Education

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PE school shutdown suspended

Parents set deadline for provincial education department

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News | 11 February 2016

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Eastern Cape parents build their own school

Xhorha community still waiting for help from government

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News | 11 February 2016

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Dunoon parents picket at school

Shortage of space in Grade R

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News | 10 February 2016

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Banned from school for having dreadlocks

A Rastafarian teenager has returned to school after three weeks

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News | 9 February 2016

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Government needs to consult properly before closing schools

Provincial education departments are failing to follow procedures

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Analysis | 5 February 2016

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Fill teacher posts, demand Port Elizabeth parents

Parents keep schools closed in protest

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News | 5 February 2016

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Masiphumelele school promises to address students’ demands

Students go back to class

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News | 5 February 2016

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Students left to study under trees after school roof blows off

Eastern Cape school waiting for repairs since November

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News | 4 February 2016

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Protesters demand Atlantis school be made safe

But minister says action has already been taken

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Brief | 29 January 2016

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Parents refuse to pay for teachers who don’t teach

School accused of victimising children

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News | 27 January 2016

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Students close down Masiphumelele school

Protest against levy, textbooks, suspensions

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News | 26 January 2016

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UCT’s new plan to deal with student debt

Students allowed to register if they convert debt into a new loan

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News | 26 January 2016

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Unions slam teacher allocation policy

African and rural schools disadvantaged, says SADTU

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News | 25 January 2016

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Anti-land invasion unit demolishes creche extension

Owners and staff members of a community creche in Delft South were upset yesterday when an extension to their school was demolished by the City of Cape Town's Anti Land Invasion Unit (ALIU).

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News | 22 January 2016

Photo of large number of protestors in front of UCT Jameson Hall.

UCT union declares dispute

The Employees Union at UCT has declared a dispute with UCT Management over salary increases.

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Brief | 22 January 2016

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Pietermaritzburg school students lock teachers out

Students say school should not charge fees merely because it is surrounded by nice houses.

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News | 22 January 2016