11+ hour, 37+ min ago  (356+ words) By Lebone Rodah Mosima The DA in Gauteng has accused the provincial government (GPG) of failing to remove ageing asbestos structures from Randfontein Secondary School and Toekomsrus Primary School, saying learners and teachers remain exposed to unsafe buildings despite repeated…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (541+ words) Access to higher education remains one of South Africa's most powerful tools for social mobility, economic growth, and national development." For many young people " especially first-generation students " it represents the chance to break cycles of poverty and build better futures…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1221+ words) By Lebone Rodah Mosima Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has said that South Africa's ability to prepare young people for work, citizenship and innovation depends on whether children learn to read, count and reason in their earliest years of schooling....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (300+ words) The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has agreed to reconvene its meeting with Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela over his decision to place the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) under administration. The committee deliberated on…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (335+ words) The Hawks have re-arrested a 29-year-old suspect, Luthuli Sihle, linked to an alleged university admission fraud and corruption scheme at Walter Sisulu University. Sihle was re-arrested on Wednesday and appeared before the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on the same…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (274+ words) The Kwa Zulu-Natal Department of Education has rejected claims that it has been placed under administration, dismissing online reports of such as "false and misleading. The department issued the clarification after claims circulated that the provincial education department was facing…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (410+ words) University of Kwa Zulu-Natal (UKZN) staff member Dr Phumelele Basi has completed a Ph D in Gender Education at the age of 25, making her the youngest doctoral graduate at the university's Autumn graduation. Basi's doctoral study, titled "Negotiating Heterosexual Relationships…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (436+ words) Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says more than 2, 500 young people trained in plumbing, welding, carpentry, electrical work and construction will be deployed to help repair Gauteng's schools, hospitals and public infrastructure as part of the province's Unemployed Youth Skills Development Initiative…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (402+ words) By Lebone Rodah Mosima Eighty-three learners from Hlanganani High School in Mpumalanga have completed an intensive crime prevention and justice programme aimed at equipping young people with a practical understanding of South Africa's criminal justice system and promoting safer schools…...

4+ week, 15+ hour ago  (415+ words) The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has launched an augmented reality heritage experience at the Melville Koppies Nature Reserve. The project uses digital technology to reconstruct a 500-year-old African smelting site without disturbing the protected landscape. Launched on Workers" Day, it…...