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COURTING CONTROVERSY: Provincial education department MEC Fundile Gade has defended the R404m tablet loan dealImage: SINO MAJANGAZA

Uproar over R404m tablet deal linked to Iqbal Surve

Eastern Cape education MEC Fundile Gade has lashed out at those questioning a deal that will see the department leasing 55,000 tablets for grade 12 pupils at a cost of R404m over three years. Gade held a media briefing on Friday to…

The tablets project is part of the education department’s e-learning programme.Image: 123rf

Shock R400m to loan tablet devices for EC Grade 12 pupils

The Eastern Cape education department will fork out more than R400m on leasing 55,000 tablet devices for Grade 12 pupils which will be returned after three years. Initially the contract, which the department entered into with Sizwe Africa…

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – OCTOBER 22: Matrics at Elodoraigne High School start their matric exams with an English paper on October 22, 2012 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images / Foto24 / Theana Breugem)

Parents fume at school delay as pupils already dropped off at hostels

Education department is disrespectful and inconsiderate, say irate parents Parents have expressed their frustration at the basic education ministry’s last minute U-turn on grade 7 and 12 pupils returning to school on Monday. On Sunday…

The roofs of the staff toilet and four classrooms at Mahumani Secondary, Limpopo, were damaged in storms last year but have still not been fixed.Image: Bernard Chiguvare / GroundUp

One toilet for 659 learners at high school in Limpopo

Storm damage from November last year has still not been repaired One toilet for 659 learners and classrooms with 50 learners. This is the situation at Mahumani Secondary School in Giyani municipality, Limpopo, reports GroundUp. There were…

Selborne Matric Dance: Gallery

The Selborne Matric dance took place on Saturday night and saw Selborne’s matric class of 2018 make their way into a decorated Selborne College Hall, where a festive night commenced.

JOURNEY’S END: John Bisseker Secondary School Grade 12 pupils celebrate after their final exam yesterday, bringing an end to their school careers Picture: RANDELL ROSKRUGE

Celebration time – but matric won’t cut it in tough job market

A bleak future awaits job-hunting matriculants who completed their final exams yesterday as the country continues to shed jobs at an alarming rate. Some 105000 Grade 12 pupils in the province wrote their final paper in their end-of-year…