Mountain robbery sparks police action

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Additional security will be deployed to the Slangkop Mountain area after two women and a teen were robbed at gunpoint.

Cape schools vandalised during holidays

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The WCED is expected to release details of the number of schools which had been targeted by vandals over the winter holiday.

‘Abused’ domestic worker loses job

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A domestic worker believes she was retrenched because of legal action against her ex-employer's boyfriend.

Former Nedbank staff accused of duping clients

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A former financial planner of Nedbank is charged with stealing more than R1. 47m from four clients over three years.

Safety holiday plan for schools

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Nearly 200 high schools across the Western Cape will offer classes for pupils over the winter holidays, which start tomorrow.

e-Braille ‘the way to go’

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New e-Braille devices will help visually impaired pupils study better.

Court fight over state’s education ‘failure’

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It is the state’s obligation to educate all children until they are literate and numerate, say applicants in a court case.

Children still face violence at school

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One in every five children have experienced violence, corporal punishment or verbal abuse while at school

Badat explains why he decided against UWC

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Saleem Badat has removed himself from the running for University of the Western Cape (UWC) vice-chancellor.

School fight between pupils and parents

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Schooling was disrupted at a Cape Town school after a fight between pupils and parents led to teachers refusing to return to class.

DA denies Nehawu’s ‘neglect’ charge

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The Western Cape provincial education ministry has hit back at critics of its recent matric results, particularly in poorer communities.

3000 get ‘free ride’ to matric 2014

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Principals say the 3000 teens who are being pushed into Grade 12 - in line with national policy - are being set up to fail.

Department backtracks on software dictate

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The Department of Basic Education has withdrawn its controversial decision to allow the use of only Microsoft Office for computer-based subjects.

Schools take minister to court

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A group of school principals is taking the minister of basic education and all nine MECs for education to court.

Dawn of the Robo sapien?

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The first person to reach the age of 1 000 has already been born, says expert.

Cape Town man shot dead by intruders

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A Capri resident was shot dead in the driveway of his home by two unknown men as his wife watched.

Paradise for two

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We are flying across a sea of clear blue when far below, a green spot pops up through the clouds.

Education system damaging pupils – rector

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The education system is damaging millions of youngsters, says Brian O’Connell, UWC’s outgoing rector.

Manenberg schools close because of violence

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Schools in Manenberg are to be closed today and tomorrow as educators discuss safety issues with provincial government officials.

Joy as judges reject closure of schools

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Shouts of joy rang out on the steps of the Western Cape High Court yesterday when it emerged that Education MEC Donald Grant's decision to close 17 schools had been ...

Judges’ stern rebuke to Grant

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The Western Cape government had failed in its obligation to consult the public on the closure of schools, a majority of the Western Cape High Court has found.

2014 school places snapped up

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Popular schools across Cape Town are already full for next year, having received hundreds more applications than the number of places available.

Third language at schools welcomed

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A plan for all pupils to learn a third, African, language has been welcomed by linguistic academics.

MEC slams pupils’ school time protest

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It is disgraceful that pupils from South Peninsula High protested outside court instead of learning in their classrooms, says Donald Grant.

Schoolkids talk, Wikipedia listens

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A call by local pupils to get free access to Wikipedia was so inspiring that a team from the encyclopedia giant flew to SA to document their story.