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The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in the Eastern Cape has made a recommendation to schools to eliminate hair policies and refrain from specifying the type of underwear girls may wear.

The National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) has urged communities not to disrupt the upcoming matric exams.

While eating a sandwich at school during break time on Thursday, a Sanctor High pupil was confronted by a peer who wanted a share of her food before mocking her about her weight.

The portfolio committee on basic education will host public hearings on the bill in the Western Cape this weekend.

There is no structured process of how many words pupils need to learn and understand for each of the foundation phase grades.

At least 48 teachers have been fired for sexually abusing pupils in the past 14 months across SA. The fired teachers have been declared unsuitable to work with children.

The National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) believes there is a need to retrain all of the country’s primary school teachers.

Trade unions representing the majority of public servants in SA are prepared to accept the government’s offer to increase pay by 7.5% during the 2023/24 fiscal year, followed in 2024/25 by pay adjustments linked to the consumer inflation rate.

An Eastern Cape mother is seeking justice for her four-year-old daughter.

NAPTOSA's Executive Director Basil Manuel says the tragedy occurred because of the Eastern Cape Education Department's inefficiency.