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Parents role in a child’s education

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The role of parents and guardians in their children's education is crucial for their overall development and academic success. However, many parents face challenges in fulfilling this role due to various reasons such as time constraints and a lack of knowledge about modern school curricular. To ensure children's educational journey is supported, it is essential for parents to show genuine interest in their child's school activities and engage with the […]

12 June 2023

Local

Parents struggling to pay private school fees amid job losses

Eighty percent of parents are failing to pay school fees in private schools, according to the National Alliance of Independent Schools Association. The association says this has resulted in many teachers losing their jobs and some schools being are on the verge of collapse. It appears that some learners are also being expelled due to unpaid tuition fees. President of the association, Mandla Mthembu, says this is because schools rely […]

17 August 2020

Local

Parents Association calls for shutdown of schools without proper PPEs

The National Association of Parents in School Governance has called for the immediate shut down of schools that do not have the necessary coronavirus Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). It has emerged that some masks distributed to learners are of poor quality and do not meet the standards set out by the National Department of Health. The department has recommended that South Africans use three-layered cloth masks. Schools reopened for Grades […]

11 June 2020

Local

Separated parents allowed to move kids between houses: new regulations

Separated parents are now allowed to move their children between houses during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown, provided they meet certain legal requirements. While government had previously been unclear about the issue, new regulations regarding the matter were gazetted on Tuesday. Separated or divorced parents who want to move their children between them during the lockdown, will need a court order or an agreement that is registered with the family advocate, […]

8 April 2020

International News

Coronavirus death toll jumps to 107 in Italy, all schools shut

Italy closed all schools and universities and took other emergency measures on Wednesday to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Europe’s worst-hit country as the death toll and number of cases jumped. The total number of dead in Italy rose to 107 after 28 people died of the highly contagious virus over the past 24 hours, the Civil Protection Agency said. Education Minister Lucia Azzolina said schools […]

5 March 2020

News

Public urged to comment on Comprehensive Sexuality Education

By Qudissiyah Kasu After receiving many queries from the Muslim public on the new and controversial Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) program that the Department of Education plans to incorporate into the South African curriculum, the Department of Education has invited public comment on its (CSE) scripted lesson plans (SLPs) until Friday, 28 February 2020 . Even though the core aim of CSE and the new structured lesson plans is to […]

24 February 2020

News

‘Parents struggling with drug-addicted children must seek help’

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) has called on parents dealing with substance abuse within the home, especially with their children, to seek assistance from social workers. The department was commenting on the case of Tafelsig father, Sedick Abrahams, charged with murder after stabbing his 21 year old son to death at their home in January this year. The son, Clint Abrahams, a drug addict, had apparently threatened […]

11 April 2018

News

Practice of withholding report cards against the law: WCED

As schools prepare to close its doors for the academic year on Wednesday, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said it’s already received a number of complaints from parents that schools have refused to release their children’s reports cards due to outstanding school fees. In many cases, parents are forced to settle their remaining debt in order to access their children’s results. According to Section 41 (7) of the South […]

5 December 2017

Local

Parent’s can no longer spank their children: ruling

Parents who give their children a hiding will no longer be able to use the defence of ‘reasonable chastisement’ if they are later accused of assault. This comes after the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg ruled on Thursday that parents can’t be exempted from the law, even when their religious beliefs demand that they discipline their children. The judgment, handed down by Judge Raylene Keightley, was welcomed and criticised, […]

23 October 2017

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