The DA has accused the Gauteng Department of Education of endangering learners and teachers by cancelling professional school security contracts without conducting risk assessments.
KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka said his department had accepted findings by the Special Investigating Unit into an irregular R2.5 million contract for chemical toilets at schools, and that disciplinary proceedings would be implemented against the implicated employees.
By Lebone Rodah Mosima
KwaZulu-Natal education MEC Sipho Hlomuka has been ordered by the Special Tribunal to initiate disciplinary proceedings against 16 officials implicated in...
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube on Monday thanked education district directors for steering schools through a demanding 2025 academic year, as South Africa’s education system juggles the finalisation of matric exam marking and preparations for 2026.
In a stunning upset, Zambia emerged victorious in both the boys' and girls' finals at the CAF African Schools Football Championship Qualifier South Africa 2025, held in Stellenbosch.
The Western Cape has reported the highest number of teacher misconduct cases in the country, as the South African Council for Educators (SACE) warns of persistent trends of assaults and sexual offences committed by educators in schools.
Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has received the Vaal University of Technology’s (VUT) report on an alleged “degree-selling syndicate” at the institution, and will announce a way forward once he has reviewed it.
South Africa’s education quality councils have told learners and parents to verify institutions and qualifications before registering for post-school studies in 2026, saying that fraudulent and unaccredited providers intensify their marketing around the matric results period.
