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Basic education minister Angie Motshekga expressed confidence the matric exams will proceed without problems due to blackouts. File image.Image: Ntswe Mokoena.
ANGIE MOTSHEKGA

‘Pupils are not an exception’: Motshekga says matrics must work around load-shedding schedules

The matric class of 2022 will have to power through load-shedding to ensure they are well prepared for their final exams. The class of 2022 is set to write their first exam, English Paper 1, on October 31. Speaking to the media on…

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One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane believes it is better to lose the school academic year than to lose lives. Image: Mmusi Maimane via Twitter
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It’s better to lose the school year than lives: Mmusi Maimane

One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane believes it is better to lose the school academic year than to lose lives. Maimane, together with his One South Africa movement, is appealing against a judgment of the full bench of the North Gauteng…

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Basic education minister Angie Motshekga. File photo Image: Gallo Images
ANGIE MOTSHEKGA

Stay home: Education department halts return to school for some grades

The government has decided not to allow all pupils who were scheduled to return to class next week to do so. In a statement on Thursday afternoon, the national basic education department said that only grades 6, grade 11 and grade R would…

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