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Five years after renovations were due to start at Thubelihle High School in Soweto, nothing has happened. Meanwhile learners are crammed into temporary classrooms. Photo: Chris Gilili Learners at Thubelihle High School in Soweto are crammed into temporary classrooms, five years after renovations were promised. This is one of many schools in Gauteng which are overcrowded, … [Read more...] about Gauteng learners crammed into classrooms but department says there’s no crisis

The Liquor Amendment Bill, on hold since 2018, may be tightened up in the light of experience during the Covid lockdowns. Image: Stable Diffusion (public domain) The Liquor Amendment Bill may be tightened up in the light of experience during the Covid lockdown, says the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. The Bill, which seeks to add restrictions on the sale of … [Read more...] about Liquor Amendment Bill might be further toughened up

People from across Cape Town attended the two-day Cape Flats Book Festival in Mitchells Plain over the weekend. The event brought together local authors and poets who interacted with audiences. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks Hundreds of people, young and old, came out to the Cape Flats Book Festival at the West End Primary School in Mitchells Plain at the weekend. The two-day event … [Read more...] about Book Festival brings authors and poets to the Cape Flats

Illustration: Lisa Nelson The North West Education MEC has been ordered to pay R375,000 to the family of each of three learners who drowned while on an official school excursion in March 2016. Two learners died after a canoe they were paddling capsized. It is still unclear how the third learner drowned but it is believed that he was trying to rescue the others. The judge found … [Read more...] about Court orders compensation of R375,000 to families of learners who drowned on school outing

The University of Cape Town’s vice-chancellor and Council chair have been engulfed in controversy. Archive photo: Masixole Feni UCT council chair Babalwa Ngonyama has been accused of persistently frustrating attempts to discuss the resignation of Lis Lange, a former deputy vice-chancellor and other senior staff members. Leaked correspondence between council members describe a … [Read more...] about How UCT council chair ignored calls for meeting for months