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EFF demands action over Eastern Cape scholar transport crisis

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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Eastern Cape has criticised the provincial departments of Education and Transport over a scholar transport crisis that has left more than 200 learners at home for more than two weeks.
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NYDA, NEF commit R100m to fund youth-owned businesses 

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The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) and National Empowerment Fund (NEF) have committed an initial R100 million to a National Youth Fund aimed at expanding finance for youth-owned businesses as unemployment among young South Africans remains at crisis levels.
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Denel apprentices demand unpaid stipends as NSF weighs alternative payment process

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Dozens of Denel Technical Academy (DTA) apprentices staged a protest at the Denel facility in Kempton Park on Monday, demanding answers about months of delayed and incomplete stipend payments.
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Gwarube: education reform must outlast political battles

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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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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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A child’s first 5 years set them up for life. African study explores how to target education spending

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Mabe unveils new sports facility at ED Mashabane Secondary School

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165 Wits students to gain AI-powered development skills

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Government plans to expand EDHE student entrepreneurship programme to TVET colleges

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

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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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Thongwana High gets container library with over 4000 books

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60 North West schools damaged by storms

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

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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.

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.

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