Concerns regarding the safety of schools, teachers and Covid-19 vaccines continue to grow as cases increase. Basic education minister Angie Motshekga said at the weekend that vaccine rollout for teachers will take place from Wednesday and…
While the true extent of the 2020 matric examination leaks might never be known, officials investigating these irregularities are emphatic that the exams have not been compromised. Speaking on Sunday, Hugh Amoore — chair of the national…
Parents who wonder if they can skip paying school fees in the context of Covid-enforced longer school breaks have been categorically given the answer: they must pay up. Speaking on Sunday, basic education minister Angie Motshekga said…
The National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of SA (Naptosa) says not all of SA’s schools are ready to receive pupils on Monday. Naptosa together with four other teacher unions conducted two surveys in January and February to…
It appears unlikely private schools will be allowed to open earlier than public schools, as was the case last year. On Friday, deputy basic education minister Reginah Mhaule said schools that were scheduled to reopen on January 27 will…
Basic education minister Angie Motshekga said teachers and pupils would benefit from the 300,000 new staff who are being hired by the department. Motshekga addressed a media briefing on Thursday, about the department’s state of readiness…
“With all the storms, they’ve managed to keep this nation standing’ The basic education department estimates that at least 10% of SA pupils did not return to school after the hard Covid-19 lockdown. But minister Angie Motshekga believes…
A tweet by the department of basic education on Friday afternoon that the matric computer applications technology (CAT) and IT exams would also have to be rewritten sparked massive panic and confusion. The tweet came hours after minister…
A man working for a company contracted to print examination papers has been arrested in connection with the leaking of the matric maths exam paper 2. The question paper was widely circulated in some provinces just before the exam was due…
The DA says the department of basic education has failed to uphold and protect the integrity of the matric exams and has called on minister Angie Motshekga to explain to the portfolio committee on basic education how the leaking of…
Basic education minister Angie Motshekga says her department is disappointed and embarrassed by the recent leak of the matric maths paper two exam question paper, and hopes the examinations will proceed without any further leaks. The…
TimesLIVE Prega Govender Matrics in five provinces tested positive for Covid-19 on the first day of their final exams. The department of basic education is on track with its preparations for the largest ever matric exams, which start next…
Grade 12 pupils across the country will start writing the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations from November 5. Basic education minister Angie Motshekga said during a briefing on Thursday that the matric exams would…
The government’s plan for the end-of-year examinations for grades 10 and 11 is a joke — except it will ruin the lives of tens of thousands of children and that makes Circular S7 of 2020’s “revised promotion requirements” no laughing…
Thousands of Eastern Cape pupils will not return to school on Monday as more grades across SA resume learning. Provincial education spokesperson Loyiso Pulumani said 3,581 pupils had been exempted from school due to comorbidities. This…
