Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has reaffirmed government’s commitment to strengthening the National School Nutrition Programme, which provides daily meals to more than 9.6 million learners nationwide.
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has approved funding for 660,039 first-time entering students (FTEN) for the 2026 academic year, acting Chief Executive Officer Waseem Carrim said on Thursday.
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has launched South Africa’s Read Aloud Month by unveiling the official World Read Aloud Day story for 2026, “A New Friend”, produced for the first time in South African Sign Language alongside versions in all 12 official languages.
North West Education MEC Ntsetsao Viola on Tuesday encouraged learners from rural communities to take up Science, Technology, Engineering, Accounting and Mathematics (STEAM) subjects, saying the stream helps drive economic growth and shape young people’s futures.
The deputy minister of Higher Education and Training, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, on Tuesday officially launched a Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) laboratory at Letaba TVET College’s Tzaneen Campus, saying it was a critical investment in shaping South Africa’s future skills pipeline and tackling unemployment.
Visits are aligned with the group's civic education programme, which places young people at the centre of social, economic, and political transformation.
The lab’s success will depend on collective ownership, responsible use and protecting and maintaining the facility so that it benefits future generations.
