The Special Investigating Unit has published a preliminary report in which it recommends disciplinary action against officials involved in the R431 million Gauteng schools sanitizing tender.
The Department of Basic Education is concerned over the 750 000 learners who have dropped out of schools across the country over the span on the past year during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the many disruptions it birthed, South African schools and it's learners are a year behind. The pandemic has also largely impacted the rate of dropouts in the country.
This pandemic has resulted in many losses, one of them being class and valuable teaching time. For over a year now, schools have not seen normalcy with online classes and rotational timetables being the centre of schools. The dropout rate has also worsened.
We have officially reached the 26th of July which means that learners in South Africa return to schools today. Over the past weekend, the Basic Education Minister gave details on how this return to school will go along with the department's plans.
Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, will take the podium this weekend to speak on her department's response to Covidd-19. With the country now experiencing the third wave, Motshekga will then give updates about what will happen in schools.
With the announcement coming that all learners will be going back to schools in full capacity, full-time, Unions and organisations have now reacted to this news. Reactions to this ruling seem to be split as concerns continue for various reasons.
The Department of Basic Education has announced that all learners will be back in the classroom full-time, Monday to Friday, pretty soon. This comes after the department saw a major loss in teaching time due to the pandemic.
As the third wave approaches, many are wondering whether schools will close down again. Recently, a fake message has been floating around concerning school closures which the Department of Basic Education has now clarified.
The Department of Health recently announced that mask-wearing will continue in classrooms. This announcement followed by an uproar amongst some parents.
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The Department of Health recently announced that mask-wearing will continue in classrooms. This announcement followed by an uproar amongst some parents.
The late Queen of African pop's incomparable legacy is set to be celebrated with a new Netflix doccie, however, Mzansi is unhappy with her long-time producer having a hand in it.
Each school has its own disciplinary measures written in a code of conduct. However, experts believe that parents and guardians don't know enough about the processes that should be followed.
Learner literacy levels are poor in South Africa, and this has highly concerned education experts and parents. An expert has weighed in on how this situation can be better improved.
The South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP) is a popular independent provider of accredited Applied Psychology courses. Many students would like to study at SACAP but don't have the funds to do so. A potential solution to this is the popular funding scheme in South Africa known as NSFAS, but do they cover SACAP courses?
