16-MAY-13·	Basic Education to approach Press Council
	Posted by | schools
	Claims that some schools in Limpopo still do not have textbooks, have been strongly refuted by the Department of Basic Education. According to the department the shortages that were reported earlier this year have been attended to through the district offices.

27-NOV-12·	Teen pregnancies are trapping young people in SA
	Posted by | schools
	As you read this article another young girl has fallen pregnant. Teen pregnancies may have decreased according to statistics, but this trend needs to be eliminated altogether as South Africa is losing a host of talented young people to this scourge.

23-NOV-12·	SU honours those succeeding against the odds
	Posted by | schools
	In an effort to support and acknowledge students with inspirational stories Stellenbosch University delivers the Rector’s Award for Succeeding against the Odds. Here are the inspiring stories of this year’s recipients.

31-OCT-12·	Business schools take on the right to sight
	Posted by | schools
	A global competition was launched to stimulate better business thinking to solve social issues particularly the debilitating stigma for children wearing spectacles in developing countries.

31-OCT-12·	Road safety campaign to improve learner safety
	Posted by | schools
	Learners are being taught how to cross the road, interpret road signs, and to be generally aware of vehicles around them through the road safety awareness campaign which has been launched by education authorities in Gauteng.

30-OCT-12·	More South Africans receiving education
	Posted by | schools
	There has been a significant improvement in the number of South Africans attending educational institutions in 2011 when compared with the 2001 census results. However there is still a great deal of progress to be made in providing access to education for all.

29-OCT-12·	Schools benefit from big business funding
	Posted by | schools
	Large corporations each spend at least R2 million a year on public basic education in South Africa, revealed the National Business Initiative (NBI) survey. Schools are the primary benefactors of these contributions.

01-OCT-12·	Govt to host youth camps across the country
	Posted by | schools
	The government is to host National Youth Camps across the country from this weekend to promote patriotism among the country’s youngsters and develop their leadership abilities. The youth camps would seek to achieve nation building, social cohesion and leadership.

22-AUG-12·	Gauteng seeks measures to curb bullying in schools
	Posted by | schools
	Bullying is still prominent in SA schools. Although traditional forms are still high, the phenomenon of cyber bullying is rapidly emerging. Various methods are now encouraged to be introduced to tackle the different forms of bullying and assess the impact it has on students lives.

22-AUG-12·	Laying foundations for a culture of reading in public schools
	Posted by | schools
	The launch of the National Guidelines for School Library and Information Services took place recently, with the aim of establishing guidelines that encourage students to read more. It is also expected to improve teaching techniques and initiate a wide range of library models.

26-JUL-12·	Western Cape ICT centre to transform teaching
	Posted by | schools
	The new information and communications technology (ICT) resource centre launched in the Western Cape is expected to train about 1 400 teachers from 200 schools annually in the use of ICT to support teaching and learning.

09-JUL-12·	Smart-boards help bridge the divide
	Posted by | schools
	Through the installation of four new interactive smart-boards with 24 hour internet connection two rural schools have significantly enhanced their collaborative efforts to bring quality education to underprivileged children.

08-JUN-12·	WC education prepares to deliver 1.6 million textbooks in 2013
	Posted by | schools
	As part of the preparations to deliver textbooks across the country, the Western Cape Education Department has asked schools to ensure that their information on the central education management information system is accurate.

12-APR-12·	Serving the community, one lesson at a time
	Posted by | schools
	This year Christel House South Africa incorporated a service learning component into its education curriculum which will teach children essential life skills and valuable life lessons, and hopefully transform the community.

22-MAR-12·	Learners urged to choose critical skills subjects
	Posted by | schools
	The Gauteng government has encouraged high school learners to select school subjects that would enable them to pursue scarce and critical tertiary qualifications in order to close the skills shortage gaps.

09-MAR-12·	Back to school campaign a hit
	Posted by | schools
	More than 200 disadvantaged learners from Orange Farm will receive school uniforms, shoes, and stationery as part of the 2012 Nedbank Back to School national campaign.

27-FEB-12·	More Gauteng schools included in improvement programme
	Posted by | schools
	A total of 439 public and private schools in Gauteng will participate in the Secondary School Improvement Programme (SSIP) in 2012. The programme will incorporate special classes for Grade 12 learners to improve the national pass rate.

06-FEB-12·	Help for rural school pupils
	Posted by | schools
	The generous donation of more than 100 tracksuits made to three rural schools will ensure that learners are adequately covered during the rainy season this year. The contribution fmade by the Vhembe district municipality is set to transform the lives of learners for good.

31-JAN-12·	Parents asked to participate in SGB elections
	Posted by | schools
	Parents of learners have been urged to participate in the 2012 School Governing Body elections at the respective schools. The elections are new representatives who are dedicated to improving the quality of learning and teaching.

30-JAN-12·	School management affects pass rate
	Posted by | schools
	There is a clear correlation between good school management and matric pass rates according to the recent research findings taken from the Principals Management Development Programme.

16-JAN-12·	Top candidates and schools in WC celebrated
	Posted by | schools
	The best schools and scholars in the Western Cape province were recognised by Premier Helen Zille during an awards function that celebrated excellent performance during the 2011 National Senior Certificate Examinations.

16-JAN-12·	Parents asked to participate in school governance
	Posted by | schools
	Parents of school learners have been urged to get involved with school governance by particpating in the school governing body elections. According to Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy improved academic results is directly linked to parent cooperation.

12-JAN-12·	Race to fill vacant EC teaching posts
	Posted by | schools
	Qualified educators are being sought out to fill teaching posts in some of the country’s most understaffed schools. The Eastern Cape education Department is in the process of relocating teachers from overstaffed schools to areas where their services are urgently required.

11-JAN-12·	Police target bogus institutions
	Posted by | schools
	Illegitimate principals and directors running illegal educational institutions have been warned to come forward and legalise operations or face the wrath of the special investigative teams that will target and shut down unregistered facilities.

09-JAN-12·	Give and you shall receive
	Posted by | schools
	Christmas came early for the Grade four and five classes of Christel House South Africa (CHSA) when they recently received an early festive treat from special guest – Di Gordon, Financial Director of Timeshare Company, Leisure Options, when she came to celebrate her 50th birthday with them.

21-NOV-11·	Competency test looms for school principal posts
	Posted by | schools
	Teachers applying for school principal positions may soon undergo a competency test to check whether they are suitable for such appointments if the decision to amend education legislation is carried out by the Council of Education.

16-NOV-11·	‘Business for better’ centre launched
	Posted by | schools
	The new Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship will drive research into these social economic area's with the aim of developing business values and skills in future business leaders in order to address societal ills.

04-NOV-11·	Support plan for underperforming schools
	Posted by | schools
	The Extra School Support Programme designed to provide homework assistance and sporting activities to underperforming schools in the province was recently launched by Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy.

18-OCT-11·	R58mil bursaries for no fee schools learners
	Posted by | schools
	More than one thousand Grade 12 top learners in Gauteng are to benefit from bursaries worth R58 million to help them further their studies at higher education institutions next year.

18-OCT-11·	Vodacom launches mobile education programme
	Posted by | schools
	In a move that will pave the way to improving education in schools, technology partners today launched the Vodacom Mobile Education Programme, which makes use of mobile technology to provide teachers throughout South Africa with better access to quality instruction resources and ICT.

29-SEP-11·	Schools enter new phase
	Posted by | schools
	The South African school system has officially entered a new phase with the finalization of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS), which is aimed at improving the quality of education. But can teachers overcome the challenge of implementation?

27-SEP-11·	Pupils move from tree to timber classrooms
	Posted by | schools
	Pupils from the Beketelani Primary School in Mpumalanga celebrated the completion of three new timber classrooms, a welcome addition for the students who had previously conducted their learning under nearby trees through trying weather conditions.

07-SEP-11·	Nearly 50 000 learner vehicles checked
	Posted by | schools
	Approximately 50 000 vehicles have been examined by law enforcement officials during the past week as part of the road safety measures that have been tightened after the recent school bus accidents left South Africans crying out for more stringent controls.

07-SEP-11·	Chefs dig deep to help school feeding scheme
	Posted by | schools
	As part of the World Chefs Tour Against Hunger a generous donation made to one Eastern Cape school will see to it that pupils receive food for the next five years which will ease the financial burden on the school to provide meals for its learners.

07-SEP-11·	Soweto education will not be compromised
	Posted by | schools
	School disruptions and any attempts to sabotage the preliminary exams of Soweto learners would not be tolerated declared the Soweto Education Summit task team during a meeting arranged by the Gauteng Department of Education to discuss the recent disruptions.

25-AUG-11·	Shock over school bus crash
	Posted by | schools
	South Africa is mourning the loss of 15 young lives who were the unwitting victims of a school bus accident near Knysna, and reports reveal in a bizarre twist of fate, that the accident happened barely hours after the provincial transport MEC's had committed to intensifying road safety programmes in their provinces.

19-AUG-11·	Skills development starts at school
	Posted by | schools
	Skills development should begin at school level if SA hopes to combat skills shortages in the country according to Mashumi Tutu, who says that business must partner with educators to 'address the core competencies and leadership skills necessary for economic growth'.

11-AUG-11·	Final round for school applications
	Posted by | schools
	Parents in the Western Cape region have received one last chance to enrol their children in schools for 2012, as the final round of applications commences. The education department is calling on all parents to make their final decision and commit to their school of choice.

21-JUL-11·	Race for a better life
	Posted by | schools
	Thanks to Health MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo's commtiment to uplifting the rural communities, the students at Sekusile High School and Khulakahle Primary School will received generous donations which will contribute to the welfare of the children.

06-JUL-11·	President appoints team to bolster Eastern Cape education
	Posted by | schools
	President Jacob Zuma has appointed a task team to improve educational standards in the Eastern Cape province. The province has performed poorly for many years and efforts are already underway within the Department of Basic Education to support schools in the area.

30-JUN-11·	'Education an apex priority' - Zuma
	Posted by | schools
	Despite the disappointing performance of South African learners measured by the Annual National Assessment, President Jacob Zuma has extolled the value of the ANA which has tested nearly 6 million learners,while reaffirming government’s commitment to making education a top priority.

30-JUN-11·	Mixed feelings on principals’ performance contracts
	Posted by | schools
	Teacher unions have voiced mixed feelings following the announcement that all school principals and deputy principals will in the near future enter into performance contracts with clear performance targets.

29-JUN-11·	Foundation phase learners take on more subjects
	Posted by | schools
	The consistently poor results of learners in higher grades has prompted the education department to set a new condition which stipulates that learners from grade 1 to 3 must take on four extra subjects to help them cope with the work load expected of them in higher grades.

29-JUN-11·	Grade 12s encouraged to prepare for exams
	Posted by | schools
	With the National Senior Certificate exams looming, late mornings, watching television and socialising with friends should be kept to a minimum this school holidays says the Basic Education Department, who have urged students to 'make the most of every opportunity to prepare for the exams".

29-JUN-11·	Schools play role in curbing climate change
	Posted by | schools
	Government aims to make environmental awareness and climate change central to all school curricula in an effort to inform young people of this global challenge, while the 17th UN Congress of Parties hosted by South Africa will be another platform used to promote the message of creating a green future.

28-JUN-11·	True impact of violence on our education system
	Posted by | schools
	Are you aware of the risks your children face everyday? Increasing violence in schools has become a worldwide trend and surveys performed across the globe indicate the high levels of danger teachers and pupils are exposed to once they enter school grounds.

28-JUN-11·	Growing demand for access control at schools
	Posted by | schools
	The EduAdmin system is rising in popularity and more schools are requesting the fingerprint reader terminals which reinforce access control, attendance, security, data management, mining and reporting across the entire spectrum of a school’s setup.

24-JUN-11·	Technology the key to addressing crisis in SA schools
	Posted by | schools
	There is a crisis in South African schools due to limited access to information and textbooks. 'Open source online learning allows students and teachers alike to gather information freely, use it, change it, customise it - it is the ultimate teacher tool and teachers need to harness this available resource' - Professor Johannes Cronje.

22-JUN-11·	SADTU and Soweto schools join White Balloon campaign
	Posted by | schools
	Childline’s White Balloon campaign will bring together thousands of school children in Soweto with SADTU members, who will participate in a march to create awareness about the 9 million children who face child abuse everyday.

12-JUN-11·	R8 million budgeted for Mpumalanga matrics' winter schooling
	Posted by | schools
	Mpumalanga’s matric pupils are in for a warm treat following an R8 million budget to finance winter school programmes during the upcoming school holidays. Provincial department spokesman Jasper Zwane issued a statement detailing the plans of education MEC Reginah Mhaule, including that the winter school classes will be compulsory for all schools that performed below 30%, and scholar transport and nutrition will be provided for all pupils attending the winter school programme.

29-APR-11·	President Zuma expresses concern about children out of school
	Posted by | schools
	A Statistic South Africa (StatsSA) report has revealed that more than 200 000 children across the country are not attending school. This is of concern to government. At the Freedom Day celebrations in Pretoria, President Zuma said: “There should be no corner of our country in which children are still denied an education while we celebrate freedom.” More than 5000 people attended the event held at Union Buildings.

08-APR-11·	Education summit to address underperforming schools
	Posted by | schools
	The Gauteng Provincial Department of Education is to hold a Soweto Education Summit aimed at addressing underperforming schools in that area. The summit will address instability in Soweto, and issues such as improving classroom teaching, and learner performance.

27-MAR-11·	Supplementary exams end without glitches
	Posted by | schools
	The National Senior Certificate (NSC) supplementary examinations have been concluded without any serious irregularity or incident, the Department of Basic Education has announced. The department is very pleased with how the examinations have been conducted in all of the provinces

21-MAR-11·	New unit to evaluate education system
	Posted by | schools
	Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has officially launched a unit that will ensure effective evaluation of the entire education system and development of schools. The National Education and Evaluation Unit (NEEDU) will have the authority to conduct the monitoring and evaluation of schools, districts, provinces, and the national department.

17-MAR-11·	Cabinet instructs Angie Motshekga to step in at Eastern Cape schools
	Posted by | schools
	Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has announced that in view of the seriousness of the situation, and government's commitment to providing quality education, Cabinet has instructed her to step in to those areas where minimum standards of service delivery are not being met.

02-MAR-11·	Schools shut down for asbestos contamination
	Posted by | schools
	Two schools have been shut down by the Department of Labour for contravening the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The schools, near Kuruman in the Northern Cape, were closed by labour inspectors as they were found to be contaminated with asbestos and bare electrical connections.

24-FEB-11·	KZN Further Education & Training Colleges encouraged to increase student intake
	Posted by | schools
	Learners who have not been accepted at university, should be encouraged to register at Further Education and Training (FET) colleges or local skills training centres. The KwaZulu-Natal Premier Dr Zweli Mkhize has called upon FET colleges to ensure that there are sufficient places to accommodate these students -and on private business to provide the finance to enable disadvantaged students to access these institutions.

22-FEB-11·	Gauteng to hold schools education summit
	Posted by | schools
	A Schools Education Summit is expected to take place next month to look into the schooling disruptions in Soweto last year. The summit will bring together civil society and government, and address the disruptions which continued after the strike by teachers.

21-FEB-11·	Motshekga to sign literacy and numeracy agreement
	Posted by | schools
	During President Zuma's state visit to Belgium last year, there was an international launch of a support programme for South African primary schools - promoting literacy and numeracy. On 22 February the South African launch of the Primary Education Sector Policy Support Programme (PrimEDSPSP) will take place.

18-FEB-11·	Major intervention considered for Eastern Cape education
	Posted by | schools
	In the Eastern Cape Learner and Teacher Support Materials have not been adequately delivered - leaving learners without textbooks. The school nutrition system has collapsed and scholar transport has completely stopped in many areas. This unfortunate situatiion was reported by the Minister and Deputy Minister of Basic Education to the President, who is now considering an appropriate intervention for Eastern Cape education.

06-FEB-11·	Sexual health debates reach schools
	Posted by | schools
	While social commentators, educators and parents grapple with the question of HIV testing for school children, the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality begins its 2011 run of the high school public speaking competition addressing the same issue.

05-FEB-11·	Eastern Cape school receives much needed furniture
	Posted by | schools
	Pupils at the Gqubeni Junior Primary School have learned to make do under tough conditions but thanks to a generous donation, their school days are about to become a little more comfortable.

21-JAN-11·	Scholar transport operators feel the heat
	Posted by | schools
	The safety of school children while being transported to and from school is of paramount importance. The Eastern Cape Department of Transport has started the year by conducting a special operation focused on scholar transport. MEC Thandiswa Marawu has assured the public that the department is committed to safeguarding the lives of school children. Read on for Safety Hints for children using school buses.

04-JAN-11·	Mpumalanga schools will be ready to open
	Posted by | schools
	According to the Mpumalanga Education Department, their School Governing Bodies in the region have given their commitment to ensure that all vacancies are filled for the January 2011 schools opening day.

27-DEC-10·	Mpumalanga anticipates new schools to relieve overcrowding
	Posted by | schools
	Mpumalanga Education MEC Reginah Mhaule has promised that KaMhlushwa Primary in Mpumalanga will open its doors for pupils by the beginning of the 2011 school year. The new brick-and-mortar school will include a library, computer centre, Grade R centre, an assembly hall and sports fields. A further four new schools are planned, with one school per four main municipal areas having boarding facilities to accommodate rural learners.

06-NOV-10·	Mobile classrooms for storm-ravaged Limpopo schools
	Posted by | schools
	Twenty- two schools damaged by recent storms in the Limpopo area will need rebuilding, but the Provincial Education Department have come to the rescue with 111 mobile classrooms.

04-AUG-10·	Exam crack teams get working in KZN
	Posted by | schools
	As the final year-end exams draw closer, all citizens need to learn a new acronym - the KwaZulu-Natal Education department has established "Provincial Exam Crack Teams" (PECT) to identify subject related and other problems at all under-performing schools. For more details read on

30-JUL-10·	Specialist social network brings elearning to schools
	Posted by | schools
	South Africa's school-orientated social networking site, Obami.com, has added a new feature to its offering that promises to boost educators and students' productivity, while providing for a more streamlined process for the setting, submission and assessment of school assignments.

27-JUL-10·	Dept to assess underperforming schools’ work
	Posted by | schools
	With 89 days before the start of matric examinations, the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department is to hold an assessment session to take stock of all work done in schools especially underperforming schools.

22-JUL-10·	200 000 more children into school
	Posted by | schools
	The government has identified getting 200 000 more children into school as a key national priority. Reporting back on the bi-annual Cabinet Lekgotla President Zuma outlined a series of actions to improve delivery of education including ensuring that teachers are in school and teaching, as well as expanding school feeding schemes.

15-JUL-10·	Motshekga sends high level delegation to Tlakgameng
	Posted by | schools
	Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has sent a high level delegation to the North West to assess the situation that led to the closure of 19 schools in Tlakgameng Village.

14-JUL-10·	Schools re-opening off to good start
	Posted by | schools
	The re-opening of schools on 13 July 2010 got off to a good start with only minor hiccups reported countrywide as thousands of learners and teachers returned to school after a long and eventful winter vacation.

23-MAY-10·	Extra lessons for Gauteng’s underperforming schools
	Posted by | schools
	The Gauteng Education Department will provide extra lessons for matric students in underperforming schools to improve the matric results across the province. Running throughout the June and July 2010 mid-year break, as well as during the September school holidays, the lessons will target learners from 276 underperforming schools and include classes in subjects such as Maths, Maths Literacy, Accounting, Physical Science, Life Sciences, and English First Additional Language.

11-MAY-10·	New policy aims to improve learner attendance
	Posted by | schools
	The Department of Basic Education has issued a policy that aims to promote regular school attendance. It aims to do this by instituting proper recording and monitoring systems. The policy was developed in response to the need for national norms and standards for the recording, management and monitoring of learner attendance.

11-MAY-10·	Access to education increases, study finds
	Posted by | schools
	Access to education has continued on its upward trend the 2009 General Household Survey (GHS) has found. Released by Statisitics South Africa (Stats SA), the survey which is designed to measure specific features of the living conditions of South African households found that the uptake of educational services and opportunities improved.

11-MAR-10·	School system overhaul to boost education
	Posted by | schools
	The commitment and hard work of teachers and school governing bodies is key to making some schools more successful than others, despite a backlog of R140 billion of schools that still need to be built, says Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga.

09-MAR-10·	Torch of Peace lights Safer Schools campaign
	Posted by | schools
	The Torch of Peace has been handed over to the North West Education Department to mark the beginning of the Safer Schools campaign. Boitumelo Tshehle reports.

12-JAN-10·	Gauteng expects learner influx
	Posted by | schools
	The Gauteng Department of Education is ready to deal with an influx of late learner registrations when schools open. The department is expecting thousands of pupils who either recently moved to Gauteng or missed the registration dates at the end of last year to enrol on the first day.

12-JAN-10·	EC cracks whip on serial under-achievers
	Posted by | schools
	The Eastern Cape Department of Education has vowed to tighten the grip on underperforming schools. The leadership of those schools must convince us why we should not remove them so that we place competent leaders to turn around the situation in those schools, said the department’s spokesperson Loyiso Pulumani.

12-JAN-10·	Western Cape schools ‘96% ready’
	Posted by | schools
	As pupils head back to school a week early to allow for the five week mid-year break during the 201 FIFA World Cup, schools in the Western Cape are “just about ready” for the start of the new school year.

11-JAN-10·	Mpuma schools hope for good start
	Posted by | schools
	Plans have been put in place to ensure the first day of the 2010 school term in Mpumalanga gets off to a good start, the provincial education department said on Monday.

02-NOV-09·	Education adopts curriculum statement changes
	Posted by | schools
	The Department of Education has adopted the recommendations made by a task team on the review of the National Curriculum Statement (NCS). The changes will relieve teachers and schools of some of the challenges experienced as a result of the current curriculum assessment policies and will leave more time for teaching and learning.

27-OCT-09·	Workbooks to benefit 3.5 million pupils
	Posted by | schools
	Government will spend R524 million to fund the rollout of workbooks for pupils in Grades one to seven in the poorest 60 percent of schools for the 2010 school year, to boost literacy and numeracy in early grades.

20-OCT-09·	Final countdown for matric exams begins
	Posted by | schools
	The final countdown has begun with only a week left before this year’s matriculants begin writing their final exams. Most provincial education departments have said they are more than prepared for the good results from the second group of matriculants to write exams based on the National Curriculum Statement.

12-OCT-09·	Gauteng learners to get Measles shots
	Posted by | schools
	As part of their fight against measles, health workers in Gauteng will visit schools and crèches throughout the province to immunise children from six-months-old to primary and high school age against the highly contagious disease.

08-OCT-09·	Surprise visit reveals a few shocks at school
	Posted by | schools
	Mpumalanga Education MEC Reginah Mhaule was shocked to find matric pupils without any teachers at the Jerusalema High School. “I was so shocked. I nearly cried because I felt pity for the children. How can teachers leave when matriculants are only two weeks away from writing their final exams?” said Mhaule.

05-OCT-09·	SA marks World Teachers’ Day
	Posted by | schools
	South Africa joined the rest of the world today to honour the role and importance of teachers in the classroom and society, on World Teacher's Day. The day aims to raise awareness, understanding and appreciation for the contribution teachers make to education and development across the globe.

04-OCT-09·	Teachers to be relieved of admin, planning tasks
	Posted by | schools
	Teachers will from next year be relieved of administrative and planning tasks to enable them to devote more time to teaching and lessons. This follows a recommendation by a task team, set up to review the implementation of the National Curriculum Statement, that the workload of teachers be reduced.

15-SEP-09·	EC learners put province on the map again
	Posted by | schools
	JSE/Liberty Investment Challenge is an annual competition that enables learners to become aware of the fundamentals of investment strategy, encouraging them to research and strategise on issues surrounding the trading of JSE-listed shares.

08-SEP-09·	She’s set on getting the basics right
	Posted by | schools
	“The biggest challenge, is to ensure that any policy passed at national level must be supported by an implementation plan at provincial level and that it is tightly supervised,” Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has said. “This is one of the things I will be looking into; to ensure that the policies are supported by proper planning and that those proper plans are monitored on an ongoing basis.”

08-SEP-09·	Gauteng tackles literacy, numeracy in primary schools
	Posted by | schools
	The Gauteng Department of Education has embarked on a five-year strategy to tackle the underperformance of primary school learners in literacy and numeracy in the province. Education MEC, Barbara Creecy, said the strategy seeks to address many causes of underperformance.

07-SEP-09·	More children in schools - survey
	Posted by | schools
	Statistics SA has announced that there are more children between the ages of 0 and 9 attending educational institutions than in previous years. However, the growth is not sufficient to meet the Early Childhood Development goals set for 2010.

01-SEP-09·	Govt to set school performance measures
	Posted by | schools
	The government's non-negotiables as outlined by President Zuma, are that educators must teach, learners must learn, parents must provide support to their children and government must create a conducive environment for learning and teaching.

19-AUG-09·	Education MEC pays Mpuma schools a surprise visit
	Posted by | schools
	Education MEC, Regina Mhaule, not only had to introduce herself to matric pupils in Agincourt village recently, but she also had to educate them about the importance of attending classes regularly. None of the school's pupils passed matric last year.

19-AUG-09·	Schools to get free 2010 tickets
	Posted by | schools
	Schools in all nine provinces will participate in an innovative competition to promote recycling and environmental awareness, and Coca-Cola will give out 20 000 tickets allocated by FIFA to its top sponsors.

07-AUG-09·	Zuma to make unannounced visits at schools
	Posted by | schools
	President Zuma plans to visit schools unnanounced as part of his active performance monitoring and evaluation policy. “Teachers must teach for seven hours every school day to enhance the performance of learners. Some of our teachers should know that Fridays and pay days are ordinary school working days,” he said.

30-JUL-09·	Wired Parenting Workshop teaches new technologies
	Posted by | schools
	The Workshop aims to empower parents with a better understanding of the technology their children are using, by covering cell phone, Internet and gaming technologies.

20-JUL-09·	Health dept ready to advise schools on swine flu
	Posted by | schools
	The Department of Health is on standby to assist with any school reported cases of swine flu, in order to limit possible spreading of the virus. In June, 11 university students tested positive for H1N1 influenza virus in Gauteng.

13-JUL-09·	70, 000 kids receive school shoes
	Posted by | schools
	Over 70 000 school children have received new school shoes across Gauteng through a community initiative that recognises the need to answer basic requirements to ensure successful learning.

02-JUL-09·	Motshekga demands accountability in schooling system
	Posted by | schools
	Laziness and unaccountability will not be tolerated in the school system, Minister Angie Motshekga has said, while outlining her new zero tolerance policy towards school authorities. It is time to instill a culture of a reading and learning in rural and township schools.

19-JUN-09·	E-Cape dept to eradicate over 800 mud schools
	Posted by | schools
	Education MEC Mahlubandile Qwase said the Eastern Cape Department of Education has allocated R981 837 000 to demolish 860 mud schools over the next three years.

17-JUN-09·	“Human Polar Bear” Lewis Pugh inspires learners in Durban
	Posted by | schools
	The “Human Polar Bear” - also known as explorer and environmentalist Lewis Pugh - inspired learners from the Zenex Foundation at Ushaka Marine World in Durban recently. The learners, who had been selected for their capacity in maths and science, were encouraged to "think big about their futures".

15-JUN-09·	Limpopo to focus on education, adult literacy
	Posted by | schools
	"In the next five years, we shall seek to reduce the burden of illiteracy through the enrolment of more learners on the ABET programme, in line with the President’s target of 50 percent by 2014,” said Limpopo Premier Cassel Mathale.

08-JUN-09·	Zuma warns principals to manage their schools
	Posted by | schools
	“We mean business. If you are a principal and your school is failing, you can’t stay there, impossible,” said the President during an interview with SABC on Sunday. Education has been identified as one of the key issues in the new administration.

03-JUN-09·	Zuma to share government's vision with school principals
	Posted by | schools
	President Zuma has warned teachers that formal training will be a pre-condition to promotion, and that both teachers and learners need to follow school rules in order to revive our country's educational system.

26-MAY-09·	Gauteng farm school receives education lifeline
	Posted by | schools
	Since 2005, Shanduka employees have been contributing to improve infrastructure at a school for 765 learners situated in a farming area near Lenasia. It has helped to create jobs - supporting small businesses, educators and trainers.

19-MAY-09·	Christel House learners discover a talent for entrepreneurship
	Posted by | schools
	Christel House SA welcomed Professor Tim Scales from the USA to help their grade 10 and 11 learners manufacture and sell products at their Entrepreneurship Development Day. Professor Scales, who developed his own entrepreneurship curriculum for high-school children, said that CHSA pupils were keen to learn about entrepreneurship, and as a result did a great job at the Marketing Day.

10-MAY-09·	Split in Education to bring focus on schools
	Posted by | schools
	President Zuma's new government has heralded a change in the way education is run in the country. One department will focus on basic education, and another for higher education and training.

21-APR-09·	Motlanthe opens three new schools in Limpopo
	Posted by | schools
	"The government must build more state-of-the-art schools," said President Motlanthe, at the opening of three schools in Limpopo recently. One of the schools included a computer centre, science laboratory and a 1000-capacity school hall.

12-MAR-09·	Schools debate project to promote govt activities
	Posted by | schools
	Youth from all corners of the country are to be encouraged to actively engage in the government’s programmes and policies through the Sanlam-GCIS SoNa National School debate.

26-FEB-09·	KZN to increase the number of no-fee schools
	Posted by | schools
	The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government is to increase the number of no-fee schools within the province to enable all South Africans to access quality education.

12-FEB-09·	Greening Our Schools
	Posted by | schools
	School children relaxing and playing under trees - do you have this vision for your children or your local school? Now you have an opportunity to realise your dream. Scott Hogg of Plant Culture is offering to donate trees to underprivileged or needy organisations.

11-FEB-09·	Ekurhuleni schools debate on HIV
	Posted by | schools
	Secondary schools in Ekurhuleni will this week take part in the schools HIV and AIDS debate aimed at minimising the effects of the disease among young people.

10-FEB-09·	Education to focus on infrastructure shortfalls
	Posted by | schools
	Lack of education infrastructure in rural areas, which President Kgalema Motlanthe has described as a concern, will be a focal point of the Department of Education over the next five years.

28-JAN-09·	Mobile classes ease Limpopo overcrowding
	Posted by | schools
	The Department of Education is to provide mobile classes in Limpopo as an interim relief measure to the overcrowding at schools. Some 1.7 million pupils have enrolled for 2009 at about 4 000 schools in Limpopo.

14-JAN-09·	Minister urges businesses to support schools
	Posted by | schools
	Education Minister Naledi Pandor has challenged South African businesses to help build a numerate, literate and technologically advanced society by supporting and adopting schools.

12-JAN-09·	KZN’s delivery of books, stationery on track
	Posted by | schools
	More than 3000 non-section 21 schools in KwaZulu-Natal will have their textbooks and stationery on or before the first day of the 2009 provincial school calendar year.

03-DEC-08·	Foundation Phase learners show improvement
	Posted by | schools
	The second cycle of Systemic Evaluations at the Foundation Phase shows a positive improvement in the performance of learners in both literacy and numeracy levels. The report released by Education Minister Naledi Pandor showed that the overall mean performance in literacy improved by 6 percent, from 30 to 36 percent while the numeracy levels improved by 5 percent, from 30 to 35 percent.

26-NOV-08·	Communities, companies and the state need to work together
	Posted by | schools
	The career advise is a challenge on its own. If we look at both scenarios, i.e. the shortage of skills and the passion of an individual, they are vitally important. Following a career that you do not have a passion of is a frustration for the individual and his surrounding.

26-NOV-08·	Is the govenment doing enough?
	Posted by | schools
	The government is not doing enough to address the problem of skills shortage across all industries, whether it be accounting, engineering social services etc. the biggest problem is that the government is ignoring the people in rural areas and only concertrating in urban arears.

13-NOV-08·	Call for alcohol to be part of the curriculum
	Posted by | schools
	Whyte & Mackay master blender Richard Paterson believes that teachers and parents should be discussing alcohol with children in the classroom. Paterson believes that regular parent-child chats about the dangers of alcohol misuse can educate and inform at a young age. Leaving it to the teenages years may be too late.

12-NOV-08·	Education strategy to address poor literacy in Gauteng
	Posted by | schools
	The Gauteng Education Department has put in place a multi-pronged strategy to address poor literacy, numeracy and learner achievement at schools. Briefing the media, Gauteng Education MEC Angie Motshekga said the strategy consisted of four elements which include getting schools to work, getting resourcing right, getting learning right and developing teachers to support the new curriculum.

05-NOV-08·	Education Dept to release learner achievement results
	Posted by | schools
	Education Minister Naledi Pandor will release the literacy and numeracy learner achievement results from the Systemic Evaluation Survey conducted at the Foundation Phase in 2007. The baseline measures at grades three and six were established in 2001 and 2004. This is after the department conducted the second cycle of Systemic Evaluations at the Grade three levels in October 2007, with technical support from an independent agency, JET Educational Services,

03-NOV-08·	Teachers must expose disabled learners to opportunities
	Posted by | schools
	Educators must find multiple ways of exposing learners with disabilities to opportunities that will help them demonstrate their full potential, says Minister in the Presidency, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang. Speaking during her visit to the two schools that cater for learners with disabilities in Soshanguve, the minister urged educators to move beyond merely teaching children daily living skills and crafts.

31-OCT-08·	SA teachers honoured at awards ceremony
	Posted by | schools
	The National Teaching Awards have been presented at a ceremony at the Presidential Guest House that was attended by President Kgalema Motlanthe and Minister of Education Naledi Pandor. Principal of Wendywood Primary School Principal Heather Smith scooped the Lifetime Achievement Award.

27-OCT-08·	General Education Certificate will assess readiness
	Posted by | schools
	Grade 9’s in schools across the country will soon have to write an exam to test whether or not they are ready to enter their final matric year. The General Education Certificate (GEC), which will help schools assess the readiness of Grade 9 learners to enter matric, is to be introduced from next year.

27-OCT-08·	Warning for principals of underperforming schools
	Posted by | schools
	Education Minister Naledi Pandor has warned principals of underperforming schools that they would be removed and sent to attend leadership and skills courses. "If the principal fails to improve the school’s performance he or she would be removed and sent to leadership skills [courses] and a new person will take over,” the Minister said.

23-OCT-08·	Rural learners to benefit from mobile science lab
	Posted by | schools
	Schools in the deep rural areas of Vuwani with little or no science infrastructure are set to benefit from a mobile science laboratory. Nissan South Africa (SA) will hand over a mobile science laboratory to the University of Venda’s (Univen) Foundation Science Centre in Vuwani Township, Limpopo. Univen established the Science Centre with the aim of helping develop local learners at the Tshimbupfe, Mugoidwa, Ratshikwekwete, Lwenzhe, Muthurwana, Davhana, Kolokoshani, Ramauba schools, among others.

15-OCT-08·	Education campaign to ensure quality learning, teaching
	Posted by | schools
	The newly launched Quality Learning and Teaching Campaign will help to improve the quality of education for all learners especially the poor through mobilising communities to provide support to schools, teachers and learners. Speaking at the launch of the campaign on Thursday, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said the campaign sought to make citizens aware of the importance of education, and their roles, responsibilities and obligations towards education.

15-OCT-08·	School soccer teams take part in 2010 adventure campaign
	Posted by | schools
	Five provincial schools took part in soccer tournaments at the weekend under the auspices of the “My 2010 School Adventure” campaign, which is an initiative of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC). The schools soccer finals took place in Gauteng, Limpopo, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal and Northern Cape.

06-OCT-08·	SA marks World Teacher’s Day
	Posted by | schools
	South Africa joined the rest of the world on Sunday to honour the role and importance of teachers in the classroom and society on World Teacher’s Day. Speaking at the celebration of World Teacher’s Day in Durban on Sunday, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said: “Teachers are the backbone of the education system.

01-OCT-08·	Council discusses formulation of teachers dress code
	Posted by | schools
	The South African Council for Educators (SACE) has called on schools to help formulate guidelines for a dress code for school teachers. The council’s Chief Executive Officer Rej Brijraj said the Department of Education had received a number of complaints that some teachers were not dressing appropriately.

30-SEP-08·	Remaining in the Apartheid years
	Posted by | schools
	It is rather disturbing that the government, as per this article, is so concerned with the private sector but yet its own departments have neglected to implement equity, particularly in government schools. The previous Afrikaans white schools, to stay viable, were forced to allow other races into their establishment.

29-SEP-08·	Tracking system to assist in learner record keeping
	Posted by | schools
	The Department of Education has launched a new system to collect the data of each learner in the country and track their movement throughout their school careers. The system will for the first time ensure the Education Department has accurate enrolment numbers for learners in all schools.

06-AUG-08·	R12 million for 15 KZN schools
	Posted by | schools
	The Zenex Foundation has invested over R12 million to develop schools of excellence in rural KwaZulu-Natal, with a particular focus on Maths, Science and English. The project was launched in the province by the Education MEC at the Phungashe Education Resource Centre.

03-AUG-08·	SA economy creates two million jobs since 2002
	Posted by | schools
	Delivering a presentation at the Big Business Working Group, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel highlighted that the South African economy has created almost two million jobs since 2002.

21-JUL-08·	Education on social work must improve to meet demand
	Posted by | schools
	Social Development Minister Zola Skweyiya has challenged delegates attending the International Schools of Social Work Congress to look at ways of improving the relevance of studies in social work to meet the increasing demand for services.

17-JUL-08·	Gauteng to open 55 new schools this year
	Posted by | schools
	Addressing the media during the provincial government’s quarterly media briefings in Johannesburg MEC Motshekga said the provincial government had improved school infrastructure including renovations to school buildings

04-JUL-08·	Ready to Read targets young children
	Posted by | schools
	"Many of our children come from homes and schools without books and they do not have the attitudes and skills that come from living in a language- and print-rich environment," Ms Carmichael said, adding that the Ready to Read programme will provide such a platform.

19-JUN-08·	Gauteng gov hands over 20 new schools
	Posted by | schools
	The schools form part of the Gauteng Department of Education’s commitment to build 54 educational facilities in particular areas, identified through the governments Priority Townships Programme.

17-JUN-08·	Improved parent-school communication benefits learners
	Posted by | schools
	As a parent you may get shivers of dread to even think of discovering that your young teenager drinks during breaks at school, or devastatingly worse, to find that your twelve-year old son is HIV positive due to his sexual exploits behind the bicycle shed.

09-JUN-08·	St Stithian pupils encouraged to attain high marks
	Posted by | schools
	All learners should strive to broaden and deepen their understanding, skills and knowledge to become informed and attain the highest possible marks in all subjects, says Education Minister Naledi Pandor.

03-JUN-08·	Over R200m to improve working conditions for educators
	Posted by | schools
	In an effort to boost the morale of educators, the North West Department of Education has allocated R245.7 million to upgrade salaries of educators and school principals.

21-MAY-08·	Zenex Foundation invests R 12 m in Gauteng schools
	Posted by | schools
	The Zenex Foundation today marked the start of a dynamic partnership with Gauteng Department of education to invest over R 12.6 million in selected Gauteng schools.

20-MAY-08·	Circle of Excellence recognises top South African schools
	Posted by | schools
	The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation has launched a new programme recognising 73 of South Africa’s top secondary schools. Through its Circle of Excellence initiative, the Foundation aims to support and encourage South Africa’s centres of educational excellence to ensure that their high standards are maintained.

15-MAY-08·	Schools Partnership to boost youth support for 2010
	Posted by | schools
	The first steps to rallying and mobilising 12 million South African school pupils behind the 2010 FIFA World Cup began in Soweto on the weekend with the launch of the South African Schools Partnership.

14-MAY-08·	Address by Minister of Education
	Posted by | schools
	Thank you for accepting the invitation to attend this meeting with principals of technical high schools. I have convened this meeting to discuss the position of technical high schools and their role in the skills development agenda of our country.

13-MAY-08·	Feature: Schools World Cup to inspire nation’s children
	Posted by | schools
	The Schools World Cup was launched in an effort to stimulate excitement around the 2010 FIFA World Cup for the 12 million school pupils in South Africa, writes Simangaliso Zwane.

13-MAY-08·	R1.3 million for maths and science learners
	Posted by | schools
	The university will use the donation of R1.3 million to enhance the provision of maths and science programmes through its Vuwani Science Centre to schools in the surrounding communities.

05-MAY-08·	Cape to spend R40m on attracting good teachers
	Posted by | schools
	The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has allocated more than R40 million extra for rural schools who struggle to find qualified and competent teachers. Speaking at the meeting of the Provincial Legislature, Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore said the additional R40 million is expected to attract qualified and competent staff particularly in subjects such as mathematics, science and life orientation.

29-APR-08·	Schools to be mined for future employees
	Posted by | schools
	The Burnstone gold mine opened near Balfour in Mpumalanga in July last year, but local residents lacked the technical skills needed at the mine, while school leavers didn't qualify for bursaries that were on offer.

23-APR-08·	Disadvantaged schools to teach “World’s Biggest Lesson”
	Posted by | schools
	The learners from Mitchell's Plain, Athlone and Retreat will join millions of children, teachers, parents and campaigners in over 100 countries teaching their politicians, officials and government representatives including journalists the important lessons about human rights, justice and responsibility.

17-APR-08·	ICT must be encouraged at schools
	Posted by | schools
	In order for South Africans to fully capitalise on the potential that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) holds for education, ICT must be encouraged in schools, says Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.

17-APR-08·	“Heartlines” brings values to classrooms
	Posted by | schools
	Heartlines, a mass media project aimed at promoting values in South Africa has launched an interactive free Educator’s Guide to support Life Orientation teaching in schools.

09-APR-08·	Bontle ke Botho to bring employment to youth
	Posted by | schools
	Unemployed youth of Bronkhorstspruit and surrounding areas are to benefit from a government campaign which employs the youth in waste management and recycling. The Bontle ke Botho Clean and Green (BkB) campaign was unveiled at the Bronkhorspruit Sport Centre.

09-APR-08·	Innovation project uses cell phones to teach maths
	Posted by | schools
	An innovative cell phone based programme aimed at improving maths performance is being piloted in two schools in the North West Province.The pilot project known as “M4Girls” uses Nokia 6300 cell phones that are pre-loaded with educational material to help improve the mathematics performance of Grade 10 learners. The project is an official world first for Nokia .

07-APR-08·	SA's most improved schools honoured
	Posted by | schools
	Forty-two schools from all over the country received over R2 million in prizes as Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Minister of Education Naledi Pandor honoured the Most Improved Schools of 2007.

01-APR-08·	Lack of parenting, bullying leads to absenteeism
	Posted by | schools
	A lack of parental involvement, bullying and punishment for late-coming are some of the reasons why there is a high rate of absenteeism among South African pupils, according to a report.

31-MAR-08·	Redesigned education portals to be launched
	Posted by | schools
	Education Minister Naledi Pandor will unveil the redesigned Thutong Education Portal which has been simplified to allow for easier searching and research.

29-MAR-08·	Support for R121bn education budget
	Posted by | schools
	An education specialist has the R121.1 billion national budget allocation for education as key to growth and development in the country. “Trevor Manuel has been an enthusiastic supporter of programmes that could make a difference while growing capabilities and opportunities by improving quality and access to education,” said Graeme Bloch, an education specialist from the Development Bank of Southern Africa.

28-MAR-08·	Sales of digital whiteboards almost double
	Posted by | schools
	Bergvliet High School in Cape Town is the first school in the country to convert from chalk blackboards to interactive whiteboards. The school has swapped all its blackboards for whiteboards at a cost of R1,5million. "It makes our pupils better learners", says Deputy Principal Stephen Price. "It makes us want to teach and our learners want to learn!"

27-MAR-08·	Appointment of convicted teacher to be probed
	Posted by | schools
	Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore has called for the Public Service Commission to investigate the appointment procedures for teachers and non-academic staff at schools in the province. This follows a school employee being convicted of raping a colleague at Villiersdorp Secondary School.

17-MAR-08·	Language Board CEO challenges school for discrimination
	Posted by | schools
	Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) Chief Executive Officer, Ntombenhle Nkosi, is to appear before Durban’s Equality Court to challenge the Durban High School for discriminating against her son’s language.

11-MAR-08·	Parents must teach children manners
	Posted by | schools
	Parents have been urged play a more active role in bringing up their children so as to avoid the high incidence of crime in schools, says Education Minister Naledi Pandor.

11-MAR-08·	Learners to benefit from free science centre
	Posted by | schools
	Johannesburg scholars are set to benefit from a newly opened laboratory which will provide a free facility for Grade 10 – 12 physical science experiments as well as teacher training.

06-MAR-08·	The Headmaster's Speech
	Posted by | schools
	“We have one freedom inside us that nobody can take away, the freedom of reaction/attitude in any given circumstance.” Viktor Frankl, the psychologist & concentration camp survivor.

25-FEB-08·	Clean Beach programme for Cape pupils
	Posted by | schools
	Cape pupils will be educated about the importance of keeping beaches clean, through a programme themed “Don’t mess with South Africa’s beaches” – which is a partnership of the city council and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).

20-FEB-08·	Minister's pledge is a bit like treating cancer with panado
	Posted by | schools
	I really think that with the violence, drug abuse, underpaid teachers, under qualified teachers and general lack of discipline in our schools at the moment, the minister's pledge is a bit like treating cancer with panado (or AIDS with garlic for that matter).

19-FEB-08·	My children will not be part of this
	Posted by | schools
	I teach my children good moral values and I don’t believe it is governments place to be writing up pledges for children.

17-FEB-08·	National School Pledge
	Posted by | schools
	In principle the use of a pledge by the children in our schools is an excellent concept and I am sure over time it will reap the desired rewards. I do however have some reservations.

14-FEB-08·	Pandor lowers financial barriers to learning
	Posted by | schools
	The doors to learning were opened wider this week with announcements of financial relief for university and school fees.

13-FEB-08·	Gauteng’s 70 new schools to ease overcrowding
	Posted by | schools
	The Gauteng Education Department is building 70 new schools throughout the province to help curb overcrowding and ensure the smooth running of the education system

13-FEB-08·	Responsibility, accountability vital for better education
	Posted by | schools
	Employees of the Education department and its institutions must be principled and accountable in their daily work, in order to improve school results and uplift the standard of learning in South Africa

07-FEB-08·	Eastern Cape learners to get 90 bicycles
	Posted by | schools
	Eastern Cape learners who travel long distances to reach schools in the rural areas, are to receive 90 bicycles from the provincial Roads and Transport Department

23-JAN-08·	Land sale to fund school’s improvements
	Posted by | schools
	The Jan van Riebeeck High School in the Western Cape has agreed to sell underutilised land worth R60 million to private developers, and plans to use the funds to build additional facilities.

21-JAN-08·	Principals warned not to withhold reports
	Posted by | schools
	The Department of Education in the Western Cape has warned principals that they may not withhold the reports of students whose parents are unable to pay for school fees

21-JAN-08·	Pandor pays surprise visits to schools
	Posted by | schools
	The Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor, paid surprise visits to four schools in Cape Town

17-JAN-08·	Joy and tears on the first day of school
	Posted by | schools
	Scores of beaming but anxious Grade R pupils filed into schools across KwaZulu-Natal to start the first day of their academic careers

09-JAN-08·	New Gauteng schools to address overcrowding
	Posted by | schools
	In a bid to reduce overcrowding in Gauteng schools, the provincial Department of Education is expected to open 17 new schools when schools reopen countrywide

09-JAN-08·	More learners to benefit from fee exemption
	Posted by | schools
	More than five million South African pupils will be exempted from paying school fees this year.

10-DEC-07·	Should you pursue a welding career?
	Posted by | schools
	Welding is an occupation that plays a role in many types of construction and repair work. Trained welders are needed to assist with building skyscrapers, hospitals, schools, and homes.

06-DEC-07·	Capital prepares for 2010 upgrades
	Posted by | schools
	The Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality is preparing to upgrade various areas through a “Smart City Project” as part of its infrastructural development plans for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

14-NOV-07·	Children learn life skills at caring school
	Posted by | schools
	There may not be any traffic lights in Mpumalanga's rural Nkomazi area, but children at the local primary school know exactly what they are for, writes Thabisile Khoza.

09-NOV-07·	Cleaners get bonus after winning award
	Posted by | schools
	Christmas has come early for 125 street cleaners in Tzaneen, Limpopo who will be getting a share of R40 000 after their municipality won the provincial leg of the country’s cleanest town competition.

23-OCT-07·	Launch of Business School
	Posted by | schools
	An innovative business school will be launched in Cape Town on Thursday 25th October to meet the need to develop world-class managers and entrepreneurs in South Africa. The Real Institute for Sustainable Entrepreneurship will assist managers and business owners to achieve both personal as well as business goals.

12-OCT-07·	A better route to business education and skills training
	Posted by | schools
	We need an organisation capable of dramatically updating the content of our business education and training programmes. Given the failure not only of our business schools but of our regulators as well, we cannot use them in this part of the process. Their failure to embrace the best of international practice has disqualified them

09-MAY-07·	National science week aimed at youths
	Posted by | schools
	The 2007 National Science Week (NSW) launched Monday ahead of the actual event is aimed at persuading the youth to pursue careers in the science field. The annual week-long event from 12 to 19 May is themed “Tomorrow’s Science and Technology are in our youth’s hands.”

13-DEC-06·	The problem began in the schools - that's where it must be fixed
	Posted by | schools
	I would start right at the grassroots level, spending more monies (at least 60% of the available funding) on education from Grade 'R' to Grade 12. In doing so I would ensure that students leaving Grade 12 will have the capacity to perform adequately in institutions, workplaces and careers of their choice. That's where the problem began, that's where it must get fixed!

28-JUN-06·	Quality Assurance in Schools - Quo Vadis?
	Posted by | schools
	While there is progress in improving standards in our public schools, the drop-out rate still remains a particular worry. And when we consider that the curriculum is about preparing learners for higher education, Mariétta van Rooyen argues that the 99% of learners who need vocational and occupational skills are hardly catered for at all.

25-APR-06·	Pandor spends time teaching in Nyanga school
	Posted by | schools
	To highlight the Global Campaign for Education focus on the critical role of teachers, Education Minister Naledi Pandor spent time teaching a grade 12 class in Nyanga.

19-APR-06·	Doors of learning open for rural pupils
	Posted by | schools
	Three multimillion rand schools have been officially opened in Taung – bringing to an end long walks to nearby schools by learners in Reivello, Moretele and Mamutlwa villages. Thanks to the Transnet Foundation the schools now have computer centers and libraries worth more than R6 million.

06-APR-06·	Rural school strives to bridge skills gap
	Posted by | schools
	From humble beginnings to top achiever – this is the tale of a rural Mpumalanga school whose vision is to contribute to the country’s skills pool of engineers, doctors and accountants.

01-FEB-06·	SAA lands at rural schools
	Posted by | schools
	South African Airways have launched a project to ensure that children in rural areas are aware of the careers available for them in the aviation industry. Their Vulindlela roadshow will be touring the Limpopo province thanks to SAA and other aviation industry sponsors.

09-NOV-05·	What about those who can't read?
	Posted by | schools
	I am just wondering whether your reference to "disabled" includes learners at high school level (a miracle how they managed to get there!) that still have the reading ability of a grade 3 child.

05-JUL-05·	Not enough learners taking maths & science
	Posted by | schools
	Science and Technology Minister Mosibudi Mangena has expressed concern over the low number of high school learners taking and passing Mathematics and Science subjects.

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