The former Ntabankulu Senior Primary School deputy principal who murdered three female teachers last week before killing himself, had previously intimidated staff and pupils by conducting “random shootouts” outside the school premises, according to Eastern Cape department of education spokesperson, Velani Mbiza-Gola.
Protests at Addington Primary School near the Durban beachfront intensified this week, despite efforts by education officials to place some learners, while parents renewed objections to proposals that some children be accommodated at schools outside the central Durban area.
The South Africa Under-19 cricket team received a sobering reminder of the standards required at Super Six level as they opened their ICC Under-19 World Cup campaign with a six-wicket defeat to Australia Under-19s, leaving the young Proteas under immediate pressure in Group I.
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) on Monday officially started the national rollout of teacher training workshops in Mpumalanga, to support the implementation of the Online Teacher Development Platform (OTDP).
Organisations may have networks, devices and platforms in place, yet still struggle to use technology at scale because the talent pipeline is too thin.
The Gauteng Department of Education has launched a R240 million school for learners with special needs in Springs, Ekurhuleni, catering for learners with epilepsy, autism and other specialised needs.
Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane has lashed out at the province’s scholar transport system, blaming regulatory failures and systemic shortcomings for the fatal crash that claimed the lives of 14 learners in Vanderbijlpark earlier this week.
The steps of the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court became a gathering place of sorrow and outrage on Thursday as families, learners, and community members assembled during the first appearance of 22-year-old scholar transport driver Ayanda Dludla.
