insert_link South Africa DA in Gauteng Raises Alarm Over Sexual Offenders in Schools In S.A, the DA in Gauteng says learners in the province are alarmingly being exposed to sexual offenders and predators within their school environments. The provincial Department of Education has revealed that out of the 86-thousand-367 employees in public schools, only eight-thousand-782 have been vetted against the National Register for Sexual Offences. The DA’s Michael Waters says among those vetted, nine employees were identified as convicted sexual offenders: todayNovember 20, 2024 9
insert_link Lifestyle Thinking aloud: what happens when children read for pleasure in classroom clubs By Eileen Scheckle, Nelson Mandela University Every five years, the international Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) provides an assessment of how well grade 4 learners around the world read for meaning. And every time South Africa participates, the results are shocking. In the 2021 survey, more than 80% of South African fourth-graders weren’t able to make sense of what they were reading in […] todayJuly 12, 2024 38
insert_link Local Capricorn Foundation Partners with Beautiful Kidz Namibia to Support Disadvantaged Children through the Anusa Project The Capricorn Foundation is proud to announce its partnership with Beautiful Kidz Namibia. The Foundation has committed N$120,000.00 to support the Beautiful Kidz Anusa Project to uplift underprivileged children by donating high-quality school uniforms to 350 disadvantaged children attending public schools in Windhoek and supporting the women who manufacture the uniforms to earn an income. Beautiful Kidz Namibia is a non-profit organisation that operates various programmes to provide […] todayApril 29, 2024 19
insert_link Namibia North and Northeast schools dominate NSSCO level national examination Both public and private schools in the north-central and north-eastern regions of Namibia have dominated the national ranking of the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) Level national examinations for 2023. This includes seven public schools from Kavango East, Oshikoto, Omusati, as well as Ohangwena, that are among the top 10 best-performing schools at NSSCO level. Rukonga Vision School in Kavango East tops the list followed by Rev. Juuso […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 96