The Eastern Cape education department has come under fire for failing to act after explosive allegations emerged of education officials allegedly selling teaching posts.
Schools in Nelson Mandela Bay and Kouga have been dealt another blow after the provincial education department missed its deadline to set up a crucial water disaster plan.
As intrepid young minds returned to classrooms around Nelson Mandela Bay for the start of the third term, it was in hope of being afforded new opportunities in a suitable environment.But once again, it was not to be.
A 59-year-old school principal, arrested earlier this month for allegedly repeatedly raping a Grade 12 pupil in his school in Ntabankulu, was denied bail on Thursday.
Teachers and parents scoured a horrific accident scene on Tuesday evening in search of clues to identify the six pupils killed when a truck smashed into a scholar transport bakkie. The children – roughly 14 to 17 years old and pupils at Ndamase Senior Secondary School in Ngqeleni outside Mthatha – were on their way home at about 3pm when tragedy struck on the T30 road not far from the school.