Plea to not boycott the matric re-write

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Calls for the matric class of 2020 not to boycott re-writing of the maths and physical science exams should the court make a ruling to that effect.

KZN Education Department stands firm, sets 80% matric pass target despite Covid-19 learning disruption

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KZN Education Department puts faith in the hard work by teachers that ensured the curriculum was completed by the matric class of 2020 to make the target a reality ...

Matric exams off to smooth start in KZN as 146 250 write first paper

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Despite the challenges that came with the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown, which saw pupils spending more time away from the classroom, the department said it ...

Two nurses, four patients test positive for Covid-19 at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital

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DA Health spokesperson Dr Rishigen Viranna said it had come to the attention of the portfolio committee that four patients and two nurses had tested positive for ...

Those ‘nursing the world to health’ need protection - Unions

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Unions said the reports of many incidents where nurses were not provided with sufficient PPE and their cries for safer working conditions had fallen on deaf ears. ...

President calls for more beds to be readied in KZN to handle coronavirus cases

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Ramaphosa was speaking on Tuesday after Premier Sihle Zikalala briefed him about the Covid-19 response in the province and its post-Level 5 recovery plan.

Infected teacher's Covid-19 warning: 'The virus is real and not easy'

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A Joburg teacher, who has been hospitalised for more than 30 days while being treated for Covid-19, has warned colleagues not to return to school, saying the struggle ...

Teachers union tells members not to go back to school until Covid-19 vaccine is found

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Unions deem it too risky to resume classes while Congress of South African Students rejected the Department of Basic Education plans to reopen

Relief as Durban mom, daughter exposed to Covid-19 positive doctor, test negative

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She still wants action to be taken against the doctor and Isipingo Hospital for allowing a doctor who was awaiting his Covid-19 results to be on duty.

MUT student Zolile Khumalo's ex-boyfriend found guilty of her murder

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Judge Nompumelelo Radebe found that the state had proved beyond reasonable doubt that Mzolo shot and killed Khumalo and rejected his evidence that Khumalo had shot ...

Waterloo man in court over rape, murder of 7-year-old girl

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Laston Moodley is accused of luring Sithembile Myaka into his home where he allegedly raped and murdered her. He then allegedly dumped her body a short distance ...

Miguel Louw murder accused's defense pokes holes in State's case

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Defence advocate Jay Naidoo believes there is no direct evidence implicating his client, Mohamed Vahed Ebrahim, in the kidnapping and murder of Sydenham boy, Miguel ...

Bloody Wednesday at KZN schools shock

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After two separate bloody incidents at two schools in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday, education stakeholders are calling for action and not a reactionary approach to ...

Top performing pupils hopeful for bursaries after acing matric

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The parents of the top performing matric pupils selected from KwaZulu-Natal to have breakfast with Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga in Pretoria on Tuesday ...

Proposal to pay teachers for ‘extra hours’

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The Natu wants the Education Department to start paying teachers for working extra hours to prepare Grade 12 pupils for the NSC examinations from 2020.

WATCH: KZN Education officials inspect school stationery supply warehouse

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The workers at the warehouse at Amanzimtoti were hard at work packing and loading stationery packs ready to be delivered.

Phoenix man cleared of any involvement in triple murder

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Pheonix resident Sagren Govindasamy whose wife and two children were killed is relieved his name has been cleared in the murder

Bail for man with Moonsamy’s phone

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Jerry Ogbuwany Gike, 35, who was found with the phone of kidnapped Durban woman Sandra Moonsamy was granted bail in the Durban Magistrates Court

Detective opposes bail for pastor murder accused

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The man accused of killing Durban pastor Mhlonishwa Sakhile Langa was denied bail on Tuesday

WATCH: KZN Education MEC cautions parents as swine flu fears grow

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MEC Mshengu on Wednesday urged parents of pupils who show signs of flu to immediately seek medical attention as a precautionary measure.

Mazibuye African Forum pair fined R42K for hate comment against Indians

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TWO men convicted of inciting racial hatred against Indians have been ordered to pay R42 000 by the Equality Court.

Acting Mayor Fawzia Peer on alleged poisoning: 'I want to see the video'

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The acting mayor is keen to view footage of the full council meeting to determine how a bottle of water suspected to be laced with paraffin was placed for her to ...

Guilty verdict for domestic worker involved in Shallcross murder

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Domestic worker allowed her employer to be killed. Men pretending to buy a fridge kill Shallcross pensioner

Three found guilty of Shallcross woman's murder

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A domestic worker and her two accomplices have been convicted of the murder and premeditated robbery Shallcross pensioner Hemrani Brijlal

Men accused of Chatsworth pensioner's murder 'stole crockery to hide fingerprints'

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Detective Sunil Maharaj told the Durban High Court on Tuesday that he recovered a coffee mug, a saucer, one tall glass, one side plates, and five plates in the bushes ...