Media Releases

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape It gives me pleasure to announce the appointment of Mr Brent Walters as the next Superintendent General of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED). He was officially appointed yesterday by Premier Alan Winde, and will ...

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape I note COSATU’s announcement that they will be holding a press conference regarding the challenges facing the WCED. I am pleased that COSATU and its associated organisations understand that there are challenges facing us. The ...

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape I have learned only today of a WCED teacher who has allegedly been charged with “fraud” for classifying himself as “African” on his CV. One of the many evils of apartheid was the classification of people by their so-called ...

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape The WCED and I wish all Western Cape teachers a happy World Teachers’ Day! This year’s theme is appropriately: “Teachers: leading in a crisis, reimagining the future” . 2020 has been an incredibly challenging year for the ...