The opening of a new secondary school in Palm Ridge, east of Johannesburg, will ease overcrowding in classrooms and resolve transport problems for learners who had to travel too far away areas to get an education. Gauteng Education unveils 17 new schools As the little ones made their emotional first appearance at … [Read more...]
Shackleton Lounge Opened by Innovation Academy
The Shackleton Lounge a new purpose-built innovation space was opened by the Innovation Academy, UCD on Friday. Located in the O’Brien Centre for Science at the heart of the Belfield campus, the new innovation space will act as a catalyst for innovation and will be the home of students of Innovation, … [Read more...]
Higher Education White Paper
The Department of Higher Education and Training has officially launched a White Paper on Post School Education and Training, which sets out strategies to expand on the current delivery of education and training in South Africa for the period up to 2030. … [Read more...]
Irish Education Show Improvements
Ireland's results in the latest OECD PISA Report show encouraging signs of improvements within the education system, according to the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland. … [Read more...]
Learners benefit from wellness mobile units
The Departments of Health and Education in the Western Cape have launched a Wellness Mobile Service, which will see a fleet of five mobile units visiting schools across the province to screen Grade R and Grade 1 learners. The mobile units will increase access to health care services of learners in schools, particularly … [Read more...]
School nutrition programme false
Durban – KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Education, Senzo Mchunu, has rejected as “false” media reports suggesting that the School Nutrition Programme would discontinue as a result of a court action by certain service providers. The MEC’s spokesperson Muzi Mahlambi told SAnews that some 81 service providers took the Department … [Read more...]
Zululand Univ receives educational display
Pretoria – The Department of Science and Technology, in partnership with BMW South Africa, has donated a BMW 3 series educational display vehicle to the University of Zululand’s Science Centre in Richards Bay. Science and Technology Deputy Minister Michael Masutha handed over the third educational display car on … [Read more...]
Pupils to have textbooks
All learners will have textbooks by the start of 2014, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said on Friday. “We are confident that at the start of the school year, all learners will have a textbook in their hands,” said the minister, who was briefing reporters on developments at the department. The Department of … [Read more...]
Education dept has delivered
The Department of Basic Education says it rejects “in the strongest terms” claims that it has failed to deliver on its mandate. In a statement on Tuesday, the department said since its creation in 2009, it has made progress in many areas that have seen an improvement in the system, including the Accelerated School … [Read more...]
NDP critical for long term growth
Pretoria – The implementation of South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP) by 2030 is critical to the country’s long term sustainability. This is the view of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) President Peter Bakker. “The WBCSD recognises that above all, robust partnerships between … [Read more...]