Posts Tagged ‘basic education’
[LISTEN] What can be done to lower SA’s teen pregnancy rate?
On this thought-provoking instalment of The Talking Point with Cathy Mohlahlana, Merle Mansfield, Programme Director of the Zero Dropout Campaign, discusses the teenage pregnancy crisis in South Africa and its contribution to school dropout. More than 4,000 girls between 10 and 19 years old have given birth in the Eastern Cape since the beginning of […]
Tags: GEC, General Education Certificate, Department of Basic Education, matric, zdc, basic education, SAfm, Merle Mansfield, Stephen Grootes
Posted on 13 August 2024 under Zero Dropout in the News.
Zero Dropout Campaign disappointed by NCOP’s rushed attempt to pass BELA Bill
The Zero Dropout Campaign welcomes the postponement of today’s scheduled vote on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill. The postponement was due to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) not following its own procedures in yet another attempt to rush this and other crucial pieces of legislation through Parliament to avoid them lapsing when […]
Tags: basic education, BELA Bill, Basic Education Laws Amendment, National Assembly, NCOP, Legislation, Early Warning Toolkit, National Council of Provinces
Posted on 9 May 2024 under Press releases.
[LISTEN] How will the new General Education Certificate affect dropout in South Africa?
In this SAfm interview with Stephen Grootes, Merle Mansfield, Programme Director of the Zero Dropout Campaign, discusses the protentional implications of the Department of Basic Education’s new General Education Certificate for Grade 9 currently being piloted in schools across South Africa. The General Education Certificate is scheduled for national implementation in 2025, and if so, […]
Tags: Stephen Grootes, GEC, General Education Certificate, Department of Basic Education, matric, zdc, basic education, SAfm, Merle Mansfield
Posted on 16 April 2024 under Zero Dropout in the News.
Admitting that there’s a dropout problem is just the first step, Mr President
At the annual Basic Education Sector Lekgotla held recently, President Cyril Ramaphosa raised his concerns about South Africa’s learner dropout rate, which he said was “still unacceptably high”…
Tags: DBE, Early Warning Toolkit, Department of Basic Education, matric, zdc, Cyril Ramaphosa, President Ramaphosa, basic education, BELA Bill, Basic Education Laws Amendment, National Assembly, dropout, Legislation
Posted on 26 March 2024 under Press releases.
