Education

A view of Witwatersrand University commonly known as WITS University in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The future of teaching and learning, during and post Covid-19, should be blended for both online and venue-based, says incoming Wits Vice-Chancellor Zeblon Vilakazi. The professor believes education is more than just receiving content. Vilakazi believes that online has its strengths - but so,…

Disinfecting and cleaning of a school classroom. The Eastern Cape education department said teams of health workers, including doctors, will be attached to the quarantine sites to manage patients.The 1 200-bed Makaula Secondary School came under the spotlight when confirmed Covid-19 cases jumped by 180 in a matter of days.The department said pupils and staff were…

The Gauteng education department is meeting with Pretoria High School for Girls to address grievances raised by pupils.Some pupils say their grievances have not been addressed since the department intervened in 2016.Pupils claim that racism at the school is rampant and that no one is being held accountable.The Gauteng Department of Education says it is…

Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga during school readiness inspections. Equal Education and the school governing bodies of two Limpopo schools have taken legal action to compel government to feed pupils under the National Schools Nutrition Programme.Currently, only Grade 7 and 12 learners who have returned to school are receiving meals.The organisations are calling on government to…

A general view of Glenstantia Primary School preparing for students to return to school. (Lee Warren, Gallo Images) After consultations with various education stakeholders, the Department of Basic Education says pupils will start returning to school from 8 June, but the Western Cape says it is going ahead. Boarding schools that have already received pupils have…