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South Africa’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup ended on Sunday after Bantwana suffered a 3-1 defeat by Kenya in the second leg of their final qualifying tie at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.
The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) will confer honorary doctorates on three South African trailblazers in business, medicine and mathematics during its Winter Graduation ceremonies this week.
The University of Pretoria (UP) has launched a R50 million fundraising campaign aimed at helping about 1,500 graduates access qualifications they have already earned but cannot receive because of outstanding historical debt.
Nearly 36 000 Grade 12 learners in the North West are receiving additional tuition and examination preparation through the provincial education department’s winter camp programme ahead of the 2026 National Senior Certificate examinations.
University of KwaZulu-Natal alumnus Dr Sizwe Zungu will run a 161km ultra-marathon in the Eastern Cape to raise R100,000 for financially challenged medical students.
Global aid for education is projected to decline by as much as 30% between 2023 and 2027, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) warned on Friday in its Global Education Monitoring Report, released at the Transforming Education Summit (TES+4).
Speaking at the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 High-Level Steering Committee Leaders Group meeting at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on Friday, Ramaphosa said education was central to achieving the broader United Nations 2030 Agenda and urged countries to strengthen investment in resilient education systems.
Cassim said he had been informed that NSFAS transferred funds to the university on 2 July, despite receiving student registration data at the end of March and an updated file in April. He questioned why the process had taken so long.
The Department of Health has placed 625 newly qualified healthcare professionals across the country but has raised concerns after dozens of graduates turned down postings, with many unwilling to serve in rural and underserved communities where medical services are urgently needed.
The higher education department must do more than widen access to universities and colleges, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Nomusa Dube-Ncube said, warning that a qualification without a clear pathway to work was “only half a solution”.
