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  1. Luis

    Samsung announces top 20 South African schools in R100,000 competition

    Samsung announces top 20 South African schools in R100,000 competition Samsung runs several initiatives in South Africa aimed at helping the country's youth shift from job seekers to innovators who can solve real-world problems. One such example is its Solve for Tomorrow Competition, which the...
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  3. Kosmik

    School and parent stories

    So feeling a bit annoyed at a number of items over the years across two schools and it feels that since Covid, things have gotten worse. Don't get me wrong, I understand teachers have difficult jobs as well as buerocracy at schools etc but I think let's have a space to share stories and vent...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    South African schools need official AI policies — Education experts

    South African schools need official AI policies — Education experts Education experts have called on the government to urgently develop policies to govern the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in schools, Netwerk24 reports. Independent education consultant Marius Botha told the...
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    • artificial intelligence (ai) department of basic education (dbe) education elijah mahlangu fedsas marius botha netwerk24 riaan van der bergh schools
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  5. Vorastra

    UK schools ordered to shut buildings over crumbling concrete

    https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-schools-ordered-shut-buildings-over-crumbling-concrete-2023-09-01/
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    • british concrete department of education (uk) reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (raac) schools
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  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Taxpayers will pay the price for protecting hospitals and schools from load-shedding — Outa

    Taxpayers will pay the price for protecting hospitals and schools from load-shedding — Outa If the government had to provide generators to protect state hospitals, clinics, schools, and police stations from load-shedding, it would come at a massive cost to South African taxpayers. That is...
  7. Jan

    South African school students in Grade R to Grade 4 are very far behind - research

    Grade 1s in South Africa can't work out 4 minus 1 Experts are warning that the positive spin on South Africa's latest matric results in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic is ignoring the overall devastating impact the last two years have had on younger learners. A lot of the recent focus has...
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  8. Jan

    School dropouts up by at least 30% in South Africa's lockdown

    School dropouts increased drastically during lockdown in South Africa Between 650,000 and 750,000 children aged seven to 17 were not attending school as of May this year, compared to the 400,000 to 500,000 figure from before the national lockdown. This is according to the National Income...
    • Jan
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    • covid-19 covid-19 coronavirus covid-19 lockdown debra shepherd schools
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  9. J

    Schools expect few student withdrawals during lockdown

    Schools expect few student withdrawals during lockdown South Africans schools are confident they will retain most of their learners during the lockdown. This is despite the Department of Education confirming that the opportunity is available for parents to withdraw their children from schools...
  10. J

    24 schools and 20 cellphone towers vandalised every day in South Africa

    24 schools and 20 cellphone towers vandalised every day in South Africa South Africa's COVID-19 response has comprised a nationwide lockdown which saw many sectors of the economy close down. As the COVID-19 alert level lowers and restrictions are lifted, a number of these sectors have started...
  11. J

    Gauteng wants to recruit unemployed people to screen school kids

    Gauteng wants to recruit unemployed people to screen school kids The Gauteng Department of Education has released a recruitment pamphlet which invites Gauteng-residing graduates and unemployed youth between the ages of 18 and 35 to join its COVID-19 Brigades Programme. According to the...
  12. J

    South African schools are opening - Here are the new dates

    South African schools are opening - Here are the new dates Department of Basic Education (DBE) Minister Angie Motshekga has confirmed that the reopening of schools will take place on 1 June. This will extend to public schools and private/independent schools, Motshekga said.
  13. J

    New dates proposed for opening of South African schools

    New dates proposed for opening of South African schools Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has announced that the proposed date for Grade 7 and matric learners to return to school is 1 June 2020. This nullifies earlier assertions by other members of the Department of Basic Education...
  14. J

    Opening schools in South Africa - What the experts have to say

    Opening schools in South Africa - What the experts have to say Educations experts are concerned about opening schools too soon in South Africa, while the COVID-19 pandemic is still a risk. In a presentation made yesterday, the Director-General of the Department of Basic Education (DBE)...
  15. J

    Plan to open South African schools next week - All the details

    Plan to open South African schools next week - All the details The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has announced that it plans for schools to reopen on 4 May. Teachers are set to arrive on 4 May, while Grade 12 and Grade 7 learners will arrive back at school on 6 May.
  16. Kevin Lancaster

    We are last because we send poor kids to terrible schools

    We are last because we send poor kids to terrible schools Following the Department of Education’s announcement that it wants to pass learners in Grade 7-9 who get 20% for maths, Wits vice-chancellor Adam Habib has voiced his criticism.
  17. N

    How much does it cost to raise a kid into adulthood

    As title says, How much does it cost to raise a kid into adulthood? It seems there are a lot of different opinions out there. What would you spend on your children or do you just wing it?
  18. NeonNinja

    100,000 ghost pupils in EC

    Today in The Herald: https://www.facebook.com/TheHeraldEC?hc_location=stream
  19. LazyLion

    School taken to court over Cricket Demotion

    A man has taken St Charles College to court to stop them dropping his 17-year-old son as captain and as a member of the Pietermaritzburg school's cricket first team, The Star reported on Wednesday. The father could not be named to protect his son's identity. According to court papers, his...
  20. LazyLion

    Zuma must act on Limpopo Text book case: DA

    President Jacob Zuma should get involved in the Limpopo textbook shortage crisis, the Democratic Alliance said on Monday. DA spokeswoman Desiree van der Walt said she had written to Zuma, requesting his intervention. "President Zuma must show his seriousness about our children's education...
  21. LazyLion

    KZN Education Dept Ordered to pay R3.9M to Former Pupil

    The Durban High Court has ordered the KwaZulu-Natal education department to pay damages of R3.9 million to a former pupil accidentally hit by a teacher, the Mercury reported on Monday. According to the paper, the teacher hit the young boy in the eye with the tip of his belt while he was...
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