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According to figures released by the Department of Basic Education in November last year, a total of 114 588 learners in the Western Cape could not be accounted for.
Independent schools have also felt the negative impact of the Covid-19 lockdowns, with a number of pupils dropping out of matric.
Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schafer pleaded that pupils who have dropped out rethink the decision .
Principals in the Western Cape are concerned about the number of children who have to dropped out of school. This comes after the release of the Independent Examination Board (IEB) matric results on Friday.
The IEB s CEO Anne Oberholzer said independent schools have also felt the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown with a number of pupils dropping out of matric.
Ayakha Melithafa. (Supplied)
A Cape Town climate justice activist returned from a trip to Antarctica more determined than ever to bring about change.
Akhaya Melithafa said it was depressing to see the conditions in Antarctica.
The trip shaped her activism for the future, which she says will focus on hope.
A young Cape Town climate justice activist returned from a trip to Antarctica - and is now even more determined to bring about change.
Akhaya Melithafa said it was depressing to see the conditions in Antarctica, and how crucial it is to the climate.
She said the trip, hosted by explorer Riaan Manser, along with four other matric pupils, has shaped her activism for the future.
Supporters of under-fire CT principal accused of intimidating WCED staffer
4 February 2021 11:11 AM
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The WCED says supporters of Heathfield High School principal, Wesley Neumann, have taken things too far with their intimidatory and abusive actions.
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is conducting a disciplinary hearing against Neumann, who is facing a number of charges relating to his stance on Covid-19 school closures last year.
Neumann reportedly refused to reopen Heathfield High amid the peak of the first Covid-19 wave last year. He and others penned an open letter urging the government to consider postponing the reopening of schools.