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Manamela tells universities to adapt and reclaim public purpose

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has called on universities to renew their public purpose, saying that financial pressures, artificial intelligence and the unfinished transformation of higher education demand a fundamental rethink of their role in society.
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KES beats Waterkloof, securing Wildeklawer Noord-Suid T20 cricket tournament

King Edward VII (KES) has dethroned defending champions Hoërskool Waterkloof in a four-run thriller to lift the Wildeklawer Noord-Suid T20 Tournament trophy, with KES player Troy Gordon’s match-winning 78 proving decisive.
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WATCH| Gauteng registers more than 203,000 candidates for 2026 matric exams

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

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

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

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

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.
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South Africa’s AI challenge is now implementation, says TUT

South Africa must move beyond Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy design, development and debate to implementation to address challenges including youth unemployment.

Cassim intervenes in delayed Ekurhuleni East student bursary payments

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Auditor-General warns of systemic deterioration in higher education portfolio

The AG said the weaknesses identified across entities were similar and increasingly pointed to a systemic problem rather than isolated failures.

Police fire rubber bullets, arrest 13 in Rhodes student fee protest

About 100 students gathered outside the 1820 Settlers National Monument, where the university was holding its spring graduation ceremony, to protest against proposed new rules governing outstanding student fees.

Learners land major bursaries at Eskom science fair

Young scientists have secured major university bursaries and other awards at the 2026 Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair.

SA puts online child abuse in focus ahead of violence summit

Social Development Minister Dina Pule told a Children’s Summit in White River that children must be directly involved in shaping policies and recommendations aimed at protecting them from abuse.

Gwarube named among TIME’s 100 rising stars for 2026

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has been named to TIME magazine’s TIME100 Next list for 2026, joining 100 emerging leaders the publication says are the world’s most influential rising stars.

South Africa’s AI challenge is now implementation, says TUT

South Africa must move beyond Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy design, development and debate to implementation to address challenges including youth unemployment.

Don’t fear AI, embrace it – education experts

South Africa’s education institutions should stop treating artificial intelligence as something students need to be protected from and instead embrace it as the next major shift in how people learn, solve problems and prepare for work.

AI is blurring proof of learning, says Cassim

The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) is grappling with how to assess students in an artificial intelligence era where a completed assignment may no longer prove that a student has actually learnt the material.

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