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WC Education MEC David Maynier: Improving access to education a priority
Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier has reaffirmed his commitment to expanding access to education and improving school performance in…
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More than 75K candidates to write National Senior Certificate in the Western Cape
A total of 75,647 candidates will write the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams in the Western Cape this year. The…
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MEC Maynier says decision to reduce Western Cape teaching posts not taken lightly
Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier said that the decision to reduce teaching posts in the province was not taken…
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Western Cape pupils in storm-hit Overberg & Winelands districts set to return to classes
It’s back to school for thousands of pupils in the Overberg and Cape Winelands districts of the Western Cape, who…
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Western Cape residents brace for a second day of high winds & heavy rain
Western Cape residents are bracing for inclement weather conditions to continue for a second day. Videos and pictures are being…
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WC Education Dept urges parents to apply for 2025 grade 1 and 8 spots before closing date
The Western Cape Department of Education says it’s received close to 46,000 school admission applications for the 2025 school year.…
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Western Cape applications for Grades 1 and 8 now open
Parents who are looking to enroll their children for Grade 1 and 8 at a Western Cape school can do…
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1.2 million Western Cape learners return to school
Back-to-school in the Western Cape seemed to have started off with ease, as there were barely any tears as learners…
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Western Cape Education Dept: All systems go for start of 2024 academic year
The Western Cape Education Department says it’s prepared for the start of the 2024 academic year, despite absorbing a R700…
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Western Cape Education Dept warns matric pupils against cheating as exams approach
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has issued a stern warning to matriculants against cheating. This as the countdown to…
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New solar panels for Ikaya Primary School to counter load shedding
A Stellenbosch school will now be spared the inconvenience of power cuts. Ikaya Primary School, in Kayamandi, has received brand…
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Western Cape Eduaction Dept notes improved learner attendance after taxi strike
The Western Cape Education Department says it has seen a massive improvement in school attendance this week. This follows a…
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Western Cape Education Dept: Santaco taxi strike is destroying teaching and learning
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) says the Santaco minibus taxi strike has resulted in 852,259 learners not attending school…
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More than 450 000 Cape Town pupils absent from school amid taxi strike
The Western Cape Education Department said over 450,000 school pupils did not attend school on Monday due to the ongoing…
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Hospersa calls for swift action against perpetrators of violence in Cape Town
The Health and Other Services Personnel Trade Union of South Africa (Hospersa) is calling for swift action against perpetrators of…
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Western Cape Education: Cape Town minibus taxi strike keeps 287 000 children home from school
The Western Cape Minister of Education, David Maynier, has claimed that, as a result of the Santaco minibus taxi strike,…
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Western Cape Education Dept calls on parents to view outcome of school applications by Monday
The Western Cape Education Department has called on parents who applied for school placements for their children between 13 March…
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WC Education Dept warns deadline for 2024 school applications closing on 14 April
The Western Cape Education Department has warned that parents have just one week left to get 2024 school applications in…
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Western Cape Education sets aside R68 million to support autistic pupils
The Western Cape Education Department has set aside R68 million rand to improve support for autistic pupils. It announced this…
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Taxi association demands Western Cape govt reopen scholar transport contract negotiations
The Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (Codeta) has called on the Western Cape Department of Basic Education to…
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WC Education Dep: Khayelitsha & Mfuleni learner transport operational again
The Western Cape Education Department said all contracted learner transport buses in Khayelitsha and Mfuleni have been able to operate…
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Many pupils expected to miss school during Santaco taxi strike
As the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) prepares for its provincial strike in the Western Cape on Wednesday, the…
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Pupil placement problems persist in Western Cape
We’re already halfway through the first semester of the academic year and over 1,400 Western Cape pupils still haven’t seen…
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Western Cape Education Dept devises action plan against minibus taxi blockades
The Western Cape Education Department and police have agreed on a plan of action following minibus taxi blockades preventing learners…
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Cape Town minibus operators allegedly harassing scholar transport operators
There are claims minibus taxi operators are threatening and harassing scholar transport operators in at least two Cape Town communities…
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2022 matrics urged to apply for rewrites and re-marking
Last year’s matric candidates who want their matric papers re-marked or-rechecked have until this Friday to apply. The 2022 National…
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Western Cape Education MEC lauds matric class of 2022
Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier on Friday praised the matric class of 2022 saying that the province did an…
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Western Cape Education Dept: Some schools making plans to mitigate impact of rolling power cuts
Provincial education authorities said that some schools had made plans to soften the blow of rolling power cuts. The department…
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Education MEC: Western Cape ready for the new academic year
Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier said they are as ready as they have ever been for the new academic…
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Western Cape teachers ready to get 2023 academic year underway, says dept
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said that teachers were ready to kick off the 2023 school year. Due to…
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Lawyer: Refusing undocumented children access to school wrong & illegal
It is illegal to deny children of undocumented foreign nationals entry at any South African school, human rights activist and…
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Western Cape teachers return to work on Monday ahead of start of new academic year
More than 43,000 teachers and school-based staff across the Western Cape will return to work on Monday morning to prepare…
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ANC WC Education spokesperson worried about learner placement in the province
The African National Congress’ spokesperson for education in the Western Cape legislature Khalid Sayed said he was concerned over the…
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Education MEC: Western Cape schools fully stocked and ready to reopen
There will be more than enough essential items at schools when they reopen next week Wednesday, the Western Cape Education…
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Western Cape schools close their doors for holiday season
Schools across the Western Cape on Wednesday closed their doors for the December holidays. For the next few weeks –…
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WC Education Dept says there’s a plan to get matric pupils to schools ahead of taxi strike
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) says contingency measures have been put in place to assist matriculants during a planned…
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MEC Maynier: 14 Western Cape matrics caught with phones or crib notes in exams
So far, 14 Western Cape matric pupils have been caught either bringing their cellphone or crib notes into the school…
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MEC: Western Cape matric exams won’t be affected by public servants strike
The matric exams in the Western Cape won’t be affected by Thursday’s public servants strike. That’s the promise from the…
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Construction at Manenberg school halted as company challenges tender
There’s been yet another delay in the construction of the Manenberg School of Skills, a facility desperately needed in the…
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WC Education Dept worried over effect of load shedding on pupils preparing for end-of-year exams
The Department of Education in the Western Cape said it expected load shedding to affect over 1,500 schools as learners…
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Outrage after Cape Town teen raped
A Cape Town community is reeling from the rape of a 16-year-old pupil. The girl was attacked while on her…
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WC Premier Alan Winde announces changes to cabinet
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has announced changes to his cabinet. Education MEC Debbie Schäfer resigned this week after eight…
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Safety and security gets R4.4 billion slice of Western Cape budget
The Western Cape government will set aside R4.4 billion for safety and security over the medium term. Finance MEC David…
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WC MEC Bredell frustrated by ramped-up load shedding
Western Cape Local Government MEC Anton Bredell said he was “frustrated and dismayed” after load shedding had to be ramped…
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WC’s 3-phase lobbying effort is in full swing to remove SA from travel bans & UK red lists
The Western Cape government’s three-phase lobbying effort is in full swing as it reiterates its call to remove South Africa…
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City of CT looking at options to develop Athlone Power Station
The City of Cape Town is exploring the development potential of the Athlone Power Station for energy and/or industrial use.…
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Western Cape govt says amendments of Electricity Regulation Act a right step
The Western Cape provincial and local government said planned amendments to Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act – is…
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Ramaphosa urged to assess challenges at Port of Cape Town
The Western Cape government has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa about its concerns over challenges facing the Port of Cape…
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Western Cape becomes a new hub for creatives and tech industry
The Western Cape and Cape Town have been applauded for their contributions to the local and international film industry that…
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R9 million allocated to fight municipal corruption in Western Cape
The department of local government’s budget allocated nearly R9 million to enable a forensic investigation unit for municipalities as part…
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