No teachers? Don’t worry, we won’t employ more, even though we have many

As schools cry out for educators, most state-funded graduates remain unemployed

26 June 2022 - 20:00

While some state schools in the Eastern Cape battle without teachers, only 36 of 651 new graduates funded by the department of basic education have been appointed since January...

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