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Wednesday, 27 September 2017 08:21

MEC to meet parents over absent teachers

27 September 2017

Gauteng MEC for education Panyaza Lesufi has scheduled a meeting for tomorrow, as a last-ditch attempt to avoid the indefinite closure of Klipspruit West Secondary School.
Wednesday, 27 September 2017 08:17

#KlipspruitWest teachers set to return to school

27 September 2017

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) said on Wednesday agreement was reached with the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) that all teachers from Klipspruit-West Secondary School and those who were participating in a sympathetic withdrawal protest from about 30 schools in Eldorado Park would return to their posts.
27 September 2017

The Gauteng department of education has reached an agreement with the leadership of the South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) that all educators from 30 schools in Eldorado Park will return to their posts on Thursday.
Wednesday, 27 September 2017 08:12

Stability returns to Klipspruit West school

27 September 2017

Johannesburg – Stability has returned to Klipspruit West Secondary School in Soweto after an agreement was reached with the South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) that teachers would return to work.
27 September 2017

Cape Town - DA federal council chairperson James Selfe says the party "probably won't" appeal the Western Cape High Court's ruling that political parties should disclose private funding information.
Friday, 29 September 2017 08:04

SAHRC drives media campaign

29 September 2017

Braamfontein – SAHRC focuses on conciliation, mediation and negotiation to ensure that the rights of the people are not violated.

SAHRC CEO, advocate Tseliso Thipanyane and the commission's Gauteng provincial manager, Buang Jones address the media.
29 September 2017

Members of the Khayelitsha community expressed their anger during the third annual Policing and Social Justice Dialogue Series when the focus turned to police brutality.
29 September 2017

 An incident involving corporal punishment at a school in the Free State has been confirmed by the Department of Education. The video is doing the rounds on social media.
Friday, 29 September 2017 07:51

We're deprived of valuable information

Editorial

29 September 2017

Rights activists are celebrating Wednesday's decision by the Cape Town High Court which opens the door to the disclosure of the sources of political party funding.
Following the recent service delivery protests in Eldorado Park and surrounding areas, allegations of racial tensions in the community and the disruption of schooling at Klipspruit West Secondary School, the South African Human Rights Commission (Commission) will hold a public investigative hearing. 

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