Many state bursary graduates unemployed despite teacher shortage
Almost 1,400 new government-funded teaching graduates have not been placed by the education department
28 February 2023 - 20:40
While teacher shortages at some schools are still a serious problem, provincial education departments failed to employ almost 1,400 new teachers who received government funding to complete their studies...
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