Law to give Pandor more power under consideration

As things stand, the provision of education at school, further education and training colleges and at the teachers’ college level constitutionally falls under the competency of provincial governments. The push for more power for Pandor has the support of the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union, which says it is unhappy at the way education is handled by most provincial Education Departments. It argues that institutions like teachers’ colleges and further education and training colleges are a ‘national resource’ that should not be left to individual provinces. Full report in The Mercury (subscription needed) Governing body’s right to decide school’s language policy contested (See IN COURT section, below)