Minister of Education Naledi Pandor of South Africa

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Minister Pandor has further requested the Council at the university, which will be meeting on Friday to also satisfy itself that due process has been followed in the recent suspensions and expulsion of students charged with misconduct, as a matter of urgency.
Minister Pandor said the evaluation should also include the implementation of the merger as a matter of urgency.
Pandor finalises outstanding matric results", "All 56 300 outstanding matric results have been finalised, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said on Monday.
Sasco: Pandor not to blame for results drama", "Education Minister Naledi Pandor was not to blame for the blunder which saw thousands of matric results withheld, the South African Students' Congress said on Wednesday.
SA matrics get 62,5% pass rate - minister", "The country's 2008 matric class received a pass rate of 62,5 percent, the Education Minister Naledi Pandor said on Tuesday.
Pandor promises all results by month-end�", "SA SHOULD have the final 2008 matric examination pass rate by the end of the month, when the education department expected to have finished its investigations into about 700 allegations of examination irregularities, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said yesterday.
Matric failure�", "WE SHOULD not be tempted to make simple comparisons between the 2008 matric results and those of previous years, education minister Naledi Pandor has warned.
Achmat told delegates to an international conference this week.
Minister Pandor praised the work of the Fulbright Program in South Africa and reiterated the South African government's appreciation for the program.
Minister Pandor has said it is a well-established fact that home language, if correctly used, can be a powerful vehicle for developing foundational concepts for future learning.
The Department of Education is not responding to children orphaned by HIV/Aids as well as it could, Minister of Education Naledi Pandor said in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Pandor said these children should be getting access to feeding schemes.
Addressing a media briefing, Pandor said in the drive to recruit more maths and science teachers that is part of what we will proceed with.
Pandor said the number of schools receiving special attention in maths and science would be increased from 102 to 400, and to 529 by January next year.
Pandor said there was a need to identify the education needs, one of which was maths, and to ask which schools did not have properly qualified maths teachers, after which a recruitment strategy to address the problem could be developed.
With regard to higher education, Pandor said the restructuring process was proceeding relatively smoothly and within the agreed timeframes, adding that nine of the 10 mergers had already taken place, resulting in new institutions.
ONLY about 22% of students completed their undergraduate degree within the required study period, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said yesterday.
Naledi Pandor was born on 7 December 1953 in Durban , KwaZulu Natal.
Following South Africa 's first democratic elections in 1994 Pandor was elected into parliament, and in 1995 she became a Whip and then Deputy Chief Whip of the African National Congress (ANC.
PRETORIA Tertiary institutions do not have the capacity to enrol an estimated 100,000 extra students by 2015, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said on Tuesday.
Pandor said the expansion of higher education institutions could include the building of new universities.
JOHANNESBURG - Education Minister Naledi Pandor was not to blame for the blunder which saw thousands of matric results withheld, the SA Students Congress (SASCO) said on Wednesday.
PRETORIA - Numeracy and literacy skills among grade three school children are unacceptably low, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said on Tuesday.
PRETORIA Changes can still be made to the pledge the government intends having all school children recite during morning assembly, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said on Monday.
6 billion in government money for increasing graduates and improving infrastructure following a finding in 2004 that subsidy levels have been declining, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said in Cape Town on Tuesday.
JOHANNESBURG - Lack of resources and poor management could be some of the reasons behind poor matric results in some schools, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said yesterday.
GIVING a child a hiding at school was an infringement of their human rights and, in abolishing corporal punishment, South Africa had shown itself to be an international leader in protecting children, ANC MP Ms Naledi Pandor said yesterday.
Speaking at a meeting of the National Assembly's education committee, to "informally" discuss amendments to the South African Schools Bill, Pandor said a British boy was in the process of taking his parents to court for violating his human rights by smacking him and cases like this should not be forgotten when passing new legislation.
Education Minister Naledi Pandor was not to blame for the blunder which saw thousands of matric results withheld, the SA Students Congress said yesterday.
Sapa Education Minister Naledi Pandor was not to blame for the blunder which saw thousands of matric results withheld, the South African Students Congress said on Wednesday.
Education Minister Naledi Pandor was not to blame for the blunder that saw thousands of matric results withheld, the South African Students Congress (Sasco) said on Wednesday.
expected to have finished its investigations into about 700 allegations of examination irregularities, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said yesterday.
language of teaching and learning beyond the first three years of schooling.
a mechanism for addressing equity.
South Africa's education system underperformed and failed to supportpupils in acquiring skills for learning, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said on Tuesday.
Our performance in mathematics and science subjects is dismal and we continue to be faced by inadequate infrastructure, poor and inefficient administration in some provinces, and disaffected and demotivated teachers," Pandor said at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Pandor described the throughput statistics of many of universities as "extremely worrying.
Pandor said recent research indicated that more attention also be given to the links between education, employment and entrepreneurship.
Pandor said that, on the positive side, the challenge of access to schooling had been addressed, significant resources were being devoted to education, and options regarding education had increased.
The country's 2008 matric class received a pass rate of 62,5 %, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said on Tuesday.
Education Minister Naledi Pandor is to crack down on exorbitant salaries earned by vice-chancellors after they failed to regulate themselves.
Education Minister Naledi Pandor is considering making the undergraduate degree a four-year degree, but this depends on conditions at each university.
It is heartening to note that Education Minister Naledi Pandor expressed disappointment at last year’s 68.
Current education minister, Naledi Pandor remains committed to this objective which clearly recognises the link between literacy, education, economic growth and social stability.
Naledi Pandor was born in 1953 in Durban.
Before becoming the Minister of Education in 2004 Naledi Pandor was involved in educational issues in various ways.
Following South Africa's first democratic election in 1994 Pandor was elected to parliament, and in 1995 she became a Whip and then Deputy Chief Whip of the ANC.
In 1996 Pandor was appointed as member of the Cape Technikon Council.
Minister Naledi Pandor said she could not see why people might have any problem with the pledge.
5%, Education Minister Naledi Pandor has announced in Pretoria.
The government has offered bursaries to more than 10�000 white students since 2005, Education Minister Naledi Pandor has revealed.
Johannesburg – Education Minister Naledi Pandor was not to blame for the blunder which saw thousands of matric results withheld, the SA Students‘ Congress said yesterday.
Education Minister Naledi Pandor was not to blame for the blunder that saw thousands of matric results withheld, Sasco said on Wednesday.
All 56 300 outstanding matric results have been finalised, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said on Monday.
SA SHOULD have the final 2008 matric examination pass rate by the end of the month, when the education department expected to have finished its investigations into about 700 allegations of examination irregularities, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said yesterday.
By Mandisi Tyulu 13 January It been reported that Education Minister Naledi Pandor says 700 of last year’s matric candidates are still being investigated for exam irregularities.
Deputy President Baleka Mbete and Education Minister Naledi Pandor joined a school in Mpumalanga for their assembly this morning.