By Rachel Mohamed As we wrap up Youth Month, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has urged all Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres to register with the department. This call to action follows an estimate from the Santa Shoebox Project, which reveals that 1.3 million children in South Africa are currently not enrolled in any ECD programs. Deb Zelezniak, CEO of the Santa Shoebox Project, emphasized that "South Africa is […]
The death toll from the recent flooding in the Eastern Cape has risen to 57. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa warned that the number may increase as recovery efforts continue. He described the situation in areas like Mthatha as devastating and urged citizens to refrain from building on floodplains, noting that climate change will worsen the impact of such disasters. Hlabisa called for decisive national action to […]
By Ragheema Mclean With less than a month to go before the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams begin, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has issued a stern warning to all matric candidates about the serious repercussions of cheating during the final exams. Earlier this month, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) confirmed that 727 121 full-time candidates and 155 215 part-time candidates are registered for the final examinations. […]
By Kouthar Sambo The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, noted the funding crisis within the Department of Basic Education funding, attributing this to above-inflation increases in public sector wages. As a result, budgets have been, either cut or remain the same. This comes as several provinces are forced to terminate educators’ contracts at the end of the year, placing added pressure on the education sector to fill the growing […]
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has said it will be challenging the latest court ruling, which set aside its decision to have two leaked matric exams re-written. According to the department spokesperson, Elijah Mhlanga, the move has plunged the department into “unimagined chaos”. It comes as Sadtu, Afriforum and student representatives had taken the department to court after it set dates for a re-write of the Mathematics and Physical […]
The Department of Basic Education has been meeting with the Hawks regarding the Priority Crime Unit’s investigation into the leaking of the matric Maths Paper 2. It emerged on Monday, that the paper was leaked before it was written and that Gauteng and Limpopo learners had seen it. The department’s spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga says learners in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the Western Cape are also believed to have seen the paper. […]
Its has been three months since the High Court in Pretoria ordered the department of basic education to reinstate the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) but children across the country are still going without food. In July, the court ordered the department to ensure all qualifying children got meals. But Equal Education, along with its Law Centre and Section27 this week released the results of a recent survey, in which […]
Education expert Professor Mary Metcalfe says educators will have to assist learners to cope with catching up on the backlog of the 2020 academic year, following delays to the calendar due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The Department of Basic Education says despite having trimmed down the curriculum, learners will only manage to finish 70% of their work for the year. The department says the remaining 30% will be incorporated into […]
The Department of Basic Education is implementing a new system that will do away with supplementary exams and replace them with a second national exam, giving students an opportunity to better their results. The new system will save the department money and give pupils more time to prepare for exams. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga floated the plan as early as 2016, saying the department would implement changes to 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.
