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Global aid for education is projected to decline by as much as 30% between 2023 and 2027, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) warned on Friday in its Global Education Monitoring Report, released at the Transforming Education Summit (TES+4).
Speaking at the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 High-Level Steering Committee Leaders Group meeting at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on Friday, Ramaphosa said education was central to achieving the broader United Nations 2030 Agenda and urged countries to strengthen investment in resilient education systems.
Cassim said he had been informed that NSFAS transferred funds to the university on 2 July, despite receiving student registration data at the end of March and an updated file in April. He questioned why the process had taken so long.
The Department of Health has placed 625 newly qualified healthcare professionals across the country but has raised concerns after dozens of graduates turned down postings, with many unwilling to serve in rural and underserved communities where medical services are urgently needed.
The higher education department must do more than widen access to universities and colleges, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Nomusa Dube-Ncube said, warning that a qualification without a clear pathway to work was “only half a solution”.
Two Limpopo learner teams have taken South Africa’s coding and robotics curriculum to the global stage, representing the country at the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge Grand Finale in Geneva, Switzerland.
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has broken into the global top 10 of the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Ratings for Sustainable Development Goal 17, climbing to eighth place from the 101–200 band in 2025.
A South African education technology platform, Chelo App, is changing the way schools raise funds by connecting them directly with alumni, donors and community members while ensuring that every rand donated is fully traceable through the projects it funds.
The 2026 FNB Under-18 Craven Week got under way at Grey High School in Gqeberha on Monday, with Boland fighting back to beat the Leopards 39-20 before Free State claimed a 66-41 win over the Limpopo Blue Bulls.
UKZN said the Umdoni Diabetes Project was developed by its Electronic Engineering and Computer Engineering discipline to address a common challenge faced by older patients: remembering to take insulin correctly and on time.
