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Alleged homophobia victim laid to rest
While thousands were marking the 34th edition of Joburg Pride, a family in Thokoza were laying their child to rest.…
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Independent law firm appointed to probe learner’s suicide in Thokoza
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has appointed an independent law firm to investigate the circumstances surrounding a 12-year-old learner’s…
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MEC: Crime wardens at Gauteng schools will have minimal engagement with pupils
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane said that crime prevention wardens being deployed to high-risk schools across the province would have…
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2 300 new classrooms to be built in Gauteng
The Gauteng Education Department plans to build 2,300 more classrooms. The department has already processed 271,000 applications for Grades 1…
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Space at Gauteng schools tight for 2024 academic year
The Gauteng Department of Education is confident the placement process will go better than in previous years, despite applications to…
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Gauteng Education MEC calls on parents to accept placements
The Gauteng education department has already processed 271,000 applications, for Grades 1 and 8 next year. Gauteng Education MEC Matome…
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Gauteng Education to launch programme to build new classrooms
The Gauteng MEC for Education, Matome Chiloane, says his department is launching a program to build new classrooms and complete…
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Suicidal behaviour on the rise as pupils consume poison at Gauteng school
The Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has expressed concern over the recent suicides and suicide attempts by pupils from Tsakane…
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2 Gauteng schoolboys commit suicide in separate incidents this week
Gauteng MEC for Education, Matome Chiloane has expressed “deep sadness” following two separate incidents of learners who apparently died by…
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Gauteng Education MEC Chiloane to visit Queens High School after teenager’s death
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane is set to visit Queens High School in Johannesburg on Monday following the death of…
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Elderly Crawford teacher dismissed over racist remarks
An 82-year-old Crawford teacher who told pupils during a lesson that they must not be hurt when the ‘K-word’ is…
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2 Ekurhuleni high school girls die by suicide after drinking poison
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has expressed sadness over the death by suicide of two learners in Ekurhuleni in separate…
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Mystery surrounds Garsfontein pupil’s death
Mystery surrounds the death of Mia Kühn (16) whose body was found at Hoërskool Garsfontein. A groundsman found the Grade…
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Gauteng online admissions opened for Grade 1 & 8 pupils
Online admissions for Grade 1 and 8 pupils in Gauteng are now open. Education MEC Matome Chiloane says so far…
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Gauteng Education MEC Chiloane praises smooth online application process for grades 1 & 8
The Gauteng Education Department has opened the online admissions period for learners enrolling for grades one and eight for the…
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Gauteng Education Department identifies 275 high-security risk schools for pupils
The Gauteng Department of Education identified 275 schools in the province that it deemed are a high-security risk for pupils.…
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Matric pupil’s murder sends shock waves through Soshanguve
There’s a growing demand for increased security at Soshanguve schools. This follows the rape and murder of a matric pupil…
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GP Education MEC visits Soshanguve school after pupil murdered
Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane says officials are working round the clock to ensure the safety of pupils in Soshanguve.…
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Gauteng Education MEC visits Soshanguve school after pupil murdered
Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane says officials are working round the clock to ensure the safety of pupils in Soshanguve.…
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Gauteng Education MEC to meet family of slain Soshanguve high school pupil
The Gauteng Education Department said it will visit the family of a 17-year-old girl whose body was found next to…
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