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R19m cellphone repair programme puts 25 entrepreneurs in business in Sebokeng

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has officially handed over fully equipped cellphone repair containers to 25 entrepreneurs in Sebokeng, as part of a R19 million programme aimed at turning technical skills into sustainable businesses and employment opportunities.
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Navalsig crowned Free State Kay Motsepe U19 champions

Navalsig High School are the new Free State Kay Motsepe Schools Football U19 provincial champions after defeating Ntsu Secondary in a thrilling provincial final at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
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Flyfofa aviation learners sent home temporarily as NSF reviews funding, compliance issues

Learners currently enrolled in a National Skills Fund-funded aviation training programme are being required to temporarily return home after Flyfofa Aviation Training suspended training amid unresolved contractual and funding matters.

Western Cape matrics gear up for trials as NSC countdown begins

More than 70,000 Western Cape matriculants are preparing to begin their trial examinations on Wednesday, as they enter the final stretch of preparation for the 2026 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.

Second North West school fire in days leaves MEC seething

Five workshops and a storeroom have been destroyed in a fire at Sewagodimo Technical School in Pella Village, the second North West school to be hit by a major blaze in three days.

North West learner crowned 1st Princess at Little Miss Universe pageant

Ten-year-old Warona Setsome from R.B. Dithupe Intermediate School in Welbedacht Township has been named 1st Princess in the Little Miss Universe category after competing at the international pageant in the Philippines.

AI, climate change force rethink of how SA trains architects

The country’s architecture regulator will bring academics, students, government officials and international regulatory leaders to Cape Town next month to examine whether architectural education and professional training are keeping pace with technological, environmental and social change.
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Major boost for nursing education as KZN College wins approval for degree

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has welcomed the approval granted by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) NQF Qualifications Committee at its recent meeting, paving the way for the province’s College of Nursing to offer a Bachelor of Nursing qualification at NQF Level 8, with a minimum of 480 credits.

From engineering to agriculture: Muthikhitha builds thriving macadamia business in Limpopo

Two weeks into a Mechanical Engineering degree at Wits University, Thiofhi Muthikhitha realised he was studying for the wrong career.

Mohono replaces Motsumi as North West education MEC

North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi has appointed Dr Sebonta Francinah Desbo Mohono as the province’s new MEC for Education, replacing Viola Motsumi following a cabinet reshuffle announced this week.

NSFAS Board turns focus to stabilising scheme after administrator’s suspension

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Board says its immediate focus will be on stabilising the student funding scheme and strengthening governance after a Pretoria High Court ruling suspended the appointment of administrator Professor Hlengani Mathebula and reinstated the board.

Pretoria-Tuine becomes Gauteng’s 39th School of Specialisation

Learners from Pretoria-Tuine Ingenieurskool van Spesialisasie demonstrated their practical technical and problem-solving skills during the school's official launch as an Engineering School of Specialisation.

Maile rejects claim that R230m GDE office rental bill came at expense of school funding

Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile has rejected claims that money meant for schools was spent on office accommodation, saying the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) does not procure or lease office space.

High Court suspends Mathebula’s appointment as NSFAS administrator

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has suspended the appointment of Professor Hlengani Mathebula as administrator of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), pending a final decision on a legal challenge brought by seven former board members.

Manamela calls for ‘systemic reset’ of PSET sector at high-level dialogue

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has said that South Africa’s post-school education and training system needs fundamental reform to address governance weaknesses, funding pressures and a failure to consistently translate training into employment opportunities.

Manamela urges industry to open doors to TVET students

Manamela said government could not bridge the gap between skills training and employment on its own and urged companies to treat workplaces as places of learning.

Manamela pressed over pay of NSFAS advisers amid Treasury approval questions

Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has been pressed by MPs to explain who authorised the remuneration of four advisers appointed to assist National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) administrator Professor Hlengani Mathebula after confirming that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana had not approved their pay.

Only two days left to apply for 10 fully funded veterinary medicine places

The University of South Africa (Unisa) has opened applications for 10 South African students to study towards a fully funded six-year Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) degree at the University of Namibia (UNAM) in Windhoek.

Manamela warns NSFAS funding shortfall has grown to R15bn

Briefing Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education on Wednesday on progress in stabilising NSFAS under administration, Manamela said the shortfall had grown from about R2.5 billion in 2018 to R13.5 billion last year and was now estimated at about R15 billion.

CUT to pay accommodation allowances after Cassim intervention

The Central University of Technology (CUT) has committed to urgently pay accommodation allowances directly to 1,392 students at its Welkom Campus after an intervention by Higher Education Deputy Minister Yusuf Cassim.

GDE probes sexual misconduct allegations at Soweto school

Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile has ordered an urgent investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct involving educators and learners at Curtis Nkondo School of Specialisation in Emdeni, Soweto.

WATCH: Maile condemns vandalism at resource-scarce Eastbank High

A case of malicious damage to property has been opened at Alexandra Police Station after four desks and two chairs were destroyed by fire at Eastbank High School in Alexandra, Gauteng.

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