Ramakgolo, Matome2011-11-222011-11-222011-11-22http://hdl.handle.net/10539/10825MM thesis - P&DMThe teaching profession in South Africa continues to experience an exodus of teachers; a trend which impacts negatively on service delivery and matric results. In a country faced with persistent unemployment, poverty and acute skills shortage, effective education becomes an important tool for remedying the situation. Attracting and retaining talented teachers is vital in building the capacity required to improve teaching and learning as well as educational policy outcomes. The purpose of this research was to analyse the challenges contributing to staff turnover in some schools in Capricorn district municipality in Limpopo province. The study found that adverse working conditions and lack of support were the major contributory factors to the problem of staff turnover in the province. The study recommended that talent retention strategies be integrated with operational plans in order to minimise the exodus of suitably qualified teachers in the provinceenStaff turnoverTeachers and teachingThesis