Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has pledged to introduce measures aimed at reducing teachers’ administrative workloads, allowing them to focus more on their core mandate of teaching and ensuring their energy is not diverted to non-instructional duties.
South Africa’s first creative academy, the Media City Academy (MCA), based in Randburg, will officially open its doors in February 2026, launching a fully accredited tertiary institution for the creative industries under SAQA and MICT SETA.
The country’s 14th National Schools Moot Court competition opened this week at the University of Pretoria with preliminary oral rounds underway ahead of the grand finale on October 12 at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg.
South Africa and Nigeria have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen cooperation in science, technology and innovation as Africa’s largest economies mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary this week.
The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, is set to brief the media on Saturday about the state of affairs at the University of Fort Hare (UFH) and the Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET) 2024/25 Annual Report.
South African aerospace firm Mura Space and the Aerospace Systems Research Institute (ASRI) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) have signed an “exclusive agreement” to commercialise the country’s Sounding Rocket Launch Facility at the Overberg Test Range in the Western Cape.
Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mimmy Gondwe has signed a public-private partnership agreement with Microsoft South Africa to boost digital and AI skills among local students.
