ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON GROUNDUP Nearly 600 learners from 39 schools across Gauteng participated in the 13th annual Inner-City Schools Play Festival last week. The schools from Johannesburg, the Vaal region and Ekurhuleni competed in the week-long festival hosted by the Hillbrow Theatre Project, making it the largest in the festival’s history. Plays were performed in … Continue reading Schools stage drama festival in Hillbrow
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Schaumberg residents protest against years of state neglect
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON GROUNDUP On Friday, about 3,500 residents from Schaumberg informal settlement near Hekpoort in the North West marched to demand services – especially water, but also sanitation and refuse removal. They also want schools for their children. The march started from the community centre and ended at a local sand quarrying mine called Quarry Quip, … Continue reading Schaumberg residents protest against years of state neglect
School governing body members accuse Mohlakeng principal of maladministration
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON GROUNDUP.ORG.ZA Tswelelo primary school is a no-fee school situated in Mohlakeng, west of Johannesburg. Members of the Tswelelo school governing body (SGB) believe that the principal, Mxolisi Sibisi, mismanaged the school’s finances and feeding scheme. They say that the learners have been suffering because there often isn’t enough food for them at … Continue reading School governing body members accuse Mohlakeng principal of maladministration
“No-fee” school charges parents R207 a year
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON GROUNDUP [subtitle] Crisis brewing: evidence suggests the problem is widespread [byline] Julia Chaskalson Umtapho High School is a no-fee school in the north of Durban that forces parents to pay fees every year. The fees charged to parents are R160 for maintenance, R35 for a new student card and R12 per registration … Continue reading “No-fee” school charges parents R207 a year
The no-fee school where parents had to pay fees
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON GROUNDUP [subtitle] Long history of corruption at primary school in Gauteng [byline] Julia Chaskalson Mpumelelo Primary school in Midrand, Gauteng, is a no-fee school. But in 2007, whistleblowers approached Corruption Watch to report that the principal was forcing the parents of the more than 1,800 learners, all of whom are from the … Continue reading The no-fee school where parents had to pay fees
Corruption in schools: principals identified as the main culprits
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON GROUNDUP [subtitle] Corruption Watch report on 1,400 cases of corruption in schools [byline] Julia Chaskalson Principals are the main culprits in corruption at schools, according to complaints collected by Corruption Watch. In its 2016 annual report, Corruption Watch noted that more than a quarter of the cases of corruption referred to it … Continue reading Corruption in schools: principals identified as the main culprits
Thousands of Gauteng children still have no school
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON GROUNDUP [SUBTITLE] High demand for placements “where our schools are completely full” [BYLINE] Julia Chaskalson A paperless system launched by the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) in 2016 prioritised online school admissions, putting parents without internet access at a disadvantage. “You must first find money for data bundles to apply online,” said … Continue reading Thousands of Gauteng children still have no school
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