It’s crunch time as the deadline for a resolution on the BELA ACT looms this Friday.…
Category: Basic Education Sector
POPI Act in full force to protect matriculants’ privacy
The Information Regulator South Africa (IR) has given the Department of Basic Education 31 days to…
Safety of learners vital as Education Departments ban food sales at schools.
Contaminated food products from spaza shops and vendors are a continuous threat to learners’ lives. The…
Counting the cost of the hailstorm damage in Mpumalanga schools
The damage caused by the hailstorm at Godide High School in Mpumalanga.
Nqobile Mbatha and Relebogile Maloma touch the hearts of South Africans
Patient, resilient and a creative teacher. That’s how Nqobile Mbatha, a grade three teacher from Nellmapius…
Become a teacher through the Funza Lushaka Bursary
Funza Lushaka is a conditional bursary which funds young people wishing to go into the teaching…
Education authorities scramble to save teaching posts
Authorities are scrambling to save thousands of jobs for teachers in the basic education system following…
All systems go for 2024 matric exams
The basic education examination system will be stress-tested on Monday morning when more than 727,000 candidates…
UMALUSI gives greenlight for the 2024 end of year exams
With only 10 days to go, quality assurance council, UMALUSI, has approved the writing of the…
Derek Swart scoops Kader Asmal Lifetime Achievement Award at teachers’ awards
With at least 40 years of experience in the teaching profession and years of being a…