Williams received a notice of dismissal on Monday, months after Mpianzi drowned during a school outing
Funding requirements have been cut from R4.6bn to R2.5bn as some universities and colleges will be able to wrap up the academic year before the end of 2020
More than one-million candidates will sit the exams, including those from 2019 who will be rewriting
But accommodation in residences will be restricted to 50% capacity as per government regulations
Hiring enough extra stand-in teachers to cover for educators allowed to stay at home would add R650m a month to the education wage bill
Some independent schools have closed their doors as they are unable to operate with only 20% of parents paying fees
Almost 70% do not have the funds to pay teachers and cover other costs as many pupils are not paying fees
Basic education minister Angie Motshekga gazetted the regulations governing the recent closure of public schools on Sunday
No order was gazetted so the president’s announcement on public schools is a ‘nullity’, says the opposition party
NGOs told MPs that the national school nutrition programme had not been allocated any additional funds, despite the deepening of poverty and hunger due to the ...
DA to take state to court over concerns about detrimental effects on child development
There has been speculation schools will be closed for two more weeks, and the president's address comes after meetings with the cabinet and the Covid-19 ...
President expected to make announcement soon after cabinet meeting
Maurice Radebe, the former MD of Sasol, will assume his position at the business school in January
Education experts are undecided about unions’ demand to close schools
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The unions have threatened to strike if basic education minister Angie Motshekga keeps schools open
Zeblon Vilakazi is poised to turn university into a leading tech incubator
Angie Motshekga says only grades 6 and 11 students are expected to go back to class on Monday
There have already been several Covid-19 outbreaks at schools, even though only two grades have returned
