The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has received and processed 839 130 online and manual applications for funding. According to the 2021 funding status report, of the 839 130 applications […]
Category: Education
North West Education department extends Covid-19 vaccine programme following low turnout
Photo: Google North West Department of Education has decided to extend Covid-19 vaccination programme following a lower turnout than expected. Education MEC in the Province Matsemela said the department had […]
Department of Basic Education Covid-19 vaccination programme comes to an end
Photo: DBE\twitter Covid-19 vaccination programme for educators and support staff in the Department of Basic Education has officially come to an end on Wednesday. The programme commenced on June 23 […]
As many as 750,000 children have dropped out of school during the pandemic
Illustration: Lisa Nelson Up to 750,000 learners have dropped out of school during the Covid-19 pandemic according to the latest NIDS-CRAM findings, about three times the pre-pandemic level. Almost a […]
MEC Lesufi disappointed as a little over 9K educators and support staff refuse to take Covid-19 vaccine jab
Photo: Google Gauteng Department of Education faces a tough task ahead of them in convincing teachers and other staff to take a Covid-19 vaccine. Education MEC in the Province Mr […]
Basic Education adjust winter school calendar to open a week earlier
Photo: SAGovNews Schools in South Africa will now reopen on 19 July, a week earlier, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced. This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced […]
Mpumalanga Education MEC’s visit to Manoka Secondary School in Mmametlake postponed
Photo: Google Mpumalanga MEC for Education, Mr Bonakele Majuba’s to Manoka Secondary School in Mmametlake has been postponed. In a communique by the MEC’S office, the visit came with a […]
Anger over exclusion of ECD centres from teacher vaccinations
Photo: supplied The early childhood development sector is appalled by the Department of Social Development’s silence on the exclusion of its teachers from vaccinations. The sector is already angry over […]
SIU probe reveals over expenditure in North West Education department when procuring face cloth masks
Photo: Google A Special Investigating Unit (SIU) probe has found that the North West Department of Education incurred more than R6.5 million in over expenditure when procuring thousands of cloth […]
Basic Education Minister to address the public on Covid-19 update in the Basic Education
Photo: twitter.com\DBE_SA Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekgoa is set to give an update Covid-19 effect in the Basic Education sector later today. Having moved to alert level 3 lockdown nationally, […]