‘Full-time’ return of all primary school pupils on the cards
The Department of Basic Education is set to make a decision and an announcement is expected to be made this weekTHE DEPARTMENT of Basic...
Calls for pupil rotation system to stay in place
The Department of Basic Education says it is still in consultation with its stakeholders and will issue an advisory when it is ready.THE EDUCATORS...
Sol Plaatje University placed under alert Level 3
Luka Jantjie House will be closed for the next six days while Sol Plaatje University will be placed under alert level 3 after 13...
Unions and political parties wary of daily school classes amid Covid...
Teacher unions and political parties have warned that while the DBE has allowed that all primary school learners will start attending school daily from...
275 sexual misconduct cases against teachers, only 50 dismissed since 2019
The Education Department said out of the 275 reported sexual misconduct cases, 166 have been finalised and 92 were still pending.The Education Department says...
50% to 75% ’learning loss’ in SA due to Covid-19, says...
The Department of Basic Education said that between 50% and 75% of learning that takes place during a normal school year had been lost.THE...
FEATURE: Refusing the jab may have financial implications
Vaccine hesitant? If the compelling evidence coming out of the United States and United Kingdom on the efficacy of vaccines in preventing serious illness...
October school holiday stays put, says Minister Motshekga
The Council of Education Ministers has further recommended that the lost number of school days should be recovered at district and school level, but...
Surge in insurance fraud cases as SA struggles during pandemic
According to statistics released this week there was a 12% increase in fraudulent claims from 2019 to 2020.SOUTH African life insurance companies are seeing...
Education dept has recovery plan to overcome Covid learning disruption
The Department of Basic Education has introduced a three-year recovery annual teaching plan in an effort to overcome the learning disruption brought on by...
