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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.

The department said it was 'actively engaging' with operators to address unpaid invoices.

The university received over 500 000 first-year applications, but only had space for about 7000 students.

Municipal workers have already visited schools in the Phoenix area, armed with bolt cutters and tools, and issuing disconnection notices.

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.

The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) is preparing a sector-wide workshop on international relations as it moves to finalise an international relations strategy meant to better align global academic partnerships with national skills needs and research priorities, deputy minister Nomusa Dube-Ncube said on Sunday.

South Africa has quelled speculation that it is preparing to host the 2026 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), insisting that no decision has been taken to relocate the tournament and that Morocco remains the official host.

Our work as a team of ichnologists often takes us to the Knysna area of the Western Cape coast, where we investigate tracks in coastal aeolianites that are between 50,000 and 400,000 years old.