Basic Education Department to set rules for teacher-pupil WhatsApp messages

Ray White, standing in for Bongani Bingwa, speaks to Riaan van der Bergh, Deputy CEO of FEDSAS, about the growing use of WhatsApp by teachers to communicate with learners, from homework and assignments to school updates. The Department of Basic Education is preparing guidelines to clarify professional boundaries around teachers’ use of WhatsApp and social media, particularly to prevent inappropriate relationships, sexual misconduct and abuse. The move follows recommendations from a parliamentary report into the statutory rape of young girls and a request from National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza for an update on their implementation. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg-based talk radio station.   Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds those in power to account on your behalf. The team brings you all you need to know to start your day  Thank you for listening. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 6 am to 9 am (SA Time) https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj  For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, visit Primedia+ here https://buff.ly/zEcM35T  Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc  Let’s keep the conversation going online:  702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702    702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702  702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/  702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702  702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.