Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga. Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images via Getty Images Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on Sunday confirmed Grade 6 and 11 pupils, and some Grade Rs, would be returning to school on Monday.She said provinces that were not prepared for Grade Rs had until the end of the month to accept pupils. Motshekga…
Learners compliance with health, safety and social distancing requirements during the reopening of schools to ensure safety of learners at Rev. A Mapheto Primary School in Tembisa.(Photo: GCIS) The Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to allow all of its pupils to return to school.The association is also worried about pupils…
Glenrose, an employee and parent at Bishop Bavin, says she does not know what will happen to her or her son. (Azarrah Karrim) The Johannesburg Labour Court ruled that staff are still employed by Bishop Bavin private school despite it being closed down.A group of 102 staffers took the school to court, accusing it of…
According to last week's cumulative total, 375 staff members and 61 pupils had tested positive for Covid-19 in the Western Cape.Where there are multiple cases at schools, the education department says it closely monitors the situation.The Western Cape currently accounts for 56 780 – or 48% – of the total national infections.More than 700 teachers and school…
Clarendon High School for Girls. (Clarendon High School for Girls, Facebook) Allegations of long-standing embedded racism at the school were laid bare after a letter was posted on Facebook. The letter issued by the school's governing body was slammed as a public relations stunt by former pupils, parents. The headmistress has been instructed by education…
Your 30s and 40s are what some would consider the best years of your life. You’re no longer “figuring it out,” but you aren’t “old” by society’s ageist standards either. It should be a sweet spot—right? But despite the illusion of stability and security, it’s also common for anxiety and self-doubt to worsen during your
5 min read WHEN THE JUSTICE Department released a trove of Epstein-related files on January 30 and then pulled down thousands of pages after redaction failures exposed victims’ identifying information and explicit material, I felt a familiar gut-drop. Once again, the people with the least power were being asked to pay twice—first for the abuse
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