Sisonke Mlamla

Multimedia Journalist, Cape Argus

Two ambulances for 100 villages in Eastern Cape

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After calling the emergency centre for an ambulance, she was informed that there were no available ambulances at the hospital.

Complaints over the WCED’s online admissions process, but other solutions highlighted

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Parents from disadvantaged communities and those technologically challenged have complained about the accessibility of the Western Cape Education Department’s (WCED) ...

Higher Education hosts first Community Education and Training (CET) summit

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A Community Education and Training (CET) summit to assess progress, prioritise actions and activities that would strengthen and stabilise the college system got ...

Expansion of informal settlements one of the causes why Cape school vandalisms have risen

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The expansion and increase of informal settlements in the Western Cape has been listed as an example of why there has been an increase in damage and vandalism at ...

Scholar transport drivers allegedly threatened by Khayelitsha taxi operators

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Tension is brewing between Khayelitsha taxi operators, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) and the Department of Transport and Public Works over scholar ...

WCED and Graafwater community battle over the closure of a high school in court

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The former white school of Graafwater High, which has existed for 102 years, is facing closure and the mostly coloured pupils must travel hundreds of kilometres ...

WCED lists 28 school replacement projects planned over the next three years

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The Department of Transport and Public Works (DTPW) and the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) have revealed that 28 replacement school projects had been listed ...

International students express joy at being in Cape’s universities after early Covid-19 issues

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International students have expressed their joy at being part of the intake at Cape Town universities, three years since the Covid-19 outbreak in 2019.

'Our schools no longer have the problem of drop-outs, but of forced-outs'

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Community leaders and parents are speaking out about how several schools in the Western Cape are overcrowded and that learners are being squeezed out, never to return. ...

UCT students vow to continue protests until demands are met

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UCT students have vowed to continue with their protests, adding fee blocks to their list of complaints, which started with the delayed registration processes.

UCT students to plan to keeping protesting as registration delays continue

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UCT vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng has called on the Student Representative Council (SRC) to refrain from blocking access to the campus and interrupting services. ...

Mitchells Plain teacher resigned after she was allegedly sexually assaulted

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A Mitchells Plain high school teacher has filed a complaint with police, alleging that a department head at the school had continually sexually harassed and assaulted ...

WATCH: Entrances to UCT blocked as students protest over fee exclusion

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Entrances at UCT are blocked and shuttle service temporarily suspended, as the Student Representative Council (SRC) beefed up its protest, alleging that the university ...

City of Cape Town accused of undermining school sports by the ANC

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The ANC in the legislature has accused the City of Cape Town of undermining school sport after the postponement of the Table Bay Zone inter-schools athletics event ...

Full-time attendance of learners in schools welcomed, but overcrowded classes a concern

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Although the full-time return of all learners to school today has been welcomed by many, education activists are calling for the government to deal with the issue ...

Watch VideoWATCH: Western Cape matric top achievers celebrated at premier’s residence

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The Western Cape’s top achievers of the 2021 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams were celebrated at an award ceremony at Leeuwenhof, the premier’s official residence. ...

Security and unplaced learners among the top concerns raised by Western Cape teachers

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The threat of being robbed and killed, insufficient space for the number of learners and a lack of classrooms were some of the complaints teachers had when visited ...

WCED’s learner enrolment plans come under scrutiny as over 4000 are unplaced

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The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has been criticised for its lack of plans to address learner enrolment.

Newly-matriculated class face employment woes for the year ahead

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Economists, opposition parties and education experts have warned that thousands of matriculants will swell the ranks of the unemployed as the economy struggles to ...

Thousands expected to flock to Cape universities in a bid to secure late spots

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Thousands of prospective and hopeful students are expected to flock to tertiary institutions this week, trying to secure a spot for the new academic year.

Close to 1. 1 million Western Cape pupils start their academic year

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After two daunting school years under the Coronavirus pandemic, thousands of schoolchildren were excited to take their seats in a classroom on Wednesday to start ...

Excitement for young school learners as 2022 academic year begins in the Western Cape

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Scores of schoolchildren were excited to take their seats in a classroom on Wednesday morning as the 2022 academic year got under way.

Thumbs-up for matric class of 2021, Umalusi probes exam irregularities

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Quality assurance examination board Umalusi has approved the release of the 2021 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exam results, with the council revealing it was ...

WCED celebrates reduction in enrolment backlog but is still 'fighting a moving target'

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The Western Cape Education Department said the number of unplaced learners in the province that applied in 2021 has reduced further to 469 Grade 1 learners and 2 ...

Back to school: Frustration as pupils battle for places at Cape primary, high schools

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Angry parents whose children remain unplaced for the 2022 school year, have reached out to the Cape Argus for help. This as the academic year in the Western Cape ...

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