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Students march for free varsity education

Hundreds of students marched on Parliament on Friday demanding free varsity education. They will deliver a memorandum registering this demand.
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Police use force against protesting students

Police on Thursday used water cannons to disperse groups of protesting University of Johannesburg students.
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Protesting students block entrances at UJ

University of Johannesburg (UJ) officials were trying to negotiate with protesting students on Thursday in attempts to reopen blocked entrances.
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School doors open for millions of SA pupils

About 12-million schoolchildren were expected to begin their new year of study on Wednesday, the Department of Basic Education said.
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Motshekga acts on exam leaks

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has done the right thing by stepping into the matric exam mess in Mpumalanga
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Matric results a wake-up call for SA

The 2009 matric results indicated there were problems throughout the education system, according to experts in the field.
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Motshekga 'most unhappy' with poor matric results

Basic Education minister Angie Motshekga said on Thursday she was "most unhappy" with the 60,7% pass rate for the National Senior Certificate exams.
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Matric pupils receive results

About 60,7% of matrics passed the 2009 exams -- just less than 2% down from 2008, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said on Thursday.
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Black learners 'will fail'

In an open letter to black Grade 12s, black consciousness group Blackwash explains why they are set up for failure.
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Hawks to probe Mpumalanga exam leaks

The case of matric examination paper leaks in Mpumalanga has been handed over to the Hawks, the education department said on Tuesday.
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Slight increase in NSC exam pass rate

Over 97% of candidates passed this year's National Senior Certificate examination conducted by the Independent Examinations Board.
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DA upset about teacher salary shortfalls

The DA on Friday demanded that government officials be called back to their posts to make up for the reported discrepancy in teachers' pay increases.
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Zille takes aim at teachers' union

Helen Zille on Friday accused the South African Democratic Teachers' Union of shielding incompetent teachers at the expense of quality education.
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'Flawed' tender for textbooks

The Department of Basic Education was back peddling this week following a groundswell of opposition against a “fundamentally flawed” tender.
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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?
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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.
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New leadership model could improve service delivery

New research suggests the leadership model for the public service in South Africa may have to be overhauled to improve service delivery.
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Innovation and learning: share and share alike

Research has little relevance unless applied outside the boundaries of academia. Nicola Jenvey reports.
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No money for more students

Plans to grow vocational education may not be viable in reality. Primarashni Gower reports.
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Jansen: Reitz apology on the way

The 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.
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