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THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Mar 11 2010 17:46 | LAST UPDATED Mar 11 2010 17:46 |
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Students march for free varsity educationHundreds of students marched on Parliament on Friday demanding free varsity education. They will deliver a memorandum registering this demand. Police use force against protesting studentsPolice on Thursday used water cannons to disperse groups of protesting University of Johannesburg students. Protesting students block entrances at UJUniversity of Johannesburg (UJ) officials were trying to negotiate with protesting students on Thursday in attempts to reopen blocked entrances. School doors open for millions of SA pupilsAbout 12-million schoolchildren were expected to begin their new year of study on Wednesday, the Department of Basic Education said. Motshekga acts on exam leaksBasic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has done the right thing by stepping into the matric exam mess in Mpumalanga Matric results a wake-up call for SAThe 2009 matric results indicated there were problems throughout the education system, according to experts in the field. Motshekga 'most unhappy' with poor matric resultsBasic Education minister Angie Motshekga said on Thursday she was "most unhappy" with the 60,7% pass rate for the National Senior Certificate exams. Matric pupils receive resultsAbout 60,7% of matrics passed the 2009 exams -- just less than 2% down from 2008, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said on Thursday. Black learners 'will fail'In an open letter to black Grade 12s, black consciousness group Blackwash explains why they are set up for failure. Hawks to probe Mpumalanga exam leaksThe case of matric examination paper leaks in Mpumalanga has been handed over to the Hawks, the education department said on Tuesday. Slight increase in NSC exam pass rateOver 97% of candidates passed this year's National Senior Certificate examination conducted by the Independent Examinations Board. DA upset about teacher salary shortfallsThe DA on Friday demanded that government officials be called back to their posts to make up for the reported discrepancy in teachers' pay increases. Zille takes aim at teachers' unionHelen Zille on Friday accused the South African Democratic Teachers' Union of shielding incompetent teachers at the expense of quality education. 'Flawed' tender for textbooksThe Department of Basic Education was back peddling this week following a groundswell of opposition against a “fundamentally flawed” tender. And the toe bone is connected to the leg bone...So, Blade approaches 200 days in office. That's enough to make a fair assessment, is it not? How many scientists do we need?South Africa is entering an exciting new era in which its PhD students will be at the forefront of global research, writes S George Philander. New leadership model could improve service deliveryNew research suggests the leadership model for the public service in South Africa may have to be overhauled to improve service delivery. Innovation and learning: share and share alikeResearch has little relevance unless applied outside the boundaries of academia. Nicola Jenvey reports. No money for more studentsPlans to grow vocational education may not
be viable in reality. Primarashni Gower reports. Jansen: Reitz apology on the wayThe students involved in the Reitz race row will probably make a public apology before the end of this month, the UFS vice-chancellor said on Friday. TOPICS IN THIS SECTION
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