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Family in grief after pupil drowns during leadership camp Avethandwa Nokhangela, 15, was part of camp at beach resort Avethandwa Nokhangela drowned during a leadership camp. Image: SUPPLIED The family of Avethandwa Nokhangela, 15, who drowned during an Equal Education (EE) leadership camp held at a resort outside East London last week, still have many unanswered questions about her death. Avethandwa, who drowned on Thursday during a camp held at Palm Springs holiday ...

ACDP MP  Siya Khumalo claims every letter in the ACDPs name is a lie. That may be a piece of headline-grabbing rhetoric, but it hardly stands up to logical scrutiny. If by calling ourselves a "party", we are lying, why is he spending hundreds of words attacking the ACDP if it is not a party? Unfortunately, Khumalo is more interested in name-calling than making a severe substantive contribution to the debate. By claiming that the ACDP is not "Christian", he is doing something that he appears to...

The Basic Education Department wants answers for the drowning of a 15 year-old Eastern Cape pupil

Education department calls for police to investigate death of 15-year-old pupil who drowned during an Equal Education leadership course.

Education department supports full investigation after grade 10 pupil drowns during Equal Education trip 05 May 2021 - 21:32 Image: 123/alexzaitsev The basic education department said a full investigation into the death of 15-year-old Avethandwa Nokhangela from Xolani High School in the Eastern Cape was required to get to the bottom of the matter as there were many questions that remained unanswered. The grade 10 pupil passed away in a drowning incident last week while taking...

Basic Education calls for investigation into fatal downing of Eastern Cape pupil at leadership camp Updated Nokukhanya N Mntambo Share this: The Department of Basic Education has called for a thorough investigation into the fatal drowning of 15-year-old Avethandwa Nokhangela while away at a leadership camp organised by advocacy group, Equal Education. Supplied It is understood the grade 10 Eastern Cape pupil was swept out to sea, while swimming near a resort in East London on Thursday.     ...

Another court showdown over Limpopo’s pit toilets schools looming Share Johannesburg - Another court showdown over pit toilets in Limpopo’s schools is looming, this time with civil society gunning for an order to compel authorities to produce a credible eradication plan. Section27 was dragging the national and provincial education departments to court for a second round in the case it pursued following the tragic 2014 drowning of learner Michael Komape in his school’s toilet. Se...

Khanyiso was killed by a lightning strike, but also government’s ineptitude By Zak Essa Share On a Monday afternoon in March, angry clouds rolled in over the hills of Xhora Mouth in the former Transkei homeland. They dimmed the sunlight and turned the sky an eerie shade of grey. In no time, rain was pouring, thunder rumbling and white streaks painted the sky. At the same time, a group of high school students were traversing through the villages and hills on their way home. The previous we...

Teachers and staff members in Gauteng and the North West say they are struggling to feed pupils on days they do not attend school.



Latest News Joint media statement: Western Cape Education MEC Schäfer must fulfil her responsibility to develop long term solutions to the yearly school admissions crisis, instead of making false claims about Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre being unwilling to help April 28, 2021 Joint media statement: Western Cape Education MEC Schäfer must fulfil her responsibility to develop long term solutions to the yearly school admissions crisis, inste...