Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane has officially launched the Thuto-Lore Engineering School of Specialisation (SOS) in Sharpeville, marking another step in the province’s effort to modernise education and equip learners with future-ready skills.
The specialised school will focus on manufacturing, renewable energy and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), aligning with the province’s broader goal of preparing learners for emerging industries.
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eThekwini Municipality said on Friday that preliminary investigations had traced the fumes that sickened learners and teachers at Umbilo Secondary School in Wentworth to a nearby container-cleaning operation that uses ethyl acrylate.
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