The Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party in the Mpumalanga provincial legislature has shot down an announcement by Premier Mandla Ndlovu that his government will launch an investigation into the scandal where the provincial Department of Education bought 22 laptops for R2 million. The party’s member of the provincial legislature in Mbombela, Benon Nxumayo, says the government… Continue reading MK Party in Mpumalanga Legislature Wants Independent Investigation into R2 million Laptop Scandal
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Young Teacher’s Drive To Fight Illiteracy Among Minors Commended
A 22-year-old primary school teacher has received praise for penning a book to help children become proficient readers, especially considering that 81% of Grade 4 students in South Africa struggle with literacy. The author, Vuyisile Mahlobo, participated in a forum of authors at the University of Mpumalanga (UMP) in Mbombela during a Literary Renaissance roundtable.… Continue reading Young Teacher’s Drive To Fight Illiteracy Among Minors Commended
Public Protector Probe Forces Mpumalanga To Pay Teacher Salaries
The Mpumalanga Department of Education has started paying contract teachers their outstanding salaries after the Public Protector launched an investigation into the matter. Two months ago, African Times exposed the department’s failure to pay the outstanding salaries of six teachers from Lamulelani High School in Marite outside Hazyview for over a year. The Public Protector’s… Continue reading Public Protector Probe Forces Mpumalanga To Pay Teacher Salaries
Mpumalanga Contract Teachers Unpaid For A Year
SOME contract teachers are furious after the Mpumalanga Department of Education failed to pay their salaries for more than a year. Six teachers from Lamulelani High School in Marite, outside Hazyview, say they have been waiting in vain for their salaries. They accused the provincial education department of taking them from pillar to post whenever… Continue reading Mpumalanga Contract Teachers Unpaid For A Year
Learners shattered as court dismisses exam-cheating urgent application
Learners whose 2022 matric results were withheld over a cheating scandal say they are disappointed after the Mpumalanga High Court dismissed their urgent court application. On Thursday, the court released its judgment virtually and struck the application off the roll for a lack of urgency, saying the urgency, if any, had been self-created. More than… Continue reading Learners shattered as court dismisses exam-cheating urgent application