“I wish them all of the best,” basic education minister Angie Motshekga said to the class of 2021 as they sat down for their first matric exam on Wednesday. She said pupils have been under pressure because of two years of disrupted schooling due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “This class didn’t have a full year in 2020 — the biggest problem is that this year we had to bring them […]
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says her department does not have any plans at the moment to close schools. The Minister says those that are planning to shut down schools forcefully will be dealt with by law enforcement. On the site visit to various schools in Limpopo, Motshekga says parents are the only ones who can decide on whether their children report to school or not. The Minister says primary […]
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has told Parliament that plans are at an advanced stage for the standardisation of assessments for grades three, six, and nine. This will be accompanied by the introduction of a general education certificate before grade nine. Speaking during her department’s budget vote debate on Thursday, Motshekga said this is being done to avoid pupils only encountering a standardised exam at grade 12. “We have already […]
Nationally schools have welcomed back Grade 7 and 12 pupils under new health protocols on Monday. Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga briefed the nation on Sunday afternoon on the plan for schools to finally reopen after a fitful process to get them fully prepared to fight the coronavirus pandemic while ensuring the education of scholars. Motshekga announced that 95% of schools were now equipped with the necessary equipment, while […]
About 95 percent of schools around South Africa are ready to re-open under the coronavirus (Covid-19) level 3 lockdown regulations, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said on Sunday. "We can now say with confidence that about 95 percent of our schools have been ably provided with the Covid-19-related imperatives. The sector, with the assistance of our partners, will strive to deal with the remaining five percent to ensure that the […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
