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      <title><![CDATA[Minister urges parents to get involved in SGB elections (31 January 2012)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ecdoe.gov.za/news_article/324/Minister-urges-parents-to-get-involved-in-SGB-elections/31-January-2012</link>
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      A school with an effective School Governing Body is far more likely to achieve success than those with limited parental and community involvement.
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      <title><![CDATA[Mt Frere district education summit starts with a bang (30 January 2012)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ecdoe.gov.za/news_article/323/Mt-Frere-district-education-summit-starts-with-a-bang/30-January-2012</link>
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      A two - day education summit aimed at discovering a roadmap for the embattled Mount Frere district started on a high note as district presenters tabled...
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      <title><![CDATA[NYDA donates R40 000 science lab to Phillip Mzamo High School (26 January 2012)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ecdoe.gov.za/news_article/322/NYDA-donates-R40-000-science-lab-to-Phillip-Mzamo-High-School/26-January-2012</link>
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      On the 25 January 2012 the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) donated three mobile science laboratory to three schools in the Eastern Cape to do their practical.
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      <title><![CDATA[MT Frere Education District to conduct a two-day workshop (25 January 2012)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ecdoe.gov.za/news_article/321/MT-Frere-Education-District-to-conduct-a-two-day-workshop/25-January-2012</link>
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      The poor performance of the Mount Frere Education District this and in the previous years has prompted the Education department and its stakeholders including the Congress of National Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA), Umzimvubu Local Municipality, KwaBhaca Community Development Support Trust to hold a two day summit aimed at finding ways of rescuing the district.
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      <title><![CDATA[ECDoE restores its Call Centre (24 January 2012)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ecdoe.gov.za/news_article/320/ECDoE-restores-its-Call-Centre/24-January-2012</link>
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      On the 11 January 2012 marked the day the Eastern Cape Department of Education’s (ECDoE) Call Centre was fully operational at Head Office, to deal with the many concerns raised by external stakeholders and customers.
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      <title><![CDATA[MEC Mandla Makupula donates school uniform (20 January 2012)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ecdoe.gov.za/news_article/319/MEC-Mandla-Makupula-donates-school-uniform/20-January-2012</link>
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      The dire need to see Eastern Cape Province education focusing on the learner has prompted MEC Mandla Makupula to donate school uniform to Thembalesizwe senior secondary school in Ilitha Township near King William’s Town on 20 January 2012 at 11h00.
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      <title><![CDATA[Education MEC determined to improve results (19 January 2012)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ecdoe.gov.za/news_article/318/Education-MEC-determined-to-improve-results/19-January-2012</link>
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      Eastern Cape Education MEC Mandla Makupula is determined to overhaul the province&#39;s education system to prevent a repeat of the dismal 2011 matric results.
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      <title><![CDATA[Education Readiness Plan for 2012 (18 January 2012)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ecdoe.gov.za/news_article/316/Education-Readiness-Plan-for-2012/18-January-2012</link>
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      The Eastern Cape Education department has unveiled its re-prioritised service delivery turnaround strategy for the next few months starting in January 2012.
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      <title><![CDATA[First week of EC schooling still well (18 January 2012)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ecdoe.gov.za/news_article/317/First-week-of-EC-schooling-still-well/18-January-2012</link>
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      A three–day- visit to some of the Eastern Cape schools as part of the department’s ‘back to school campaign’ has also helped to rally the citizens and communities around provincial education since it (education) is a societal matter.
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      <title><![CDATA[Education MEC visits Peddie District (17 January 2012)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ecdoe.gov.za/news_article/315/Education-MEC-visits-Peddie-District/17-January-2012</link>
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      The audible blare about service delivery to schools which last year saw the Eastern Cape education department being visited by President Jacob Zuma, has been prioritised by the department this year such that on the 17th of January 2012, MEC Mandla Makupula will be visiting Sobantu and Minenkulu Senior Secondary schools, in the Peddie district at 09h00.
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