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THE Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi visited Höerskool Jan Viljoen in Randfontein last week to check on the progress made following allegations of racism and sexual harassment that disrupted learning at the Randfontein school in February.

During the visit, Lesufi found that 50 learners were removed from the school in protest of alleged government interference.
In a Twitter post, Lesufi said that he was disappointed that 50 learners were removed from school.

“Today, I went back to Jan Viljoen Höerskool to check. I am disappointed that 50 learners were removed from the school by their parents,” said Lesufi.

The MEC said that his department will monitor the situation.

“We will continue to monitor the situation at the school,” he said.

The teacher who was implicated in the sexual harassment allegations has since been suspended by the school governing body.

In February, Lesufi informed the parents that an investigation will be conducted with the assistance of the South African Human Rights Commission(SAHRC), and further urged parents to protect their school.

The SAHRC has launched an investigation into alleged racially-motivated clashes between black and white learners at the school.
“The SAHRC will investigate everyone. There is an independent body who is going to investigate everyone and if they say act, I will act decisively, “said Lesufi.

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STAFF REPORTER |

THE Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi visited Höerskool Jan Viljoen in Randfontein last week to check on the progress made following allegations of racism and sexual harassment that disrupted learning at the Randfontein school in February.

During the visit, Lesufi found that 50 learners were removed from the school in protest of alleged government interference.
In a Twitter post, Lesufi said that he was disappointed that 50 learners were removed from school.

“Today, I went back to Jan Viljoen Höerskool to check. I am disappointed that 50 learners were removed from the school by their parents,” said Lesufi.

The MEC said that his department will monitor the situation.

“We will continue to monitor the situation at the school,” he said.

The teacher who was implicated in the sexual harassment allegations has since been suspended by the school governing body.

In February, Lesufi informed the parents that an investigation will be conducted with the assistance of the South African Human Rights Commission(SAHRC), and further urged parents to protect their school.

The SAHRC has launched an investigation into alleged racially-motivated clashes between black and white learners at the school.
“The SAHRC will investigate everyone. There is an independent body who is going to investigate everyone and if they say act, I will act decisively, “said Lesufi.

-Inside Education

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STAFF REPORTER |

THE Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi visited Höerskool Jan Viljoen in Randfontein last week to check on the progress made following allegations of racism and sexual harassment that disrupted learning at the Randfontein school in February.

During the visit, Lesufi found that 50 learners were removed from the school in protest of alleged government interference.
In a Twitter post, Lesufi said that he was disappointed that 50 learners were removed from school.

“Today, I went back to Jan Viljoen Höerskool to check. I am disappointed that 50 learners were removed from the school by their parents,” said Lesufi.

The MEC said that his department will monitor the situation.

“We will continue to monitor the situation at the school,” he said.

The teacher who was implicated in the sexual harassment allegations has since been suspended by the school governing body.

In February, Lesufi informed the parents that an investigation will be conducted with the assistance of the South African Human Rights Commission(SAHRC), and further urged parents to protect their school.

The SAHRC has launched an investigation into alleged racially-motivated clashes between black and white learners at the school.
“The SAHRC will investigate everyone. There is an independent body who is going to investigate everyone and if they say act, I will act decisively, “said Lesufi.

-Inside Education

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STAFF REPORTER |

THE Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi visited Höerskool Jan Viljoen in Randfontein last week to check on the progress made following allegations of racism and sexual harassment that disrupted learning at the Randfontein school in February.

During the visit, Lesufi found that 50 learners were removed from the school in protest of alleged government interference.
In a Twitter post, Lesufi said that he was disappointed that 50 learners were removed from school.

“Today, I went back to Jan Viljoen Höerskool to check. I am disappointed that 50 learners were removed from the school by their parents,” said Lesufi.

The MEC said that his department will monitor the situation.

“We will continue to monitor the situation at the school,” he said.

The teacher who was implicated in the sexual harassment allegations has since been suspended by the school governing body.

In February, Lesufi informed the parents that an investigation will be conducted with the assistance of the South African Human Rights Commission(SAHRC), and further urged parents to protect their school.

The SAHRC has launched an investigation into alleged racially-motivated clashes between black and white learners at the school.
“The SAHRC will investigate everyone. There is an independent body who is going to investigate everyone and if they say act, I will act decisively, “said Lesufi.

-Inside Education

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STAFF REPORTER |

THE Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi visited Höerskool Jan Viljoen in Randfontein last week to check on the progress made following allegations of racism and sexual harassment that disrupted learning at the Randfontein school in February.

During the visit, Lesufi found that 50 learners were removed from the school in protest of alleged government interference.
In a Twitter post, Lesufi said that he was disappointed that 50 learners were removed from school.

“Today, I went back to Jan Viljoen Höerskool to check. I am disappointed that 50 learners were removed from the school by their parents,” said Lesufi.

The MEC said that his department will monitor the situation.

“We will continue to monitor the situation at the school,” he said.

The teacher who was implicated in the sexual harassment allegations has since been suspended by the school governing body.

In February, Lesufi informed the parents that an investigation will be conducted with the assistance of the South African Human Rights Commission(SAHRC), and further urged parents to protect their school.

The SAHRC has launched an investigation into alleged racially-motivated clashes between black and white learners at the school.
“The SAHRC will investigate everyone. There is an independent body who is going to investigate everyone and if they say act, I will act decisively, “said Lesufi.

-Inside Education

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STAFF REPORTER |

THE Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi visited Höerskool Jan Viljoen in Randfontein last week to check on the progress made following allegations of racism and sexual harassment that disrupted learning at the Randfontein school in February.

During the visit, Lesufi found that 50 learners were removed from the school in protest of alleged government interference.
In a Twitter post, Lesufi said that he was disappointed that 50 learners were removed from school.

“Today, I went back to Jan Viljoen Höerskool to check. I am disappointed that 50 learners were removed from the school by their parents,” said Lesufi.

The MEC said that his department will monitor the situation.

“We will continue to monitor the situation at the school,” he said.

The teacher who was implicated in the sexual harassment allegations has since been suspended by the school governing body.

In February, Lesufi informed the parents that an investigation will be conducted with the assistance of the South African Human Rights Commission(SAHRC), and further urged parents to protect their school.

The SAHRC has launched an investigation into alleged racially-motivated clashes between black and white learners at the school.
“The SAHRC will investigate everyone. There is an independent body who is going to investigate everyone and if they say act, I will act decisively, “said Lesufi.

-Inside Education

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STAFF REPORTER |

THE Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi visited Höerskool Jan Viljoen in Randfontein last week to check on the progress made following allegations of racism and sexual harassment that disrupted learning at the Randfontein school in February.

During the visit, Lesufi found that 50 learners were removed from the school in protest of alleged government interference.
In a Twitter post, Lesufi said that he was disappointed that 50 learners were removed from school.

“Today, I went back to Jan Viljoen Höerskool to check. I am disappointed that 50 learners were removed from the school by their parents,” said Lesufi.

The MEC said that his department will monitor the situation.

“We will continue to monitor the situation at the school,” he said.

The teacher who was implicated in the sexual harassment allegations has since been suspended by the school governing body.

In February, Lesufi informed the parents that an investigation will be conducted with the assistance of the South African Human Rights Commission(SAHRC), and further urged parents to protect their school.

The SAHRC has launched an investigation into alleged racially-motivated clashes between black and white learners at the school.
“The SAHRC will investigate everyone. There is an independent body who is going to investigate everyone and if they say act, I will act decisively, “said Lesufi.

-Inside Education

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THE North West Department of Education has on Friday condemned the sexual assault allegations levelled against the departmental employee on learners at Ikalafeng Special School.

The department said it is ‘angered’ by the sexual assault allegations.

“The North West Department of Education angered by the allegations of sexual allegation levelled against the departmental employee on learners at Ikalafeng Special School, Potchefstroom on Thursday, 10 March 2022,” said the spokesperson Elias Malindi.

It is reported that, on Wednesday, a male employee at Ikalafeng Special School ordered the learner to collect clothes at his house.

It is alleged that the male employee violated the girl upon entering his house.

On the next day at school, the learner confided to the class teacher, who reported the matter to the nurse and the principal.

The learner was rushed to a nearby Thuthuzela Care Center wherein a case was opened with the police.

MEC for Education in the North West Mmaphefo Matsemela warned the departmental employees against learner violation.

Matsemela said that she wants law to take its full course against behind the allegations.

“I hereby strongly condemn this horrible incident. I want the law to take its full course against anyone behind this unacceptable act. I am calling to all our officials to desist from any form of abuse to the learners”, said MEC Matsemela.

The department said that they will visit the learner’s home and provide the learner with the psycho – social support to the learner and family.

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THE Department of Basic Education said that it’s working with the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) to offer driver’s and learner’s licences at schools across the country.

The minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga, was answering to parliamentary Q&A. She revealed that the Learner Road Safety education has been incorporated in the Open Source Life Orientation textbooks.

“Learner road safety education has been incorporated in the open-source Life Orientation textbooks. The Department is collaborating with Road Traffic Management Corporation in ensuring that learners can exit the schooling system having obtained a learner driver’s licence,” she said.

She said that the collaboration will include both classroom lessons as well as formal accreditation through the RTMC.

Motshekga alluded that due to budgetary constraints the rollout process is delayed, however it’s still a top priority.

The minister said that the RTMC is the authority in the issuing of learner and drivers licences.

“The RTMC is the authority in the issuing of learner and drivers licences, and they have limited budget and resources to implement this programme. The two departments share plans as required by the protocol, and this is a priority in the joint programmes,” Motshekga said.

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BASIC Education minister Angie Motshekga says her department will move forward with plans to incorporate mother-tongue languages at the country’s schools.

Answering in a parliamentary Q&A on Wednesday (9 March), Motshekga said that one of the biggest reasons why South African children have such poor reading comprehension skills is that they are essentially learning in a ‘foreign language’ by being taught in English.

She said that the government had already held successful mother-tongue pilot projects in the Eastern Cape, and was looking to expand these to schools in other provinces.

As part of the pilot, 2,015 schools are using IsiXhosa and Sesotho as the language of learning and teaching (LoLT) beyond the foundation phase. Learners in these schools are taught Mathematics, Natural Science and Technology in their home languages IsiXhosa and Sesotho. “The bottom line is that we need to adopt mother-tongue instruction in South Africa,” she said.

However, the minister acknowledged that there were issues with moving to a purely mother-tongue-based system, noting that it was likely impossible to have a pure class in Sotho or Xhosa in Gauteng the way similar classes have been held in the Eastern Cape.

She added that in classes teachers use multiple different languages to help children learn and get their point across. However, when it comes to assessments – which are typically done in English – they are once again forced to grapple with a language they did not understand while learning.

“They are no longer being tested on their cognitive development or understanding (0f the work). You are now testing their language abilities, which is a problem.

“Government has begun the process of changing this and the next step is to assess them in the language they are taught – so that we are able asses performance and not language proficiency.”

She added that government would have to use technology and other systems to effectively translate complicated scientific and mathematical concepts into languages which do not necessarily have the same terminology.

– Business Tech