South Africa’s post-school education system is under unprecedented strain following a record 650,000 matric passes, exposing what Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has said is a widening gap between success in basic education and limited space at universities.
Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has officially handed over a brand-new multipurpose sports facility, along with sports equipment and new kits, at Heidedal Primary School in George, Western Cape, in a move expected to boost grassroots sport and youth development in the community.
Twenty-two-year-old Ayanda Dludla was charged on Thursday in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court with 14 counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder after the scholar transport vehicle he was driving crashed on Monday, killing and injuring multiple schoolchildren.
The City of Johannesburg has launched a massive campaign against unsafe scholar transport vehicles following the devastating Vanderbijlpark accident that claimed the lives of 12 learners earlier this week.
Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko on Wednesday commended Tokelo Secondary School in Evaton, Sedibeng, for improving its matric pass rate from 65% in 2024 to 85% in 2025.
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday demanded urgent reforms to South Africa’s scholar transport system following the deaths of 12 pupils in a devastating crash on Monday, warning that government and society “cannot let this tragedy just pass”.
A chilling clip, now circulating widely online, shows what many social media users are calling clear negligence and reckless driving by the minibus taxi driver involved in a crash that killed a dozen schoolchildren near Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg.
The assault case against six Milnerton High School learners who are not minors was postponed to March on Tuesday to allow prosecutors to finalise outstanding investigations, the National Prosecuting Authority said.
South Africa’s early learning crisis will not be fixed in primary schools alone but in the universities that train foundation phase teachers, Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela said on Tuesday, directly reinforcing concerns raised earlier by Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube.
