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Cassim pushes ahead with NMU visit amid management standoff, vows to act on 4,429 student complaints

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By Charmaine Ndlela Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Yusuf Cassim has vowed to follow up on thousands of student complaints received through his...
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NSFAS 2027 applications open as board takes back control after administrator’s suspension

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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has opened applications for the 2027 academic year, with the scheme now back under board-led governance following the suspension of administrator Professor Hlengani Mathebula’s appointment by the Gauteng High Court.
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Teen stabbed to death at new school after being transferred to escape violence

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A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death in a classroom at an Eastern Cape school after his family had transferred him in the hope of protecting him from violence.
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Nzimande says unchecked AI could usher in new forms of colonialism

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Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande has warned that artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies could usher in new forms of colonialism in Africa unless their development is governed by an ethical framework.
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AG flags SETA board appointments as DHET defends the process

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The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) says its engagements with the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) over the appointment of accounting authority members at Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) are still ongoing and that no final audit conclusions have been reached.
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Gauteng invests more than R2bn in social infrastructure as five delayed schools completed

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The Gauteng government says it has invested more than R2 billion in social infrastructure projects during the 2026/27 financial year, with five long-delayed schools now completed as part of efforts to improve education infrastructure across the province.
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Soshanguve learners turn to farming as school expands practical skills training

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The Soshanguve Engineering School of Specialisation has partnered with the Shoprite Foundation to launch a practical agriculture project aimed at equipping students with essential farming and sustainability skills.
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Gwarube: education reform must outlast political battles

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Grade 10 learner shot dead at KZN school

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Sundowns close in on Chiefs after 13-goal GDL weekend

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Mpumalanga gives officials until end of week to resolve scholar transport issues

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DA turns up heat on Manamela as NSFAS shortfall heads towards R33bn

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32 Gauteng independent schools served with closure letters

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Deputy minister steps in to restore funding for 182 TUT students

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165 Wits students to gain AI-powered development skills

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DBE turns to classrooms in fight against GBVF with new Life Orientation textbooks

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DBE turns to classrooms in fight against GBVF with new Life Orientation textbooks

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The Department of Basic Education is using the classroom as a frontline in the fight against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), rolling out new Life Orientation and Life Skills textbooks aimed at equipping learners to navigate issues including consent, healthy relationships, safety, wellbeing and citizenship.

Student entrepreneurs told to turn ideas into businesses at EDHE Absa Indaba

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South Africa’s university entrepreneurship ecosystem has come together in Gauteng for the 2026 Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE), Absa Studentpreneurs Indaba, with a strong call for students to move beyond ideas and turn innovation into viable businesses, jobs and economic opportunities.

In Pictures: Bullet, dagga and vapes found in Daveyton school raids

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Four schools in Daveyton and Etwatwa were searched on Wednesday in Gauteng’s school safety crackdown, with items seized including a bullet, dagga, vapes, cigarettes and other prohibited items.

Manamela vows to tighten controls after SIU exposes TVET college failures

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Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has vowed to tighten controls across the post-school education and training sector after Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigations uncovered alleged corruption, procurement failures and misuse of public funds at institutions including TVET colleges.

Inclusive education must move beyond specialist teachers

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South Africa must stop treating inclusive education as the responsibility of specialist teachers and instead make it a core professional responsibility for every teacher, according to Higher Education Deputy Minister Nomusa Dube-Ncube.

Beaufort West schools to reopen Thursday after water crisis closure

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Learners in Beaufort West are expected to return to classrooms on Thursday after the Western Cape Education Department confirmed that all schools in the town will reopen following a temporary closure caused by a severe municipal water crisis.

Thongwana High gets container library with over 4000 books

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Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube on Tuesday handed over a container library to Thongwana High stocked with more than 4,000 books in honour of National Book Week and International Literacy Day (ILD).

60 North West schools damaged by storms

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The number of schools damaged by severe storms in the North West has risen to 60, with the provincial Department of Education assessing the damage and putting emergency measures in place to minimise disruption to teaching and learning.

Dube-Ncube: DHET tracking girls in STEM to boost women in AI, engineering

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The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) is deliberately tracking the number of girls and young women entering STEM-linked TVET programmes as part of a drive to increase women’s participation in engineering, artificial intelligence, robotics and other technology-driven careers.

Allan Gray Makers uses Fusion Fest to drive artisan business growth

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Allan Gray Makers is pushing for a coordinated trades economy capable of supporting hundreds of thousands of artisan-led businesses by 2035, as the number of unemployed young South Africans reaches five million.

UJ, Barloworld open science centre at rural Limpopo school

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The University of Johannesburg (UJ) and Barloworld have opened a new science centre at Hanyani Secondary School in Limpopo, saying it will expand access to practical STEM education for learners in the rural Tshipise area.

Manamela says TVET workplace training backlog could be cleared within a year

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Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela says his department could clear a backlog of between 29,000 and 36,000 TVET students needing workplace opportunities within the next year, as it pushes SETAs, colleges and employers to better coordinate training and placements.

UJ researchers honoured at 2026 NRF Awards

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Three University of Johannesburg (UJ) researchers have been recognised at the 2026 National Research Foundation (NRF) Awards, with Professor John Maina receiving his fourth A-rating and two emerging scholars honoured for research excellence.

DUT finalises R1.15m Motsepe Foundation allocation for students with historical debt

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Durban University of Technology (DUT) has finalised the allocation of a R1.15 million Motsepe Foundation donation to students burdened by historical debt, months after the funding was provided to the SRC.

Public school fees rise faster than inflation as families battle cost of living crisis

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Public school fees are rising faster than inflation, adding to the financial pressure on households already struggling with the rising cost of essential goods and services, according to the Competition Commission’s latest Cost of Living Report.

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