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Education Dept sends condolence to families of 9 children killed in taxi accident
The Basic Education Department has sent its condolences to the families of nine Mpumalanga pupils who were killed when the…
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Bloekombos community hoping for more schools to deal with overcrowding
With pupils officially back at school, full-time, the need to build more schools in Kraaifontein in the Western Cape has…
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SAHRC welcomes scrapping of rotational learning
There’s widespread relief that schooling has returned to normal. While there are fears of classes once again becoming overcrowded in…
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DBE: It’s important for learning to be inclusive for children with disabilities
The Basic Education Department said that it was important that learning and teaching was inclusive for children with disabilities. The…
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Basic Education Dept outlining ways for sector to rebound from COVID pandemic
The Basic Education Department has outlined ways in which the education sector will rebound after being affected by the COVID-19…
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Regulator: Matrics can lay complaint if they feel personal info compromised
The Information Regulator of South Africa said that there would be an opportunity for matriculants who felt that their personal…
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Dept of Basic Education confident Gauteng pupil placement backlog will be cleared
The Basic Education Department is confident that by next week the backlog with school placement would be cleared in the…
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Dept of Basic Education estimates up to 700k learners dropped out due to COVID
The Basic Education Department estimates that between 150,000 to 700,000 children have dropped out of schools due to COVID-19 disruptions.…
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Basic Education Dept: No such thing as a 30% pass rate
The Basic Education Department says there is confusion between a pass mark and a pass rate. It says there is…
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Concern over damaged matric papers following Free State storm
The Basic Education Department says matric exam papers in the Free State were damaged in a storm this week. The…
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Education Department joins Vooma Vaccination campaign
As the country focuses on ramping up vaccinations, the Basic Education Department has joined efforts to educate South Africans on…
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Basic Education satisfied with level of uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among staff and learners
Basic Education Department says it is satisfied with the level of uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among staff and learners. Director-General…
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Basic Education working on policies to reduce child pregnancies
The Basic Education Department is working on policies aimed at reducing child pregnancies. The Department’s Chief Director of Care and…
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Parents urged to be vigilant as school kidnappings rise
With the recent spike in kidnappings involving school children, the Basic Education Department is warning parents, teachers, and drivers to…
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Basic Education Dept negotiates load shedding with Eskom during exams
The Basic Education Department has made several proposals to Eskom to minimize the impact of load shedding on matric pupils.…
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Eskom asked to keep lights on for pupils
The Basic Education Department has given Eskom three proposals on suspending power cuts. This after the recent blackouts affected pupils…
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2021 Matric Exams to start on 27 October
The basic education department announced on Wednesday morning that the matric examinations will start earlier than initially scheduled to accommodate…
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Plans to scrap October school holidays slammed
Education unions and School Governing Bodies are opposing the Basic Education Department’s proposal to scrap the October school holiday. That’s…
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More than 1 800 schools vandalised in lockdown
School vandalism is a national crisis according to basic education spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga. The Basic Education Department says more than…
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Basic Education Department says pit toilets are likely to remain until 2031
The Basic Education Department says it will only eradicate open pit toilets by 2031. The department told the High court…
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