Parliament’s Basic Education committee to inspect schools damaged in July riots
The portfolio committee on Basic Education will over the next two days conduct oversight visits to Gauteng schools vandalized during…
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You don’t need to enforce social distancing strictly – Gauteng Education Department
The Gauteng Education Department has told principals in the province that they do not need to “strictly enforce” 1-metre social…
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Presidential stimulus helped create 320 000 jobs in education sector, says Motshekga
As the basic education sector tries to catch up on teaching and learning affected by the latest lockdown, Minister Angie…
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Education Department concerned by school vandalism
The Basic Education Department says it’s is also concerned about schools that were vandalized during recent protests. It’s condemning the…
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Department of education ready for schools to reopen on Monday
Basic Education Minister on Saturday morning provided clarity on the plans for schooling in South Africa after weeks of uncertainty…
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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga gives an update on school readiness
Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, will hold a media briefing to provide an update on the basic education sector’s response…
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SA violence: Learners in limbo after schools were looted and food stolen
Scores of children who depend on schools nutrition programme are in limbo in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Gauteng (GP) after 143…
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Again! Court bid to force education authorities to provide meals for learners
Equal Education and the governing bodies of two Limpopo schools are to again ask the court to ensure that education…
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Ramaphosa announces Education Minister Angie Motshekga as SA’s acting president; for now
Following Deputy President David Mabuza’s scheduled indefinite medical leave in Russia, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Friday that Basic Education…
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Minister Motshekga: Delay in school reopening would be devastating
“Devastating” is how Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has described the possibility of schools not reopening on 19 July. Motshekga…
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FS pushing hard to vaccinate teachers
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says she’s happy with the vaccine rollout in the Free State. She briefed the media…
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Education Minister Angie Motshekga says schools to reopen on 19 July
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said all public and private schools must release pupils for the winter holidays from Wednesday…
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Parts of KwaZulu-Natal run out of vaccines for teaching staff
The Kwazulu-Natal Department of Education has temporarily suspended the vaccine rollout at sites in three of its districts. The department…
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Over 10 000 teachers vaccinated in Gauteng
The Gauteng Provincial Command Council has revealed that about 10 050 educators have been vaccinated and the province is expecting…
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1000s of school staff to receive jabs in coming weeks
The Basic Education Department on Saturday said it was set to vaccinate thousands of staff by end of the second…
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Covid-19: Uber wants to help teachers to and from vaccine sites
Uber South Africa is urging teachers to take up its offer of free rides to vaccination sites. Basic Educations and…
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Educators Union of SA vows to shut down schools
The Educators Union of South Africa has warned that it will physically shut down schools if the Education Department doesn’t…
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Minister Motshekga: School closures will be dealt with on school-by-school basis due to high Covid-19 rates
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says the schools will not be closed due to high infection rates in other parts…
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Schools to remain open, says Minister Motshekga
Basic Educations and Training Minister, Angie Motshekga, says will remain open. She was speaking at a media briefing on Saturday.…
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COVID-19: Teachers to be vaccinated from 23 June until schools close
All teachers will be vaccinated from 23 June until schools close on 8 July. This is according to Basic Education…
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Gauteng education dept on rising Covid-19 cases – We’ll close schools if experts advise us
With Covid-19 infections at Gauteng schools continuing to surge, the provincial education department on Friday said it would close schools…
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Spike in COVID-19 infections at Gauteng schools
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is expected to hold a briefing on Saturday, with many wondering if schools around the…
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Minister Motshekga: Schools are the safest places for pupils
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has appealed to parents of pupils in grades R to 7 to return their children…
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EFF gives Education Minister Motshekga 7 days to close schools – Our children are going to die
The EFF on Thursday called for the immediate closure of contact classes at schools amid concerns over the third wave…
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Why Matric mid-year exams were cancelled
Motshekga says exam period will be used for curriculum catch-up. The department of education is cancelling the mid-year exams for…
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Preparations underway in Western Cape for primary school pupils
Preparations are underway in the Western Cape ahead of primary schools going back to daily attendance. Basic Education Minister Angie…
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Education department working to prioritise teachers for COVID-19 vaccine
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says they are working with other government departments to ensure teachers are prioritized for vaccination.…
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Primary school pupils to return to class daily from 26 July
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has gazetted that from 26 July primary school pupils must return to school daily. This…
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Education Dept says school closure rumours are fake news
The Department of Basic Education urged citizens through a statement on Wednesday to find information from credible sources. The department…
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Pupil who crashed car that killed 6 classmates arrested
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on Friday asked the Malamulele community to pray for the 19-year-old who was arrested after…
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Minister Angie Motshekga not satisfied with answers after teen’s death at Limpopo school
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says she is not satisfied with the answers provided by Mbilwi Secondary School during her…
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Minister Motshekga says teachers should not mistreat pupils
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has said it is important for teachers not to inadvertently mistreat pupils. This after a…
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Minister Angie Motshekga failed to explain matric pass rate vs school drop-outs
A “significant” number of school drop-outs who started Grade 1 with the cohort that wrote the matric exam last year…
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Minister Motshekga and DA clash in debate over matric pass rate
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga and the Democratic Alliance (DA) clashed over what the official opposition called the “real matric”…
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Minister Angie Motshekga closes the 2021 Virtual Basic Education Lekgotla
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is closing the 2021 Virtual Basic Education Lekgotla. The Lekgotla was held virtually under the…
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2020 matric results: Free State comes out as top-performing province
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said despite the difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the class of 2020 had managed…
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Matric Results 2020: These are the provincial pass rates
The Class of 2020 achieved an overall pass rate of 76.2%. Here is the provincial breakdown of the pass rates.…
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WC matric pass rate drops to below 80% for first time since 2010
The Western Cape has just missed out on achieving an 80% pass rate for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) matric…
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Minister Angie Motshekga releases 2020 Matric results
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is announcing the matric results for the class of 2020. Quality assurance body Umalusi last…
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How to get the 2020 matric results
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga will announce the 2020 national examination results on Monday 22 February 2021. The matric…
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Teacher unions call for speed in vaccination roll-out as schools resume
Teacher unions have expressed interest in getting as many of their members vaccinated as possible soon as schools have resumed…
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More than 16 000 learners still looking for school placements, says Angie Motshekga
With schools reopening on Monday, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has revealed there were still thousands of pupils were still…
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