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University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) scientists have identified hundreds of potentially new microbial species in the digestive systems of wild African lions, revealing previously undocumented bacterial and viral diversity.
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Malatsi urges business to turn digital skills into jobs for youth

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Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has called for closer cooperation between government and the private sector to ensure digital-skills training translates into employment opportunities for young South Africans.
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The DA has called for an independent investigation into alleged financial irregularities, intimidation and staff shortages at a Johannesburg primary school, months after parents raised concerns about its principal's reinstatement.
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Gauteng Transport tells scholar transport operators to comply with safety laws

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The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport (GDRT) has urged scholar transport operators to comply with licensing requirements and road safety regulations to improve learner safety across the province.
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Education groups demand answers over delayed school capacity rules

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Equal Education (EE) and the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) have demanded that Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube explain why school capacity regulations remain unpublished 10 days after a court-ordered deadline.
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SA U16 soccer team shines in Germany with back-to-back victories

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South Africa’s Under-16 national soccer team have made an impressive statement in Germany, recording back-to-back victories over the youth teams of FC Augsburg and Arminia Bielefeld ahead of the FIFA U-15 World Cup in Azerbaijan.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is intensifying efforts to expand access to early childhood development (ECD), with around one million children aged three to five still not enrolled in any early learning programme.
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WATCH| Gauteng registers more than 203,000 candidates for 2026 matric exams

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The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has registered 203,794 candidates for the 2026 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, an increase of 11,049 from last year.

KZN to host 203,815 matric candidates as exams begin

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Provincial Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka announced the figures on Monday during a media briefing on the department’s state of readiness at the Maritime School of Excellence in Durban.

Mhaule urges communities to give girls leadership opportunities

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Deputy Minister of Basic Education Dr Reginah Mhaule has called on parents, educators and community leaders to give girls more opportunities to lead, saying that confidence cannot flourish in communities that tolerate violence against women and children.

Matric 2026: early mornings, exam stress and dreams of university

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As the Class of 2026 enters the final stretch of preparations for the National Senior Certificate examinations, Grade 12 learners are balancing exam pressure with hopes and uncertainty about life after matric.

Five arrested after fire destroys North West school’s matric exam centre

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Five suspects have been arrested after a fire destroyed a block of classrooms designated for matric exams at Tiragalo Secondary School in Kgakala Township, near Leeudoringstad, in the North West.

Your future is bigger than matric results, Manamela tells class of 2026

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Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has wished the matric class of 2026 well ahead of their final exams, which start on Tuesday, telling pupils to give their best while reminding them that their futures should not be defined by their results.

NSC readiness: Gwarube wants to end matric pass-rate ‘obsession’

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Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube said on Sunday that South Africa's obsession with matric pass rates has encouraged schools to manipulate their results by holding back weaker learners and steering pupils away from challenging subjects.

YCLSA says R59bn student debt crisis needs more than relief

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The Young Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA) has called for a fundamental overhaul of the higher education funding system, warning that clearing student debt without addressing its root causes will leave more young people struggling to access their qualifications.

OPINION| Why learner safety depends on better digital communication policies

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As concerns grow around informal digital communication between teachers, learners and parents, schools need more than rules, they need systems that make communication accountable, traceable and safe.

‘There are no shortcuts to success’: Gwarube warns matriculants against cheating

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Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has warned nearly one million Grade 12 learners against cheating in their National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, saying dishonesty undermines the credibility of their qualifications.

Ramaphosa tells matriculants certificate is a passport to their future

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Addressing 2,174 Grade 12 learners from 13 schools at the National Pledge Signing Ceremony at the Bluegumbosch Community Multipurpose Centre in Phuthaditjhaba, Free State, on Friday, Ramaphosa described the National Senior Certificate (NSC) as a passport to further education and employment.

Umalusi says 1.08 million candidates registered for 2026 exams

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Umalusi says approximately 1.08 million candidates have registered for the 2026 year-end national examinations, with the National Senior Certificate (NSC) accounting for the largest share at 989,141 candidates.

Eastern Cape hands over R112.75m Bethelsdorp High School

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The Eastern Cape government has handed over the newly built Bethelsdorp High School in Salt Lake, a R112.75 million infrastructure investment aimed at easing pressure on schools in Nelson Mandela Bay’s Northern Areas.

OPINION: Designing our roads for how children actually behave

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South Africa observed Child Passenger Safety Week late last month, with the focus being on protecting children as passengers and young road users.

Western Cape scholar transport resumes, but diesel hike deepens cost dispute

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Western Cape learner transport services resumed on Wednesday after a one-day suspension affected 21,934 pupils, but a dispute over operators’ rising fuel costs remains unresolved as diesel prices increased by as much as R3.24 a litre.

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