Learners relocated after storm hit Amajuba District
Grade 11 and 12 learners from Umzilikazi Secondary School in Newcastle are being temporarily accommodated at Sgodiphola Primary School following the severe thunderstorms that struck parts of the Amajuba District in December and damaged classrooms.
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education said the relocation was an interim measure...
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has welcomed the sentences imposed by the Bhisho High Court in a matter relating to the vigilante killing of four people at Debenek in the Eastern Cape.
At least 16 people were each convicted and sentenced in the court for:
Four counts of murder: life imprisonment.Four counts of kidnapping:...
Departments unite to enhance maths and science education
The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, has announced that his department will strengthen its long-term partnership with the Department of Basic Education, with the aim of improving pass rates in mathematics and science.
According to the Minister, the collaboration will also enhance the...
Collective action needed to curb school violence, says Minister Gwarube
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has called on parents, communities and government to work together to curb violence in schools, stressing that learner safety is fundamental to quality education.
“Both parents and the community need to work together in curbing violence. This can only be achieved as a...
Labour dept speeds up claims processing for deceased Pinetown worker
The Department of Employment and Labour has confirmed that the benefits of the widow of a deceased Pinetown worker are being processed and will be paid in less than a month.
This after Minister Nomakhosazana Meth learnt of the tragic passing of 59-year old Phila Mntambo, who was an employee at Steelbank Merchants...