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Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has told South Africans to look beyond the political disputes and crises of the day and focus on reforms that can protect the country’s future by improving what education makes possible for every child.
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Grade 10 learner shot dead at KZN school

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A 19-year-old Grade 10 learner was shot dead at Ndengezi Intermediate School near Pinetown on Monday.
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Sundowns close in on Chiefs after 13-goal GDL weekend

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Mamelodi Sundowns sent a warning to Kaizer Chiefs in the Gauteng Development League (GDL) title race, scoring 13 goals in two matches over the weekend as the defending champions closed to within three points of the leaders.
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Mpumalanga gives officials until end of week to resolve scholar transport issues

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The Mpumalanga government has ordered officials to urgently resolve problems with scholar transport after the introduction of new contracts left learners stranded and triggered protests in parts of the province.
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DA turns up heat on Manamela as NSFAS shortfall heads towards R33bn

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The Democratic Alliance has demanded that Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela put a concrete, funded rescue plan for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) on the table, saying that universities and students cannot continue carrying the cost of the scheme’s financial crisis.
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32 Gauteng independent schools served with closure letters

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Gauteng has intensified its crackdown on illegally operating independent schools, with 32 schools served with closure letters since the beginning of the year and two school directors arrested.
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Deputy minister steps in to restore funding for 182 TUT students

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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has restored funding for 182 Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) students who were defunded under the N+ rule after incorrect qualification codes were entered or updated.
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Government plans to expand EDHE student entrepreneurship programme to TVET colleges

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

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Manamela vows to tighten controls after SIU exposes TVET college failures

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Inclusive education must move beyond specialist teachers

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Beaufort West schools to reopen Thursday after water crisis closure

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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.

Ntuli calls doctors back to province as UKZN alumni raise funds for future MDs

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KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has asked doctors trained in the province who are working abroad or elsewhere in South Africa to return home and help strengthen the health system.

SADTU, DA clash over Gwarube and Mweli in textbook catalogue row

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The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to sanction Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube over her decision to keep the new Foundation Phase textbook catalogue suspended for the 2027 school year.

Western Cape rolls out ‘Little Ears’ to tackle newborn hearing screening gap

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The Western Cape will start rolling out a universal newborn hearing screening programme in three areas later this year.

Dead even, but Paul Roos wins in Marius Schoeman Sevens thriller final

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Paul Roos Gymnasium were crowned U17 champions of the Marius Schoeman Sevens on Saturday after surviving a dramatic final against Hoërskool Garsfontein that finished 19-19 after extra time.

Gauteng has enough school places, but not where parents want them

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Gauteng has 405,627 available school places for the 2027 academic year, but the province says a mismatch between where capacity exists and where families want their children to attend is fuelling overcrowding at popular schools.

CPUT extends academic year after three weeks of lost tuition from protests

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The Cape Peninsula University of Technology has extended its 2026 academic programme after losing about three weeks of teaching time during a student shutdown, with the revised calendar now expected to run until 14 December.

Money, poor performance drive dropouts among older learners

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Nearly half of older learners who leave school before completing Grade 12 are affected by financial pressure or barriers to progression, with a lack of money for fees emerging as the single biggest stated reason for non-attendance among 16 to 18-year-olds.

Grade 7 learner electrocuted to death at Limpopo school

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A Grade 7 learner died on Thursday after being electrocuted at Mokutupi Primary School in Limpopo's Mopani West District during lunch break.

153 Gauteng learners out of class as special-needs placements lag

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At least 153 Gauteng learners needing specialised schooling are out of class while they wait for placement.

KZN records highest rate of corporal punishment in schools

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KwaZulu-Natal has recorded the highest rate of corporal punishment by teachers in South Africa, with 21.1% of learners in the province reporting that they were subjected to physical punishment at school in 2024.

Maile turns up heat on schools after Vaal raids

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Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile said that school safety cannot be left to government and police alone, calling on parents, School Governing Bodies (SGBs) and educators to take greater responsibility after another round of search-and-seizure operations uncovered more than 120 prohibited items at six schools in the Vaal.

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