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George teacher suspended after video shows pupil left out of ‘Pie Day

The Western Cape Department of Education (WCED) has suspended a teacher from Thembalethu Primary School in George after she allegedly humiliated a Grade 1 pupil who could not afford to participate in the school’s "Pie Day". A widely circulated video of the incident shows the young boy sitting with his head bowed at his desk while his classmates eat pies and drink juice. In the clip, the teacher can be […]

todayMarch 12, 2026 292

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Gauteng Legislature flags overspending and poor performance in key departments

The Gauteng Provincial Legislature has raised red flags across three major departments — Human Settlements, Roads and Transport, and Education — as committee oversight and annual performance reports for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 financial years were scrutinised this week. Despite widespread concerns over overspending, underspending, stalled programmes, and weak financial controls, two of the departments saw their oversight reports adopted without objection. - Human Settlements Under Fire for Overspending and […]

todayDecember 10, 2025 188

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High Court interdicts Dudula from targeting foreign nationals, group vows to appeal

Operation Dudula says it will appeal the Johannesburg High Court ruling that declared its attempts to prevent undocumented foreign nationals from accessing public healthcare and education unlawful. Speaking to YNews, the group’s spokesperson, Davis Magolego, described the judgment, handed down in their absence as "utterly unfair." The case was brought by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) on behalf of several human rights organisations, who argued that Operation […]

todayNovember 4, 2025 87

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Government resolves education assistant payment crisis

Basic Education Minister, Siviwe Gwarhube, says those responsible for the administrative failures that led delayed stipend payments for thousands of teacher assistants, will be held accountable. Speaking at a joint media briefing with the Department of Employment and Labour in Pretoria, Gwarube addressed the widespread frustration caused by September’s payment delays under the Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI). Her remarks come as there were delays in September payments to education […]

todayOctober 8, 2025 91 2