Media Releases

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape We have had a massive improvement in school attendance, with 1 074 649 learners, or 89% of all learners enrolled, present at our schools on Monday in the Western Cape. We thank all those parents who responded to our call to ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape As a result of the SANTACO-WC minibus taxi strike, learner and teacher absenteeism dealt a devastating blow to education and our efforts to recover learning losses because of COVID-19. While we are delighted that the strike has ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape As a result of the SANTACO-WC minibus taxi strike, 852 259 learners stayed home from school today, which is 71% of the learners in our schools. The number of schools that had to close due to safety concerns or low attendance ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape As a result of the SANTACO Western Cape minibus taxi strike, 287 420 learners have not been able to access their constitutional right to basic education today. 9 508 teachers and staff were also prevented from going about the ...