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Dept of Education submits draft policy to prevent teen pregnancy in schools
The Department of Basic Education said it had given Cabinet a new draft policy on how to address teenage pregnancy…
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DBE’s recovery plan to Covid-19 disruption on learning
In an effort to overcome the learning disruption brought on by Covid-19, the Department of Basic Education has introduced a…
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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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Education dept releases proposed 2023 school calendar
The Department of Basic Education has released its proposed 2023 school calendar and asked for comment from interested parties and…
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Concern over damage to KZN schools following violence
Save the Children is calling for an end to the violence and looting of schools. In KwaZulu-Natal over thirty schools,…
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Western Cape vaccinates over 42 000 education staff members
Just over 42,000 school staff members have been vaccinated in the Western Cape. This equates to 76% of the 55,000…
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COVID-19 pandemic leads to 20-year school drop-out record
New research indicates that the Covid-19 pandemic has led to 20-year school drop-out record. The latest National Income Dynamics Study…
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SA Covid-19: Provinces race against time to vaccinate as many education staff as possible
With only two days before the end of the vaccination programme for teachers, provinces are trying to vaccinate as many…
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Lockdown: Minister Zulu welcomes booze ban & prioritises relief for vulnerable families
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu said while her department prioritised relief for the impact of COVID-19, she welcomed the alcohol…
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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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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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Basic Education Dept: Further disruptions to academic year will hinder pupils
School pupils should not have to bear the brunt for adults and parents who were spreading the coronavirus. This was…
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Basic Education Dept: Pupils safer at schools during COVID-19 third wave
Amid a COVID-19 third wave, the Department of Basic Education said that pupils were safer at schools than anywhere else.…
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Parliament committee backs decision to fully open primary schools from 3rd term
Parliament’s portfolio committee on Basic Education has backed the decision to fully open primary schools from the start of the…
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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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Education Dept backs call for full probe into pupil’s drowning at Equal Education camp
The Department of Basic Education on Wednesday said that it supported the Eastern Cape Education MEC’s call for a full…
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Education Dept urges police to probe school camp drowning
The Department of Basic Education has called for the police to investigate the death of a 15-year-old pupil who drowned…
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Govt only plans to eradicate school pit toilets by 2030
The legal fight to eradicate pit latrines at Limpopo schools continues this month with public interest law centre SECTION27 returning…
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Pupils across SA return to class as term 2 begins
Pupils across the country are returning to the classroom on Monday morning to begin the second term of the 2021…
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Here are the school activities now allowed under new Covid-19 rules
Sports, choirs and tournaments are permitted again at schools following an amendment to Covid-19 directions by the Department of Basic…
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Principal who forced pupil to search faeces-filled pit toilet for his cellphone granted R2 500 bail
The principal of an Eastern Cape primary school has appeared in the Tsolo Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on a charge…
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1 169 teachers and 19 pupils succumbed to COVID-19 since March 2020
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, South Africa’s public schools have lost 1,169 teachers to the virus, while eight…
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Sadtu: New school calendar too long for learners
Teachers and unions have expressed frustration over the new school calendar, released by the Department of Basic Education on Tuesday.…
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Education Dept still working on solutions as unpaid teachers wait in limbo
The Department of Basic Education has reiterated its commitment to finding a solution as thousands of general and education assistants…
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Case of man accused of leaking Maths Paper 2 postponed to March
The case against a 31-year-old male charged in connection with the theft of the Maths Paper 2 examination has been…
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Cosas vows to challenge early opening for private schools in court
The Congress of South African Students (Cosas) says a decision for independent schools to be allowed to open their doors…
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Solidarity challenges Angie Motshekga’s authority to keep private schools closed
Trade union Solidarity has sent a lawyer’s letter to the Department of Basic Education, questioning it’s directive on the opening…
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Minister Motshekga says private schools can open on 1 February
The Department of Basic Education on Friday published a notice in the Government Gazette which says pupils at public schools…
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Isasa: Private schools are not breaking the law by reopening
The Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (Isasa) on Monday said private schools that had opted to remain open were…
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Basic Education dept aim to improve ICT in schools to finish curriculum
The Department of Basic Education says it will use technology to ensure that pupils don’t lose out on schooling this…
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Basic Education dept accused of showing little regard for the lives of teachers
Teacher unions may have welcomed the postponement of the reopening of schools, but they’ve accused the Department of Basic Education…
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Private schools that opened this week urged to close and reopen in February
Private schools that have already opened for the 2021 academic year are being urged to follow the new guidelines announced…
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Minister Angie tells the nation when schools will reopen – Watch Live
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will on Friday morning announce when schools will be reopening as the second wave of…
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Department of Education plans to open online schools to reduce pressure on system
The Department of Basic Education says it is pinning its hopes on the opening of online schools to reduce pressure…
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School academic year to start on 27 January as planned
The Department of Basic Education will go ahead with its plan to begin its academic year on 27 January, despite…
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120 of latest 171 matric markers infected with COVID-19 are from EC
The Department of Basic Education said over 170 markers who were due to mark matric exam papers, have tested positive…
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Natu president Allen Thompson dies of COVID-19
President of the National Teachers Union (Natu) Allen Thompson has died after contracting COVID-19. Thompson was elected to lead Natu…
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Education authorities concerned about deaths of teachers due to Covid-19
The Department of Basic Education says it is concerned whether there will be enough teachers in classrooms when schools reopen…
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Education dept still concerned about credibility of matric exams due to leaked papers
Matrics won’t have to stress about rewriting their Maths and Science papers but there are still concerns about the quality…
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Angie Motshekga doesn’t care about matrics, court hears in matric rewrite case
Arguments being made in the Gauteng High Court on Thursday so far have various applicants seeking to rebuke the Department…
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Hawks to Investigate the leaking of maths exam question paper
The Department of Basic Education has been meeting with the Hawks regarding the Priority Crime Unit’s investigation into the leaking…
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Education department investigating maths paper leak
The Department of Basic Education has confirmed that an investigation has been launched after the department discovered that the National…
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57-year-old Free State teacher faints and dies in classroom
The Department of Basic Education in the Free State is in mourning after a teacher fainted and died in a…
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Matrics to write a combined exam – Here is what it looks like
Matrics at public schools will write combined exams from 5 November to 15 December. The Department of Basic Education has…
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Department of Basic Education warns against those threatening to disrupt lessons as Grade 7s return
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) on Monday issued an appeal to parents and communities to protect schools against disruptions…
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Department of Basic Education releases revised 2020 academic year
The Department of Basic Education has on Saturday released a revised version of the 2020 academic year. Last month, President…
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Government to decide today if schools will be closed – Report
Government is likely to make a decision today regarding the closure of schools that will attempt to satisfy those both…
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Government wants to make language changes at South Africa’s schools
The Department of Basic Education will look at piloting new language changes to assist students who do not study in…
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This is why the reopening of South African schools was postponed
Department of Basic Education (DBE) Minister Angie Motshekga has apologised for delaying her address to the public, as well as…
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