Western Cape Education Department (WCED)

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Cape Town

The WCED will need to allocate over R1 million due to a series of burglaries and incidents of vandalism at schools

Early reports indicate that the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will need to allocate over R1 million due to a series of burglaries and incidents of vandalism at schools during the June/July holiday. Bronagh Hammond from the WCED informed VOC News that despite security measures being implemented at 424 schools, the province experienced 57 incidents of burglary and vandalism affecting 46 schools during the winter break. Meanwhile, education activist Vanessa […]

today7 August 2025

Cape Town

Community members are rocked after allegations of Islamophobia are leveled against a Vista High School Principal

By Kouthar Sambo Following allegations of Islamophobia against Vista High School Principal Mrs. Charline Little, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) told VOC News that the claims are false. The allegations surfaced after a viral social media post accused the principal of telling Muslim female students, "This isn't Makkah," and allegedly asking them to remove their headscarves during Ramadan. “The allegations are untrue. WCED officials visited the school earlier this […]

today6 March 2025

Cape Town

Lobby groups are up in arms following the teacher job cuts in the Western Cape

By Kouthar Sambo Lobby groups are up in arms following the cuts in the number of teacher jobs in the Western Cape. This comes after the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) cut 2,407 teaching posts in the province on Tuesday (31 December 2024). Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show, education expert professor Mary Metcalf said the budget for education is the largest of any budget item other than repayment of […]

today3 January 2025

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