NECT News

17 June 2025
Launch of Life skills & Life Orientation Textbooks to empower learners with competencies for a fast-changing world

In today’s rapidly evolving world, it is essential that learners are equipped with the knowledge, values, and competencies required to […]

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30 May 2025
NECT Chairperson Dr Sizwe Nxasana earns a Doctoral Degree from Aalborg University, Denmark

The National Education CollaborationTrust (NECT) congratulates Dr. Sizwe Nasana on his completion of a PhD at Aalborg University in Denmark. […]

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20 November 2024
NECT reiterates commitment to improving education levels in South Africa

With six years to the National Development Plan’s target year, questions remain concerning our resolve and the extent to which […]

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30 October 2023
NECT Newsletter – September 2023

NECT Convention reflects on 10 years of Collaboration to enhance education reform and improvement

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16 October 2023
SA SAMS Modernisation News – Issue 2 – October 2023

Latest News and Project Updates for the Sector

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11 July 2022
Free learning material for Grade 12s to ensure higher pass rate

For the past two years the country’s education system has had to recover and adapt to new methods of learning. […]

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1 June 2022
Free learning material for Grade 12s to ensure higher pass rate

The National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) together with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) is implementing a catch-up and recovery […]

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5 May 2022
Press Release: NECT receives kudos from sector stakeholders

The National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) underwent its first overarching evaluation of all facets and aspects of its work from […]

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8 September 2021
Press Release: International Literacy Day – A chance to give children a better future

The EU, with UNICEF, the DBE and NECT launches an innovative programme to strengthen reading and leadership in South African […]

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30 July 2021
SA-SAMS Modernisation Project

Welcome to the second in a series of SA-SAMS Modernisation Programme Newsletters for 2021. The newsletter serves as a communication […]

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14 July 2021
NECT Newsletter – 14 July 2021

The National Education Collaboration Trust presents to you the mid-year newsletter with progress updates regarding our efforts towards mobilizing national […]

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17 October 2020
Care and Support assist alleviate Covid-19 learner Distress

COVID-19 casts a light on the burden of untreated trauma and socio-economic distress that South Africa has carried for many […]

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23 September 2020
How to identify when someone needs help – psychosocial support

The role of education, in addition to its core mandate to ensure a South Africa in which all our child […]

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23 September 2020
Stigma and Fear about COVID-19

Novel diseases such as COVID-19, are met fear which drives stigma about the disease. By virtue of being unknown, coupled […]

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23 September 2020
What is the process to follow if a learner or staff member is identified with COVID-19 symptoms, what is the SOP for schools with positive cases?

In January 2020 Chinese scientists confirmed a cluster of pneumonia cases identified in the city of Wuhan, China which were […]

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23 September 2020
Addressing Stigma and Discrimination

Stigma refers to a negative attitude toward people we think are not “like us”. For example, stigma can mean not […]

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23 September 2020
Keeping children safe online

The Minister of Basic Education Mrs Angie Motshekga has today launched Woza Matrics, a free-to-air television initiative that is aimed […]

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23 September 2020
Supporting learning – at home, or at school, support for teachers

During the unprecedented highs and lows of the 2020 academic year due to COVID-19, the normality for children to attend […]

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24 August 2020
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga launches Woza Matrics: Free to air television programme to support the 2020 Matric learners

The Minister of Basic Education Mrs Angie Motshekga has today launched Woza Matrics, a free-to-air television initiative that is aimed […]

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20 July 2020
Media Release: Department of Basic Education Minister Angie Motshega, meets with civil society as part of consultative programme

At the consultative meeting of the Minister of Basic Education organised by the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT), over 130 […]

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