Elijah Mhlanga
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Basic Education Dept: Every child in SA should participate in sports and arts
The government has announced a new collaboration between two departments to unlock talent and boost sports and arts transformation. A…
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Dept of Basic Education: Matric pass rate for 2023 to be announced on 18 January
The Department of Basic Education is preparing to release the 2023 final matric exam results later in January. The class…
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Basic Education Department outlines challenges to providing decent classrooms
Basic Education Spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga said the department is working hard to create a decent environment for learning. Mhlanga says…
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Dry taps disrupt learning at schools
The Basic Education Department says it’s not responsible for providing water to schools. But, it says it recognizes the impact…
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Education Dept confirms March deadline for Matric rewrites
The class of 2022 has until 15 March to apply to rewrite their matric exams. This is according to Basic…
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Dept: Major teacher unions won’t take part in public sector strike
The Basic Education Department said that the country’s five major teaching unions would not be participating in this week’s public…
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Education Dept looking at measures to deal with power & water cuts during matric exams
The final countdown for the annual national senior certificate exams have begun across the country, however, the Basic Education Department…
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Panel: Violence spike in schools a symptom of society and the home
Abuse and violence in schools has become an endemic problem, exacerbated by the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent headlines…
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Basic Education Dept explores ways to abate load shedding in schools
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) said it’s exploring ways to abate the energy crisis – which affects learning at…
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Dept of Education says rolling blackouts impacting pupils
The Basic Education Department says rolling blackouts could have a negative effect on Grade 12 pupils. According to department spokesperson…
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Basic Education Dept explains why it withdrew its teacher incentives policy
The Basic Education Department said on Thursday that budgetary constraints and the availability of teachers willing to work in rural…
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More children and teachers return to schools in KZN
The Education Department says it’s encouraged that more children are returning to school in KwaZulu-Natal. A total of 124 schools…
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Basic Education: It will cost over R400 million to repair KZN schools following floods
It will cost over R400 million to repair KwaZulu-Natal schools. That is according to Department of Basic Education and Training…
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Education Dept employee hospitalised after being assaulted by protestors in Tshwane
An employee from the Department of Basic Education had to be hospitalized after protesters stormed its offices in Tshwane. The…
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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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Back to school: Here are the new opening dates
Schools, for teachers and pupils in the coastal provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Western Cape, will reopen on…
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Department of Basic Education explains Matric pass marks
Even though the Department of Basic Education announces a single matric pass rate every year, it has explained there isn’t…
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Parents urged to secure school placement for children before start of academic year
The Department of Basic Education has warned that parents who have not secured school placement for their children will struggle…
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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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