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.
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Austerity cuts Western Cape teachers’ jobs
The Western Cape Education Department is planning on cutting over 2,400 teaching posts.
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.
Budget cuts, poor placement management and school incapacity keep learners out of school in Western Cape
Hundreds of learners are still not in schools five weeks after the start of the school year.
Doors of learning shut by budget cuts
Parents and learners hope that they will be placed in schools this year despite deep cuts in the education budget.
Late learners battle to get placed in school
The department says it is doing its best to place learners who applied late.
Taxi association lifts blockade but learners still absent from schools
Absenteeism continues in schools in Khayelitsha because of the climate of fear and uncertainty caused by the taxi associations, says the Western Cape education department.
Taxi blockade in Khayelitsha causes thousands of learners to miss school
The ongoing blockade of learner transport operators in Khayelitsha has resulted in over 13,000 learners missing school since Monday.
Top learners in the Western Cape awarded
The 2022 matric results saw an improvement in poor schools despite the lack of resources that impact on the provision of quality education.
Activists call for school closure for the year
Community organisations and activists that favoured the closure of schools differ over whether Grades seven and twelve should return to school in the Western Cape.
SADTU accepts classroom assistants idea
Two education stakeholders say they are not opposed to the introduction of classroom assistants that would facilitate lesson plans for teachers that need to be working from home due to covid-19 vulnerability.
Parents shut down schools in Khayelitsha
The WCED has condemned the shutting down of schools by parents demanding that the schools be deep cleaned after teachers test positive for covid-19.
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