Education

The department's legal services officials have also been directed to assist the victim to open a police case. Two KZN pupils have been suspended after a bullying video went viral.The video showed a pupil ripping another pupil's underwear and beating her.The school governing body has one week to conclude disciplinary processes.The Department of Education in…

Northern Cape MEC McCollen Ntsikelelo Jack has died. Northern Cape Education MEC McCollen Ntsikelelo Jack, also known as Mac Jack, has died from Covid-19.  In a late-night briefing, Premier Zamani Saul announced the passing of his colleague and dear comrade with great sadness."He passed on early this evening at a hospital. He was admitted to hospital…

The full report will be made available on the department's website. The task team has made 20 recommendations, according to Minister Blade Nzimande.Among some of the identified issues is an inadequate postgraduate pipeline.The South African postgraduate pipeline is "woefully inadequate" to support the aspirations of a developing and transformed South Africa.This was one of the…

A worker sanitises a classroom. KwaZulu-Natal will not accept Grade R pupils back at schools on Monday, the provincial education department said.This despite a decision by the national education department that pupils in Grades R, 6 and 11 return to schools on 6 July. Head of the KZN education department Enock Nzama directed that Grade…

A general view of Glenstantia Primary School preparing for students to return to school. Rand Water has been paid R200 million by the Department of Basic Education to supply emergency water tanks to more than 3 000 schools.The department identified 3 335 schools that had no adequate water supply.So far, Covid-19 infections have been recorded at…