Dear MyPE The DA welcomes the gazetting of the latest Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) by Energy Minister Jeff Radebe after a number of false starts over the last few years. In particular, we welcome the policy shift away from building new nuclear power plants. This IRP confirms that former President Jacob Zuma’s corrupt nuclear deal has been shut down in favour of cheaper, cleaner sources of energy. Minister Radebe and President Ramaphosa deserve credit for taking on the Zuma faction and … [Read more...] about Moving away from the corrupt nuclear deal
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Uitenhage Schools 60.1% increase in pass rate from 2014
Dear MyPE The DA can today reveal the best and worst performing schools over the last three years, based on an analysis of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. I have today written to the Chairperson of the Basic Education Portfolio Committee, Ms Nomalungelo Gina, to request that we conduct oversight of schools that saw the biggest improvement, and the biggest decline, in the 2016 NSC examinations. There are a number of schools that produce excellent results in very … [Read more...] about Uitenhage Schools 60.1% increase in pass rate from 2014
Investigation into ‘culling’ of learners requested
Dear MyPE Close analysis of the 2016 matric results reveals a very high ‘drop-out rate’, leading to speculation that some learners may have been ‘culled’ to inflate the matric pass rate. According to the Department of Basic Education’s figures, 1 100 877 learners enrolled for Grade 10 in 2014, but only 610 178 enrolled for Grade 12 in 2016. This means that 44,6% of learners either dropped out of the system altogether or remain stuck in Grade 10 and 11. The picture across all nine … [Read more...] about Investigation into ‘culling’ of learners requested
Matric 2016 – An open letter to Umalusi
Dear Dr Rakometsi I am writing this open letter to you in the spirit of constructive engagement. In doing so, my intention is to safeguard the integrity of our examination system, and to ensure that all learners get a fair deal. This open letter follows my personal correspondence with you, which contained a series of questions related to the standardisation of the matric marks. In your rather defensive reply marked ‘private and confidential’, you declined to answer my … [Read more...] about Matric 2016 – An open letter to Umalusi
