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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

South Africa education

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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 2

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Basic Education and Health Departments Collaborate on New School Safety Guidelines

The Department of Basic Education is working closely with the Department of Health to develop new safety guidelines for schools following recent food contamination incidents linked to toxic pesticides. Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube told the media the department is also exploring legal measures to prevent hazardous chemicals, like organophosphates, from entering school environments to ensure the safety of learners:  

todayNovember 7, 2024 15

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South Africa’s young education researchers need networks to share experience more than pressure to produce outputs

Researchers in the education sphere benefit from collaboration and idea-sharing. cgstock/Shutterstock By Mpho-Entle Puleng Modise, University of South Africa and Maureen Robinson, Stellenbosch University   South Africa has for many years been a strong player in several areas of world-class research. Some of the country’s researchers have made major contributions in areas like the biomedical sciences, palaeontology and astronomy Good research matters. It can have broad, positive consequences. On paper South […]

todayApril 26, 2024 14

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