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Education wins big with salary relief, Grade R, and infrastructure boost

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The KwaZulu-Natal education department will receive additional funding over the next three years to cover salary costs, support teacher assistants, and strengthen school infrastructure, MEC Francois Rodgers said on Tuesday while tabling the 2026/27 budget.
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R5 million in prizes up for grabs in Gauteng innovation challenge

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A R5 million national prize pool is being offered to help scale South African clean-tech ventures globally as the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and its partners launch the Gauteng instalment of the National CleanTech Innovation Challenge (NCIC) 2026, focused on smart mobility.
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Champions Sundowns storm into Gauteng Development League season

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Tebogo Moreri scored a first-half hat-trick after Liano Snyders opened the scoring inside the first 10 minutes.
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KZN can’t approve retirement, exit applications

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The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education said on Sunday it could not currently approve applications under the Incentivised Early Retirement Programme and Voluntary Exit Programme because it lacked the financial capacity to absorb related costs from its existing baseline budget.
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Government warns of skills gap threat

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South Africa’s persistent skills shortage and high number of young people not in employment, education, or training remain a major obstacle to economic growth, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Nomusa Dube-Ncube said on Monday.
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Vodacom invests R2m in Daveyton special needs school

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The Vodacom Foundation, supported by the Gauteng Department of Education, has invested R2 million in the School of Excellence model at Usizolwethu Special Needs School in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni, to strengthen digital learning for pupils with intellectual disabilities.
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Government targets stronger artisan pipeline

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Weekend roundup | School principal summoned over alleged R2.9 million RAF fraud, Sanitary pads are safe and won’t be withdrawn from shelves

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UFS study: Sanitary pads are safe and won’t be withdrawn from shelves, says Motsoaledi

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Teaching mathematical statistics: one lecturer’s way of testing what students understand

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Manamela tells university convocations to end division, back reform

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Letsike urges tourism sector to turn women’s inclusion into economic power

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DHET revives long-delayed Ekurhuleni university project

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School principal summoned over alleged R2.9 million RAF fraud

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OUTA releases two-year investigation into NSFAS student accommodation programme

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Committee demands list of foreign academics after SIU flags visa corruption

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Vaal scholar-transport crash case postponed to April

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Over 100,000 NSFAS appeals processed as funding disputes continue

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Scholar transport driver on the run after KwaMashu crash leaves one child dead, 14 badly injured

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Medical groups urge calm after UFS study on menstrual products

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Gauteng Education says all late Grade 1 and 8 applicants placed for 2026

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Advtech plans Durban university mega-campus, construction set for 2027

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Basic Education DG continues to monitor SAFE projects in the Eastern Cape

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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.

Diesel, petrol prices to increase on Wednesday

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Consumers will have to dig deeper into their pockets as the price of petrol is set to increase by 20 cents a litre from Wednesday.

Manamela defends SETA interventions as R2.8bn recovery drive gains momentum

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Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela says decisive interventions at three troubled Sector Education and Training Authorities have begun restoring governance and unlocking billions in mismanaged funds, six months after the SETAs were placed under administration.

Administration block in Moruleng Village school gutted by fire

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A fire has caused extensive damage to offices, equipment and administrative records at Kgamanyane Secondary School in Moruleng Village, North West.

ANALYSIS| Education takes 23.7% of non-interest spending in 2026/27 budget

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South Africa’s spending on education reflects its status as a core development indicator. Allocations to programmes such as school nutrition and Early Childhood Development (ECD), which formally enrols children into education as early as four years old, exceed global benchmarks on education spending.

2026 Budget signals economic recovery, protects the poor – Ramaphosa

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Last week, Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana presented a Budget that will accelerate the momentum of inclusive growth, create jobs and tackle poverty.

Student accommodation crisis: A growing emergency in higher education

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The start of a new academic year is meant to bring hope and excitement. Instead, for thousands of students across South Africa, it begins with anxiety and uncertainty over one basic necessity — accommodation.

Letsie calls for Wits sociology head’s dismissal over ‘discriminatory’ remarks

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The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, Tebogo Letsie, has called for the dismissal of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Head of Sociology, Professor Srila Roy, following a controversial social media post that sparked national outrage.

Gwarube enters race for DA deputy federal chairperson

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Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has officially launched her bid for the position of Deputy Federal Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance (DA) ahead of the party’s federal elective congress in April.

Department engages UFS over chemicals found in sanitary products

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The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) has engaged the University of the Free State (UFS) following the release of a peer-reviewed study identifying endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in various sanitary pads and pantyliners sold in South Africa.

The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating – it’s the erosion of learning itself

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Public debate about artificial intelligence in higher education has largely orbited a familiar worry: cheating. Will students use chatbots to write essays? Can instructors tell? Should universities ban the tech? Embrace it?

Hisense says technology museum to bridge gap between classroom theory and practical skills

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Hisense has said its newly established Technology Museum in Kampala is intended to help Ugandan students translate classroom theory into practical technological skills, as part of efforts to nurture future innovators in one of the world’s youngest populations.

Bishops Diocesan College defend KES Water Polo tournament crown with win over St David’s

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By Johnathan Paoli Bishops Diocesan College has successfully defended their King Edward VII School (KES) Water Polo Tournament title on Sunday, overcoming a spirited challenge...

Vodacom foundation rolls out R1.5m School of Excellence at Lavelilanga Secondary in Komani

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Vodacom foundation rolls out R1.5m School of Excellence at Lavelilanga Secondary in Komani

Rising star: Senty Maphosa connects youth, ECD practitioners and communities through Jozi My Jozi

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In a country where youth unemployment and socio-economic challenges dominate headlines, Senty Maphosa is quietly rewriting the narrative by building community and restoring a sense of dignity and belonging.

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