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Western Cape 2024 National Senior Certificate Awards

Good morning to our top candidates, Our top schools, And our special guests. We are a department that is more focused than ever before on...

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Debate on Vote 5: Education Adjustment Budget

This has been a particularly challenging year for the Western Cape Education Department. And this has been an incredibly difficult time for...

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Western Cape Education Budget Speech 2022

Speaker, Premier, Members of the Provincial Cabinet, Members, and Guests, For the last number of years, I have been in the unfortunate...

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2022 Western Cape Education Budget Speech

Speech by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape Speaker, Premier, Members of the Provincial Cabinet, Members, and...

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Speech delivered by WC MEC Debbie Schäfer at the debate on the Premier’s SOPA

On Friday, the Premier showed us how, when the voting public is prepared to “swim upstream”, and vote differently to the rest of the country...

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Western Cape Government Education Budget Vote 2018/2019

Madam Speaker, before I present the 2018/2019 Budget for Education in the Western Cape, it is my privilege to welcome a number of special...

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Speech by Minister Debbie Schäfer at the 2015 ABET Level 4 awards ceremony

Good evening to you all. I am delighted to be here tonight at my first Adult Based Education and Training Awards Ceremony. Tonight we...

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Provincial Teacher Awards 2014

It is my very great pleasure and privilege to join you all this evening, at the 15th annual Provincial Teaching Awards ceremony, to...

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Minister Schäfer appeals to teachers to report child abuse cases

It is an unfortunate reality that each day, the safety and well-being of many children across South Africa are threatened by child abuse and...

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Declaration of Harold Cressy High School a Provincial Heritage Site

It is indeed a great honour for me to be here today to celebrate with you the proclamation of this historic school as a Provincial Heritage...

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