Big talk from the Gauteng MEC for Education

Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi told thousands of matric pupils that a new era of quality education would begin in the province’s township and rural schools this term. The department will implement its “paperless classroom” programme, which entails a move towards digital learning through the use of tablets. It also aims to have chalkboards replaced with LED screens. Moving beyond the pilot phase that began in seven schools since January, the programme went live on Tuesday morning in 375 high schools offering grade 12, “mainly in township and rural areas”. Bongani Nkosi from the Mail and Guardian gives a full report here.