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UNDER PRESSURE: Urgent need for change: Gauteng’s schools face persistent overcrowding and teacher exodus

Yesterday at 11:48 AM, via Daily Maverick

Gauteng’s schools are grappling with severe overcrowding, as classrooms across the province continue to exceed their capacities despite promises of new schools and increased funding. Premier Panyaza Lesufi and the Gauteng Department of Education have outlined plans to address the issue, including the construction of 18 new schools and the introduction of mobile classrooms. However,...

HOUSING CRISIS: Western Cape municipalities report large housing backlogs in SA Human Rights Commission engagement session

Yesterday at 11:23 AM, via Daily Maverick

At a stakeholder engagement session hosted by the South African Human Rights Commission’s Western Cape Provincial Office on Tuesday and Wednesday, 25 and 26 February 2025, Western Cape municipalities detailed the challenges in clearing ever-growing housing backlogs, including scarcity of land, budget cuts and the simple fact that ‘demand outstrips supply’.

WATCH | Fake doctor Chele’s ‘dad’ arrested in court for another fraud charge

Yesterday at 11:18 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Moments after a fraud accused man who is out on bail appeared in the Pretoria magistrate’s court, he was arrested for another charge as he was about to leave the courtroom.Thabo Isaac Puseletso Chele, 60, appeared in court on Thursday alongside his alleged son, “Dr” Kingsley Chele, and three home affairs officials, who are all facing charges of fraud and corruption.

WATCH | Ramaphosa urges SA to prioritise early childhood development

Yesterday at 11:06 AM, via SowetanLIVE

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government should have prioritised early childhood development 30 years ago when the ANC came into power.Ramaphosa was addressing education leaders at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, during the Basic Education Sector Lekgotla, on Thursday. “We should have understood what Bantu Education or apartheid education did to the people of this country, and we...

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