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KZN MEC for Education, Kwazi Mshengu sacked
Kwazi Mshengu confirmed on Thursday that the ANC took a decision to withdraw him from being MEC for Education in…
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KZN government hopes to unite communities after July 2021 unrest
The KwaZulu-Natal government on Thursday said July’s Phoenix unrest and subsequent violence had set the efforts for social cohesion back.…
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Update: KZN teacher shot in the head at school has died
A KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) teacher who was shot at school has succumbed his wounds. The educator was shot in the head…
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Concerns raised that orphaned KZN learners may be forced into child labour following floods
The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Education, Kwazi Mshengu, says the recent floods have left many learners orphaned, which might force them…
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2 pupils die trying to cross river following KZN floods
Two pupils have died while trying to cross a swollen river from school in Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal. That is according to…
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Parents want Grosvenor Girls’ High principal fired amid racism claims
Parents at the Grosvenor Girls’ High School in Durban have called for action to be taken against the school principal…
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Claims of racism at Durban school
Allegations of racism have surfaced at Grosvenor Girls High School in KZN. Pupils claim they are being called monkeys. Angry…
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KZN education MEC condemns murder of South Coast principal and his wife
KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu condemned the fatal shooting of the principal of the Maria Trost Junior Primary School in…
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KZN MEC calls on harsh action to be taken against school minibus driver
KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu has called for harsh action to be taken against a school minibus driver following a…
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Sad scenes: 2 learners killed and 6 injured in PMB crash
Two learners were killed and six others injured when the taxi they were travelling in, crashed in Pietermaritzburg on Friday.…
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2 arrested after school attack in Pinetown, one still at large
The Pinetown community is calling for regular police patrol at the Dassenhoek High School following an armed robbery. Four pupils…
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KZN Education MEC to visit Dassenhoek High School following robbery
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Education MEC, Kwazi Mshengu, will visit the Dassenhoek High School in Pinetown on Thursday after robbers who broke…
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Pinetown pupils stabbed by robbers
KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu is expected to visit a Pinetown school on Thursday. Four pupils were allegedly stabbed by…
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KZN MEC condemns senseless killing of matric pupil
KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu has condemned the senseless killing of a 2021 grade 12 pupil in Pietermaritzburg. It’s believed…
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Threats to teachers delay reopening of 11 schools in uMkhambathini
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has delayed the reopening of 11 schools in the uMkhambathini area. This comes after some…
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KZN govt has 3 months to launch investigation into education HOD Enock Nzama
The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has three months to institute an investigation into the conduct of Education head of department Enock…
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Kwazi Mshengu assures Phoenix schools of their safety in wake of riots
KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu has called on pupils at schools in Phoenix to champion the fight against racism. The…
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KwaZulu-Natal officials monitor Phoenix schools
The Kwazulu-Natal Education department says it is happy with efforts made by communities and stakeholders to ensure safety at schools.…
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MUT SRC suspends protest following violence
The SRC at the Mangosuthu University of Technology said that it had suspended protests after they took a violent turn…
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Bully school pupil who heavily beat up, pulling and tearing another pupil’s panty sent to prison
A 16-year-old female learner who is accused of assaulting a fellow high school learner in the Zululand District, was sentenced…
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KwaZulu-Natal lost 253 teachers to Covid-19
KZN lost 253 teachers to Covid-19, the KZN MEC Kwazi Mshengu said during the release of the province’s results on…
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Police officer dies after being shot by GBV suspect
Responding to a domestic violence case, two officers accompanied the victim home. But a shot was fired from the woman’s…
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R634 million budget shortfall leaves over 100 000 KZN pupils without transport
KwaZulu-Natal is short of more than R500 million to transport pupils, leaving around 108,000 without the vital service, acting Transport,…
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Horrific truck and taxi accident caught on dashcam – Video
A dashcam video of an accident that killed five people and left several others injured on the R34 Memel Road…
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KZN police on high alert amid reports of planned truck protest action
The acting KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) MEC for Transport, Community Safety, and Liaison, Kwazi Mshengu has said law enforcement agencies in the…
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Education Dept in KZN says it’s on track to open schools on 27 January
Education authorities in KwaZulu-Natal said that they were on track to open schools for teachers on 25 January and welcome…
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KZN Education Dept stands firm, sets 80% matric pass target despite Covid-19 learning disruption
The KwaZulu-Natal Education Department is standing firm on its 80% matric pass rate target, despite concerns from teachers’ unions and…
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Pupil dies after being stabbed, allegedly by another pupil in KZN
A high school pupil in Folweni, KwaZulu-Natal, died after he was stabbed, allegedly by a school mate, the education department…
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Bully school girl almost commits suicide
The high school pupil who was captured on the video kicking and tearing her school mate’s panty is in a…
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WATCH: Bully school girl pulls and tears another girl’s panty
KZN Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu has strongly condemned the two girl pupils’ fight on Friday at Mathole High School in…
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2 KwaZulu-Natal teachers die in car crash
Two teachers were killed in a car crash near Pietermaritzburg on Monday night. KwaZulu-Natal education MEC Kwazi Mshengu said the…
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Police clash with pupils at Durban school after teacher tests positive
The clash arose after pupils demanded all teachers at the school be tested for Covid-19. This was against the policy…
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Taxi driver killed and teachers critically wounded in roadside ambush
A KwaZulu-Natal taxi driver was shot dead and three teachers left critically injured after their vehicle came under heavy fire…
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Task team to look into racism allegations at elite Durban school
The KwaZulu-Natal education department has called for an independent investigation into allegations of racism at Durban’s oldest and most elite…
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PPE worth millions of rands meant for KZN schools goes missing
Large quantities of personal protective equipment (PPE) have “disappeared” en route to KwaZulu-Natal schools. “The MEC for education in KwaZulu-Natal,…
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Panyaza Lesufi – Few schools in Gauteng facing problems with delivery of PPEs
Many teachers on Monday returned to schools across the country to prepare for the return of grade 7 and 12…
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KZN working on ensuring schools are ready to be reopened
KwaZulu-Natal is working on ensuring that schools are ready to be reopened, this includes stocking up on PPE. The Premier…
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KZN Education Department Denounces video of MEC Kwazi Mshengu Asking Teachers Not to Return to School
The KwaZulu-Natal education department has denounced a video circulating on social media of MEC Kwazi Mshengu asking teachers not to…
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Education MEC says criminal activities behind KZN school vandalism
KwaZulu-Natal education MEC Kwazi Mshengu says the continued burning and burgling of schools in the province is part of a…
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Thieves use COVID-19 lockdown to break into state-of-the-art KZN school, steal computers & microwave
Thieves, taking advantage of the coronavirus lockdown have broken into a newly built “state-of-the-art” public school in KwaMashu and made…
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KZN Premier Zikalala establishes task team to intervene in student protests
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala on Tuesday said he had established a task team to intervene in the ongoing unrest at…
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Department of Education dismisses seven s.e.x pest teachers in KZN
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has fired seven teachers and an administrator for s.e.xually related violations against pupils. The eight…
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Mercedes-Benz cancels warranty on KZN Education MEC’s official car
Kwazi Mshengu was recently accused of a car rental scam to justify not using the official vehicle of his predecessor,…
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Mercedes-Benz cancels warranty on MEC Mshengu’s official car
The Department of Education in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday received a report from Mercedes-Benz South Africa about MEC Kwazi Mshengu’s official…
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KZN pupil dies at school after being stabbed
It is understood the pupil was stabbed by a fellow pupil in Grade 9 and died at the school. A…
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