A violent fight between two female learners in Bilanyoni township has prompted a KwaZulu-Natal education department investigation after footage spread online and allegations emerged that some community members encouraged the brawl.
The North West Department of Education says it has identified about R24 million for recovery in 2,128 staff debt cases, as it tries to recoup salary overpayments made to former employees.
Deputy Minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli urged learners at Louwville High School in Vredenburg to embrace “curiosity” as she handed over a Mobile Digital Library.
Autumn graduation season has started at South African universities, with Wits, UJ and Rhodes already hosting ceremonies, while Limpopo, the University of the Free State, Mpumalanga and Pretoria are due to hold graduations in April and May.
A call for business to open its doors to young people and help bridge South Africa’s skills gap took centre stage at the 2nd Youth Skills and Business Imbizo held in Midvaal on Monday.
Students say the course was not part of the programme curriculum when they applied, were accepted, and enrolled, but that it is now being enforced as a requirement for graduation.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s head of dermatology, Professor Ncoza Dlova, has been named one of the inaugural recipients of the Beiersdorf Icons of Care Award.
The Democratic Alliance has asked Parliament’s higher education committee to summon ETDP SETA’s leadership after Auditor-General findings showed serious record-keeping and internal control failures, with R637.6 million in grant expenditure allegedly not being substantiated.
