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Matric 2023 Awards to Candidates

Western Cape Education Department National Senior Certificate Examinations 2023 Awards to Candidates Awards to candidates will be presented...

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DSD assessing damage after Sivuyile fire

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is assessing the extent of the fire damage to its Sivuyile residential facility for...

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Decrease in number of schools affected by burglary and vandalism

Despite our department providing holiday security to 486 schools over the December holidays, we recorded 26 incidents of burglary and...

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Western Cape continues to close the education inequality gap

This morning I visited COSAT (Centre of Science and Technology) in Khayelitsha to celebrate with learners as they received their individual...

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Western Cape #ClassOf2023 overcomes challenges to deliver great results

The Western Cape #ClassOf2023 has increased the matric pass rate again to 81.54%, despite facing an exceptionally challenging year, and we...

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Premier Winde and Minister Maynier welcome learners and teachers back to school

This morning, Premier Alan Winde joined me for a visit to Westcott Primary School to welcome learners and staff back to school for the 2024...

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2024 The wrong start for SASSA

Please attribute the below to Minister Sharna Fernandez We are barely two weeks into 2024 and the South African Social Security Agency...

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We are fighting to place learners despite massive budget cut

We are doing everything we can to build new schools at a faster rate than ever before through our Rapid School Build programme, despite a...

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Make sure you know where your child is

While many revelers rang in the new year on beaches across the Western Cape, staff from the provincial Department of Social Development (DSD...

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Keeping children safe should be main priority during the holidays

Schools are closing today and the holiday season has begun for many families. While this is a joyful period, there are many risks to be...

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