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Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has been pressed by MPs to explain who authorised the remuneration of four advisers appointed to assist National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) administrator Professor Hlengani Mathebula after confirming that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana had not approved their pay.
The University of South Africa (Unisa) has opened applications for 10 South African students to study towards a fully funded six-year Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) degree at the University of Namibia (UNAM) in Windhoek.
Briefing Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education on Wednesday on progress in stabilising NSFAS under administration, Manamela said the shortfall had grown from about R2.5 billion in 2018 to R13.5 billion last year and was now estimated at about R15 billion.
The Central University of Technology (CUT) has committed to urgently pay accommodation allowances directly to 1,392 students at its Welkom Campus after an intervention by Higher Education Deputy Minister Yusuf Cassim.
Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile has ordered an urgent investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct involving educators and learners at Curtis Nkondo School of Specialisation in Emdeni, Soweto.
A case of malicious damage to property has been opened at Alexandra Police Station after four desks and two chairs were destroyed by fire at Eastbank High School in Alexandra, Gauteng.
KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka has urged schools to make mental health awareness part of their culture, warning that learners are facing growing pressures that can contribute to disengagement and dropping out of school.
Former deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka will deliver the keynote address at a national summit in Pretoria on Thursday that will examine the growing influence of digital creators on young voters and democratic participation ahead of the 2026 local government elections.
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga has called for a stronger South Africa-China partnership to advance the rights, inclusion and economic participation of persons with disabilities.
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Education Siphosihle Hlomuka has told schools to make mental health awareness part of their culture, warning that some young people are dropping out because they lack the tools to identify and deal with mental health challenges.
