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Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says technicians are working to restore the online registration system as soon as possible. File photo.Image: TimesLIVE/Nico Gous
2022 ONLINE ADMISSIONS

IT glitch prompts two-day shutdown of Gauteng school registrations

The 2022 online admissions website for state schools in Gauteng will shut down for 48 hours. This is “due to an emergency fix that has to be urgently applied on the system”, the education department said on Tuesday. Gauteng education MEC…

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A school which was shut down for illegally operating last year mushroomed in a different location two weeks ago. The revelation was made by MEC for education in Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi, on Thursday.Image: Provided/ GDE
ILLEGALLY OPERATING

Four ‘bogus’ schools shut down in Gauteng – education MEC Lesufi says urgent action is needed

A school which was shut down for illegally operating last year, mushroomed in a different location two weeks ago. Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi made the revelation on Thursday. This is as he and law enforcement officials closed…

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Two people from the police’s 10111 call centre in Cape Town have contracted Covid-19.Image: 123RF/Jarun Ontakrai
10111 EMERGENCY CALL CENTRE

Police 10111 call centre in Cape Town closed after two staff get Covid-19

National police say the 10111 emergency call centre in Maitland, Cape Town, has been shut down after two employees tested positive for Covid-19. Police spokesperson Brig Vish Naidoo said the call centre was closed at 4pm on Wednesday…

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