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The challenge of finding placement for pupils in Nelson Mandela Bay is rearing its head again, with some parents making a last-ditch attempt to find a suitable school for their children.
Ten public schools in the Nelson Mandela Bay education district have been robbed at gunpoint and two principals shot at by criminals in less than a week.
Four classrooms and a resource centre at a school went up in smoke on Sunday. Two people have been arrested for arson and burglary. The Eastern Cape education department said the damage amounted to R113 477. Two individuals, one of which is a pupil, have been arrested by the Eastern Cape police for breaking into Wilson Mayekiso Junior Secondary School in Tsomo. They stole food which was meant to feed learners, after which the school building was set alight. The fire destroyed four classrooms and a resource centre. The Eastern Cape education department said the damage caused by the fire amoun...
Kayleen Morgan More than 70 pupils from Butterworth Revival Christian School have been denied matric certificates as the Provincial Examinations Irregularities Committee investigates exam cheating allegations. Some pupils described how they found solace in alcohol, while others were crying themselves to sleep at night. One pupil said she could not make it to a hearing into the incident after she was admitted to hospital with depression. The matric certificates of 77 pupils from Butterworth Revival Christian School have been withheld by the Eastern Cape Education Department after they were...
The DA in the Eastern Cape says the provincial education department must be held to account for 72 schools which were unable to open at the beginning of the week due to a lack of safe and appropriate sanitation.