The National Association of School Governing Bodies (NASGB) has urged the government to urgently address cable theft, which has already hampered the operation of five education circuits in Giyani, Limpopo. According to government employees working at the Giyani College of Education premises, the college building houses numerous key functionaries attached to the Department of Education, including five circuit offices. The affected offices include Mangobhe, Shamavunga, Groot Letaba, Klein Letaba, and Nsami, critical for handling the Giyani education district’s dozens of…

The Limpopo Department of Education has been accused of rigging the selection processes to appoint a school principal and three assistant principals at four schools in Giyani. According to sources who spoke to African Times, the disputes date back to 2021, after the department hired senior educators outside the initial recommendations by the relevant school governing bodies (SGBs). The affected schools include Mashengani Primary School in Ka-Xikukwani, Zamani Primary School in Nkuri, Mavalani High School in Mavalani, and Kheto Nxumayo…

The Limpopo education department has been accused of wasting taxpayers’ money on salaries for two principals sharing a position at Seshego High School outside Polokwane for a period exceeding two years.  In 2019, the first principal was charged with misconduct and dismissed. The school governing body (SGB) structure he worked with was disbanded that same year in August 2019 and a new one was installed in December 2020. Sources close to the matter told African Times that the aim of…