The South African Democratic Teachers Union alleges schools are pressuring learners in grade 10 and upwards to drop maths to protect overall matric pass rates

The department’s R2.5 billion budget cut, impacting administration, curriculum, and infrastructure, leaves it with a R3.8 billion shortfall over the next three years

Relations have soured between Nehawu and its alliance partner, the ANC

Teachers in Mpumalanga’s Manyeleti circuit in the Bohlabela education district are prohibited from marking matric exams following fraud allegations involving teachers and learners

The government has tried to exploit negative sentiment towards public sector workers, but siding with the employer may be even more difficult

Workers are in the throes of a cost of living crisis, which could force the government to fold on its hard line against more spending

Angie Motshekga says 2021’s matrics are in ‘a class of their own’ for having persevered through Covid-19 pandemic for two years

More than half a million basic education-sector workers are set to receive the vaccination in the next two weeks

Some principals do not have the skills to compile bullying reports; others fear being victimised. This has led to children battling the scourge alone

The Human Rights Commission inquiry into bullying and sex at schools in Limpopo has heard that some principals don’t report cases of a sexual nature that involve teachers and…

The high court has set aside the decision by the department and education quality assurer Umalusi that matrics would have to rewrite two subject leaked just before the matric exams

Strict Covid protocols are in place for the exams, with special provision made for those who test positive

Sadtu has accused the state of being an “uncaring employer” for failing to pay salary increases due two years ago

The academic year will extend into 2021 in a ‘deliberately cautious approach’ as president confirms South Africa has world’s fifth-highest Covid-19 infection tally

Public sector unions say the rampant Covid-19 pandemic will have a devastating effect on how the government is run and services are delivered

After unions demanded that schools be closed this week, the department has said it is the cabinet’s prerogative to decide whether schools should close

Citing cases such as a school to which only four learners returned, to be met by 20 teachers, the union said Covid-19 is wreaking havoc on learning

Protocols have now been established for school educators who are aged 60 and above and for those with comorbidities

Last week the basic education minister was adamant that teachers will return to school on May 25, but some provinces say not all Covid-19 measures are in place to prevent its…

Five organisations stand firm on ensuring schools have taken all safety measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus when learners, teachers and school management teams return