Childhood Professionals are taking to the streets today calling for increased investment in early childhood care and education — including a Government backed payscale for the early years workforce. … [Read more...]
Learners to celebrate Safer Internet Day
Learners from 10 schools in Gauteng will join hundreds of organisations to celebrate Safer Internet Day (SID) on 10 February. The day will coincide with the launch of the Film and Publication Board’s Back-2-School campaign. Learners and Safer Internet Day The campaign will be in partnership with the Gauteng Department … [Read more...]
Construction of New Schools
Ministers Announce Construction of Four New Schools Through Public Private Partnership . Building has commenced this week on four new post-primary schools under Schools Bundle 4 of the Government's Public Private Partnership (PPP) Programme. The schools and sports pitches will be built by BAM on greenfield sites and … [Read more...]
Education on the right track
Pretoria – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says she is confident that the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) is a game changer that has put the country’s education system on the right track. Education on the right track, says Minister “When I was appointed in 2009, the first thing I wished … [Read more...]
Education key to economic freedom
Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on young people to be educated and to be innovative in order to achieve economic freedom in their lifetime. Speaking at a youth dialogue hosted by the South African Youth Council – an umbrella body for all youth organisations in South Africa – in Mfuleni near … [Read more...]
Africa’s biggest Asset is its Game
Orna Non-Conformist Conservation Activist – Big 5 You have to take action to make a difference. The key to successful campaigning, is taking action and longevity. Anybody can do an expose’ and it goes away & everyone ‘thinks’ it’s cured. The important thing is to keep it out there in … [Read more...]
Students warned of bogus colleges
South Africa - The Department of Higher Education and Training has urged potential students to verify the accreditation of any private college or university before enrolling for studies. … [Read more...]
Leading South African University Announces Edx Partnership
It was revealed this week that Johannesburg's Witwatersrand University (Wits), in partnership with MOOC provider Edx, has announced plans to introduce free web courses in South Africa. The courses, which are planned to cover a range of topics from economics to world history, will be available to the 200,000-plus … [Read more...]
Commission to probe KZN education department
Education KZN – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has welcomed the appointment of a commission of enquiry into the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department’s fiscal management and procurement procedures. This after the provincial department received qualified audits for three consecutive years, with the … [Read more...]
Germany removes University fees
Just under a year after the UK government have realised that a hike in tuition fees achieved nothing, other than placing students into further debt, Germany will remove fees for all universities. … [Read more...]