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Kamogelo Seekoei

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Expensively trained, nowhere to teach

Teachers trained at huge state expense could be lost to public education if the WCED does not find them teaching posts by Monday.

Thembalihle children get classroom

Thembalihle children get classroom

The determination of residents in Thembalihle who took to the streets three weeks ago to get their children into school, has paid off.

UJ students gatecrash VC’s party

UJ students gatecrash VC’s party

Unresolved tensions between students and management at UJ erupted on Friday at the university’s launch of its Soweto campus.

‘Take the baton from Tutu’

‘Take the baton from Tutu’

An institute for race studies has been set up opposite the notorious Reitz residence on UFS, writes <b>Kamogelo Seekoei</b>.

Excluded learners take to the streets

Excluded learners take to the streets

Parents are furious as children continue to be denied places at schools, writes <b>Kamogelo Seekoei</b>.

Culprits fingered in school exclusion cases

Culprits fingered in school exclusion cases

Eastern Cape official says white male principals are prime offenders in school exclusions.

Cloud over new student loan plans

Cloud over new student loan plans

Auditor general slams student financial aid scheme that will manage new R1,5-billion allocation.

Tertiary fee pledges a step towards free education

Neither the ANC nor the government has any time frame in mind for the implementation of the goal of free education.

Maths and science pupils ‘set up for disappointment’

The 2010 maths and science matric results rang alarm bells for some educationists.

‘Rural children just need a chance to be world beaters’

Trying to build a nation on second languages will destroy developmental goals and SA should strive for mother tongue education.

‘We too have a dream

‘We too have a dream,’ say UFS students

Diverse campus lifestyles in the US inspire Kovsies to become ‘cohorts of change’.

We are a nation crying out for help

We are a nation crying out for help

What’s wrong with us? With our abnormally high incidence of rape it’s a question SA have to ask. This report is part of our 16 Days of Activism series

A school system designed to fail kids

Education and marginalisation was the major theme at the recent Public Participation in Education Network conference in Johannesburg.

‘Disabled at risk of dropping out’

Further research into the drop out rates of disabled children in South Africa is needed as these children and the youth are highly vulnerable.

Anomalies in Sexual Offences Act challenged

The Teddy Bear Clinic and Resources aimed at the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect filed papers to challenge anomalies in the Sexual Offences Act.

Schools cheat on fees

Schools cheat on fees

Parents kept in the dark about government policy on payments and exemptions.

Storm brews over destroyed matric scripts

The destruction of matric scripts in Cape Town has brought into focus what measures exist to compensate pupils when their scripts are lost.

Africa’s health up in smoke

Africa’s health up in smoke

The continent’s reliance on biomass has lethal results, report says.

Creation of South African Einstein a thwarted aim

A prestigious institute that aims to produce a South African Einstein is struggling to find local candidates for the role.

A testing time…

A testing time…

Socioeconomic background makes all the difference when it comes to matric exams.