Media Releases

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 ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape A total of 23 447 learners in Grade 7, 8, 10 and 12 attended #BackOnTrack and matric support classes over the holiday period in the Western Cape. Parents will be familiar with our successful winter school classes for matric ...