Gauteng Education to address school overcrowding

Chairs and desks in a classroom. The Gauteng Department of Education says it will outline its plans to address infrastructure challenges in the province. This follows complaints from parents at Bovet Primary School in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, about severe overcrowding. Parents say some learners are forced to sit on the floor or on their…

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Correctional services raids St Albans Correctional Centre

Correctional services commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale addresses officials. A raid by the Department of Correctional Services is underway at the St Albans Correctional Centre outside Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. Operations started with the search of officials reporting for duty and the vehicles entering the centre. The unannounced operation aims to ensure safety within the premises…

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