Parents and guardians waited for hours in line outside the provincial education department’s Ekurhuleni North District Office in Benoni on Wednesday. Photo: Mzwandile Mamaila Parents in Benoni, east of Johannesburg, waited in snaking queues outside the provincial education department’s District Office this week to resolve school placement issues. A mother we interviewed says … [Read more...] about Thousands object to school placements in Gauteng
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Undocumented children struggle to find schools
Schools have reopened in Gauteng, but Michael is begging at the traffic lights because he is undocumented. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro Many children of immigrant parents who are undocumented are struggling to get places in South African schools. The online school registration placement system requires documentation and most public schools insist on it. Private schools will … [Read more...] about Undocumented children struggle to find schools
New trains stand idle as PRASA fails to upgrade depots
One of PRASA’s new blue trains. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira One of PRASA’s most vital capital contracts – to upgrade its depots to accommodate its new blue trains – has been delayed by irregularities. Dozens of new blue trains have been left to stand idle. A settlement agreement between a failed tenderer and the contract award winner may be against procurement rules. New … [Read more...] about New trains stand idle as PRASA fails to upgrade depots
SAPS must pay damages to senior officer falsely accused of racism
Johannesburg Labour Court Judge Portia Nkutha-Nkontwana has ordered the police to apologise to Lt Col Annemarie Oosthuizen for the indignity she suffered as a result of racial abuse. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks The South African Police Service (SAPS) must pay R300,000 in compensation and apologise to an officer falsely accused of racism. SAPS management had “dismally … [Read more...] about SAPS must pay damages to senior officer falsely accused of racism
Western Cape has tried a new approach to housing. It’s bearing fruit
Shack settlements like this one in Mfuleni, Cape Town were once thought to be temporary. But government policy has to adapt to and accept that they are permanent. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks Over the past five years the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements has scaled up its support of informal settlements. With eight organisations, it has implemented the Informal … [Read more...] about Western Cape has tried a new approach to housing. It’s bearing fruit
