Van Coller Primary School in Mlungisi may not open on Wednesday due to the deplorable state of its ablution facilities, which have been in disrepair since 2006, according to sources. However, school principal Eddie Valashiya is calling…
Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has suspended the head of the department of education, Naledi Mbude, over the delay in delivering textbooks and the forfeiture of a R200m grant meant for school infrastructure. Mabuyane informed Mbude,…
The department of basic education has hit out at a manipulated image being shared on social media purporting to be an announcement from minister Angie Motshekga. The false announcement asserts that schools will close from Wednesday, May…
WE WANT FOOD: Nkwanca High School pupils who are beneficiaries of the school nutrition program demanded food after the institution failed to provide a meal following a dispute between the school and a former school governing body…
“Proper school protocols” will be taken against the teachers of Mbilwi Secondary School in Limpopo after a video of a 15-year-old bullying Lufuno Mavhunga went viral, says basic education minister Angie Motshekga. In the video, Mavhunga,…
Inadequate infrastructure in schools was one of the challenges pointed out by member of the provincial legislature, Nonceba Khontsiwe, who was assigned to lead a delegation of education department officials during school visits in the…
IN PICTURES: Friends and family of the late provincial department of education director of communication and customer care services Loyiso Pulumani gathered at the Queenstown Town Hall for his memorial service today. Pulumani died after a…
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating a R538m contract to lease 55,000 tablets for the province’s pupils, awarded by the education department. The announcement was made on Wednesday by a member of the SIU, Leonard…
The provincial department of education has made provision for the employment of people to be responsible to ensure adherence to the prescribed hygiene regulations, as a means to minimise the spread of Covid-19 as schools gear up to…
Members of the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality Contractors’ Forum stopped a vehicle transporting personal protective equipment (PPE) to Komani schools earlier today and escorted it to the police station instead. Speaking to The Rep,…
Teachers have been urged to follow in the footsteps of activist Matthew Goniwe. This emerged at a World Teachers’ Day event to honour Goniwe in support of this year’s theme, which is ‘Young Teachers: The future of the Profession.’ The…
The Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDoE) MEC Mlungisi Mvoko mourns the passing of a 14-year old grade 7 pupil from Mpeko Primary School, in Peddie. ECDoE spokesperson Malibongwe Mtima said it was alleged that the pupil was stabbed…
