2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (581+ words) The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) and SCOUTS South Africa Western Cape Region have launched a youth development programme that tackles high drowning rates in vulnerable communities, while opening doors to volunteering and lifeguarding roles for youth. "The partnership addresses…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (362+ words) The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has warned the public against "false and misleading" information circulating on social media claiming that a student received a payment of R630,434.44 from the scheme. NSFAS said preliminary verification indicates that the image being…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (302+ words) The Department of Social Development has taken training on the Child Support Grant Top Up to St Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape, as it tries to improve low take-up of the grant among eligible orphaned children. The Child Support…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (505+ words) The government, scientists and researchers have allayed fears over endocrine-disrupting chemicals in sanitary pads, saying there was no evidence from research conducted over more than a century to suggest they caused any harm to humans. At a high-level joint press…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (471+ words) By Lebone Rodah Mosima Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Mmapaseka Steve Letsike used a tourism dialogue marking International Women's Day to call for stronger policies, investment and structural support to expand women's economic…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago  (307+ words) The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has given the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) until 18 March to submit a detailed list of foreign academics employed at universities and colleges. The decision follows the release of an…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (233+ words) By Lebone Roah Mosima The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) said on Wednesday that 8.5% (33,650) of applications for the 2026 placement of Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners through its Online Admissions System were submitted during the late application period from December 17, 2025, to January…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (376+ words) Obstetric and reproductive organisations have urged calm after a University of the Free State (UFS) study detected endocrine-disrupting chemicals in some menstrual products, saying the research did not establish that the products cause infertility, hormonal dysfunction or cancer. The South…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (277+ words) South African education group Advtech is planning to build a new university "mega-campus" in Durban after securing 10 hectares of land for the development. Construction is expected to begin in 2027, with the first phase scheduled to be completed and open in…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (311+ words) Mathanzima Mweli, Director-General of the Department of Basic Education, has continued with the monitoring and support programme for the Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) projects under Batch 4 in the Eastern Cape. The Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) initiative was launched…...