2023 matric class achieves highest pass rate since democracy with 82.9%
Cape Town — The matric class of 2023 have great reason to celebrate as they recorded the highest matric... Read more
19 Jan, 2024
Gauteng MEC Matome Chiloane urges parents not to shun township schools
Johannesburg — Gauteng MEC for Education, Matome Chiloane, has criticised parents for refusing their children’s admission to township schools,... Read more
17 Jan, 2024
SA won’t fold its arms and watch parents using children at traffic light as beggars – Motshekga
Cape Town – The National Assembly has approved the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill, aimed at addressing challenges... Read more
30 Oct, 2023
Over 717 000 students begin 2023 matric exams
Cape Town – Over 717 000 matriculants are beginning their final 2023 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations at nearly... Read more
30 Oct, 2023
Covid-19 impacted reading literacy levels of learners – Motshekga
Cape Town – Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga says the Covid-19 pandemic significantly impacted the reading literacy levels... Read more
19 Jun, 2023
Revealed: how Angie Motshekga’s reading plan failed SA’s children
The vast majority of ten-year-old children in South Africa cannot read for meaning. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks By Daneel Knoetze... Read more
11 May, 2023
WATCH | ‘Take note @Ramaphosa,’ says Maimane after videos of learners smoking, brawling in uniforms surface
Cape Town – One SA Movement leader Mmusi Maimane has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to take decisive action in... Read more
22 Apr, 2022
Minister Angie Motshekga says schools ‘ready for full-time attendance’
Cape Town – South African Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has expressed confidence in her department, saying that... Read more
8 Feb, 2022
Minister Motshekga wants social distancing at schools to be reduced
Cape Town – South African Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has called for social distancing space between pupils... Read more
12 Jan, 2022
SA schools to remain open despite increasing Covid-19 cases
Schools around the country will remain open despite rising Covid-19 cases, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has said. Motshekga... Read more
20 Jun, 2021
