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2009/05/07
N Pandor on teacher laptop initiative
The Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor, today announced a bold and substantive "Teacher Laptop Initiative". The initiative aims to ensure every teacher owns and uses a laptop, by providing them with a monthly allowance which will cover the purchase costs as well as the costs of connectivity. Provincial Education departments will implement the project and inform teachers about the venture. [highlighted result]
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2009/05/05
N Pandor on Pan African Mathematics Olympiad (PAMO)
The Minister of Education, Minister Pandor, has congratulated the schools and learners who achieved success in the recent Pan African Mathematics Olympiad (PAMO). This unofficial team was made up of Sean Wentzel (Westerford High School), Kira D'sterwald (Springfield Convent), Charl du Plessis (Stellenberg High School), Ashraf Moolla (Rondebosch Boys' High School) and Rofhiwa Mauda (Mbilwi Secondary School). Minister Pandor encouraged more schools, and especially the Dinaledi Schools to enter... [highlighted result]
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2009/04/17
N Pandor on appointment of Ministerial Committee to investigate and advise on mechanisms
The Minister of Education, Mrs Naledi Pandor, appointed a Ministerial Committee to investigate and advise her on mechanisms through which the evaluation and development of schools can be undertaken. c. Make recommendations on the structure and composition, location, functions, governance, name, cost and financing of an external organisation, accountable to the Minister, which will have the overall task of school evaluation and development. d. Advise on the relationship between the proposed ... [highlighted result]
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2009/04/02
N Pandor: Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA) Workshop
SARUA gives effect to the SADC Protocol on Education and Training signed in 1997 by more than ten member countries. The average Southern African Development Community (SADC) higher-education participation rate is approximately 5%,1. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has reported that the growth rate in enrolments in higher education in sub-Saharan Africa is among the highest in the world. Currently, leadership in higher education across the SADC region,... [highlighted result]
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2009/03/23
N Pandor: Parel Vallei High School opening
However, only seven percent of our 26 000 schools have adequate libraries, and 10 percent of our 6 000 secondary schools have functioning laboratories. One of our challenges is to produce quality teachers for all our schools and to increase teacher numbers in South Africa. The bursary is managed by the Department of Education (DoE) and is financially administered by National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and is available at all higher education institutions (HEIs) in the country which ... [highlighted result]
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2009/03/13
N Pandor: Eastern Cape Provincial Education Summit
I've long been concerned about the quality of education in our schools. The Ministerial Committee on Schools that Work, which I appointed in 2007, emphasised the important role that teachers play in achieving quality in education. Stabilising the management of the provincial education department is central to the improvement of learner achievement in schools. [highlighted result]
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2009/03/10
N Pandor to address Eastern Cape Provincial Education Summit, 13 Mar
The Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor, will on Friday, 13 March 2009 at 08h00 address the Eastern Cape Provincial Education Summit, to be held at the Sterling Education Leadership Institute in East London, Eastern Cape. The theme of the summit is: A plan of action to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the Eastern Cape. * Improve quality of teaching and learning in the Further Education and Training (FET) colleges and Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) centres in the ... [highlighted result]
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2009/03/10
N Pandor to visit University of Witwatersrand, 12 Mar
The Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor will on Thursday, 12 March 2009 spend the afternoon visiting the University of Witswatersrand (Wits), where she is expected to have meetings with the Senior Executive Management, some council members and the Student Representative Council Members. At 15h00, Minister Naledi Pandor, together with Professor Loyiso Nongxa, Wits Vice-Chancellor and Principal, will brief the media on the role and resourcing of higher education institutions in the promotion ... [highlighted result]
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2009/03/06
N Pandor on political meetings during school hours
The Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor, has noted with grave concern reports that in some parts of the Gauteng province teachers attended a political meeting in school time. The Minister wishes to reiterate the decision of the recent Council of Education Ministers meeting that: * Political parties must not conduct any campaigning directed at learners or teachers during school time. She urged all teachers to remain committed to the pledges in the Quality Teaching and Learning Campaign. [highlighted result]
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2009/03/07
N Pandor: Inanda Seminar birthday celebrations
Little did they know what an excellent school they were starting when they opened the gates of Inanda Seminary boarding school in 1869. It is part of the pilot project involving six schools: Adams College, Healdtown, Inanda Seminary, Lemana, St Matthews and Tiger Kloof. And it aims to forge partnerships between the schools, the Historic Schools Restoration Project (HSRP), government, non-governmental organisation (NGOs), churches and business institutions. [highlighted result]
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2009/02/16
N Pandor: Inkululeko Yesizwe Primary School opening
I thank the Imperial and Ukhamba Community Development Trust for its investment in the education of our communities. The Department of Education exists to improve the quality of education in all our schools. It covers the following areas: classification of school types, capacity of a school, space norm per learner, classroom size, school site size and location, accommodation spaces required by a school, norms and standards for sports facilities as well as norms and standards for basic ... [highlighted result]
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2009/03/06
N Pandor on Durban University of Technology lectures
The Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor has noted with serious concern suspension of lectures, for the second time, within a short space of time at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). Both the Minister and the departmental officials have been in constant contact with stakeholders of the DUT, since the beginning of February 2009. The minister, however, is concerned at reports that tensions between student organisations at several institutions has contributed to disruption of classes ... [highlighted result]
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2009/03/05
N Pandor: Ministerial Committee Report on Restructuring of Adult Education and Training Colloquium
Whenever adult education is referred to in education debates, people assume the issue is basic literacy. In July 2008, I established a Ministerial Committee to draft a green paper on a revamped adult education and training system for South Africa. The purpose of this colloquium is to present the Ministerial Committee Report on the Restructuring of Adult Education and Training in South Africa to you. [highlighted result]
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2009/03/06
N Pandor to address South African Board of Jewish Education Conference, 8 Mar
The Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor, will on Sunday, 8 March 2009, at 12h00, address the South African Board of Jewish Education (SABJE) Tri-annual Conference, to be held at Investec, 100 Grayston Drive, Cnr Rivonia Road, Sandton in Johannesburg. The theme of the conference is "Education Excellence" and will address the key factors to such excellence, namely teacher excellence. Enquiries: Lunga Ngqengelele Tel: 012 312 5538 Cell: 082 566 0446 E-mail: ngqengelele.l@doe.gov.za [highlighted result]
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2009/03/05
N Pandor to address Ministerial Committee Report Colloquium, 5 Mar
The Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor will today at 12h00 deliver the keynote address at the Colloquium on the Ministerial Committee Report on the restructuring of adult education and training in South Africa. The colloquium takes place at the Burgers Park Hotel in Pretoria. The Ministerial Committee on the restructuring of adult education and training was appointed by the minister in August 2007. [highlighted result]
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2009/03/02
N Pandor to visit University of Western Cape, 3 Mar
The Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor will tomorrow, 3 March 2009, spend almost the entire day visiting the University of the Western Cape (UWC). The purpose of the Minister's visit is to check on the progress made in building a new life sciences laboratory and other new developments within the university, utilising the infrastructure grant from the Department of Education (DoE). Minister Pandor will have meetings with the rector and the university executive, the staff and the student ... [highlighted result]
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2009/02/13
N Pandor: Vaal Matric Awards ceremony
I'm pleased that the Sedibeng District Municipality has launched the Vaal Matric Awards. Similarly, the interface between the district and local municipalities, the education district offices and schools is critical in the development of schools. In fact, the education district offices are central in the support of schools. [highlighted result]
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2009/02/16
N Pandor to open Resource Centre at Inkululeko Yesizwe Primary School, 17 Feb
In addition, the Imperial Group has started building a school hall at Tshepang Primary School in Orange Farm costing R3 million which will be completed in the next three months. The Imperial and Ukhamba Community Development Trust has been working with Inkululeko Yesizwe Primary School since 2004 and has contributed a total of R5 million and also ensures that its contribution to the school takes a holistic approach. The Trust is currently involved with other primary schools, Tshepang Primary ... [highlighted result]
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2009/02/09
N Pandor: Debate on State of the Nation Address
The ANC will build alliances with all stakeholders in education to improve education together. Working closely with education stakeholders, the ANC has developed and adopted an education roadmap. Since April 2008, the ANC Health and Education Committee have been involved in a major policy review of education, implementing the resolutions of the ANC's 52nd National Conference, held in December 2007. [highlighted result]
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2009/02/02
N Pandor on appointment of J Jansen as administrator at Mangosuthu University of Technology
The Minister of Education, Ms Naledi Pandor, today announced the appointment of Professor Jonathan Jansen as the administrator of the Mangosuthu University of Technology. Professor Jansen's appointment follows a request to the Minister by the Council of the University to assist in carrying out the recommendations of the report of the Independent Assessor. Professor Jansen has substantial experience as Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria, has served as the ... [highlighted result]
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