Student accommodation and debt at the centre of protests on East London campuses
It has been a problematic start to the academic year for thousands of students in East London and across the country.
Education
Stun grenades, arrests but no beds for homeless students at CPUT
Hundreds of CPUT students are still without accommodation while the university says its residences are full.
Pit toilets replaced by substandard ‘improved’ pit toilets in EC schools
The ventilated improved pit latrines built in Eastern Cape schools do not meet safety standards.
Bishop Lavis parents protest declining education standards
The quality of education in schools is taking a hammering from cuts to the education budget.
Khayelitsha school achieves 99.3% pass rate
Joe Slovo achieved its best improvements in the maths and science pass rates.
A gloomy Christmas for food vendors barred from Limpopo schools
The Limpopo department of education has set new requirements for food vendors permitted at schools.
Human Rights Commission hosts dialogue on racism at Western Cape schools
A dialogue on racism was called by the human rights commission after incidents of racism were reported at a number of Western Cape schools.
Austerity cuts Western Cape teachers’ jobs
The Western Cape Education Department is planning on cutting over 2,400 teaching posts.
Bilharzia infections plague Limpopo schools
Poor sanitation and lack of clean drinking water is suspected to be behind the outbreak in Limpopo.
Damelin College found breaking labour laws in East London campus closure
An investigation by the Department of Labour and Employment in the Eastern Cape followed the closure of the East London campus.
Hundreds protest over planned teacher cuts in the Western Cape
Classes in poor schools are expected to grow even bigger as the education department plans to cut teacher posts.
Despite provisional re-registration, Damelin shuts East London campus
In March, the higher education department de-registered Educor for failing to prove their financial viability. The new minister of higher education in August backtracked the decision, but Damelin East London is closing anyway.
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