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South Africa needs more agricultural economists to help tackle food security, rural development, trade, climate change and job creation, the Department of Agriculture said at a student symposium in Pretoria on Friday.
The Limpopo Department of Education has launched 465 Winter Enrichment Learning Centres across the province to support 93,500 Grade 12 learners ahead of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, as it targets a matric pass rate of more than 90% this year.
Africa Skills Training and Management Services has bought Telkom’s former learning campus in Olifantsfontein, Gauteng, with plans to redevelop the site into one of the country’s largest artisan training hubs.
The Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (merSETA) has extended the closing date for its 2026/2027 Discretionary Grant Funding Window by two weeks, giving stakeholders more time to submit applications after amendments to grant guidelines were approved.
The High Court in Bloemfontein, sitting in Botshabelo, has sentenced four people, including the wife and brother-in-law of slain teacher Fezile Mnyobisi, for his premeditated murder.
KwaZulu-Natal led the 2026 ABC Motsepe South African Schools Choral Eisteddfod after the first two days of national competition, with 11 trophies as choirs from across the country headed into the final stretch of the four-day championships.
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Lydia Chikunga has called for stronger public-private partnerships to tackle South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis and food insecurity.
The Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI) recorded 155,166 new earning opportunities during the fourth quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, from January to March this year, bringing the total number of opportunities accessed through the initiative to more than 2.9 million since its launch in 2020.
The Junior Springboks have welcomed their emphatic opening victory at the World Rugby U20 Championship but insist their attention has already shifted to what they expect will be a significantly tougher examination against hosts Georgia later this week.
