Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has sent a stern warning to the communities who vandalise schools during service delivery protests, saying that government will not come back and rebuild another school for them.

The Gauteng Department of Education has reminded parents that they have one day left to apply for 2018 school admissions. 

The Gauteng Department of Education has reopened the Online Application System for parents who missed the 12 June deadline.

The Gauteng Department of Education has managed to place 77% of all applicants, who applied for admission at schools in the province, for 2018.

The Basic Education Department has confirmed that schools reopen today

It's been an emotional few days for bereaved learners, teachers and the community of Sokhulimi Village, in Mpumalanga, as they mourn the death of eighteen learners and two adults, who died in a tragic accident in Bronkhorstspruit, on Friday.

Teaching and learning commenced well in most schools countrywide, while few interruptions were experienced in other schools on the first day of the academic year.

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says the province is ready for the 2017 academic year.

The African National Congress Youth League in Gauteng on Monday commended the “bold stand” Pretoria High School for Girls pupils have taken against its code of conduct about hairstyles.

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi is due to visit the school on Monday to address the controversy as more than 4500 people signed a petition calling for his intervention.