R22m for school security
admin @ March 26, 2010 # No Comment Yet
School safety in the Western Cape is to get a R22-million boost over the next financial year, says Education MEC Donald Grant.
Campus violence disrupts learning curve - DA
admin @ March 25, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Protests at the Durban University of Technology and the upcoming Fifa World Cup may lead to a decline in year-end academic standards, the Democratic Alliance said on Wednesday.
Running battles close DUT
admin @ March 24, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande will commission an independent investigation into problems at the Durban University of Technology following running battles between students and police which has forced the institution to close until next term.
Exams stymie surprise drug swoop
admin @ March 23, 2010 # No Comment Yet
A huge police continent was ready for a dramatic swoop on five Chatsworth schools on Friday, but had to back off the surprise raid because pupils at four of them were writing examinations.
Gauteng targeting Afrikaans school - Fedsas
admin @ March 19, 2010 # No Comment Yet
The Gauteng education department is trying to force three Afrikaans medium schools in Fochville to accommodate English pupils, schools’ body Fedsas claimed on Thursday.
Spreading the joy of reading in KZN
admin @ March 18, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Although the province was making great strides, KwaZulu-Natal still had a long way to go in developing a healthy and active reading culture, said experts at the launch of Library Week on Wednesday.
Creecy demands action after college row
admin @ March 17, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy on Tuesday challenged the Tshwane South College council to ensure that its employees return to work and bring the institution back to normality.
UKZN probed after leaked letter
admin @ March 15, 2010 # No Comment Yet
The Council for Higher Education is hunting for the source of a leaked letter stating that an “extensive and debilitating climate of hostility” exists at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Retired teachers asked to pick up chalk again
admin @ March 12, 2010 # No Comment Yet
The Gauteng Education MEC on Thursday asked retired teachers and principals to voluntarily help improve under-performing schools.
Tshwane campus classroom damaged in ‘rampage’
admin @ March 11, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Students at the Tshwane South College in Attridgeville, Pretoria went on a “rampage” and set fire to a classroom on Wednesday, the second day of protests, the Gauteng Education Department said.