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Teacher suspended after locking grade 1 pupil in strongroom overnight

The Mpumalanga education department suspended a teacher on Friday who allegedly locked a grade 1 pupil in a strongroom and forgot about him. “The female teacher, 30, at Blackhill Primary School in Emalahleni allegedly locked a grade 1…

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The MEC of health in Limpopo, Phophi Ramathuba, has been accused of wanting to exclude pregnant pupils.Image: Gallo Images/Thinkstock
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‘Teachers are not midwives’: No room for pregnant pupils in Limpopo schools, says MEC

Following a plague of pregnancy that rocked Limpopo schools in 2018, the MEC of health in the province says she has reached an agreement with pupils that there was no room for pregnancy in their schools. Dr Phophi Ramathuba visited the…

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