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The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Care Enough TDS will host a golf day fundraiser on April 23 at Umhlali Country Club in a bid to support township learners and financially strained UKZN students.  

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela on Wednesday called for a skills revolution in construction, saying universities and colleges must produce graduates able to meet the sector’s real-world demands from day one.

A devastating fire destroyed an entire classroom block earlier this week, affecting 320 learners in Grades 8 and 9 at the Riverlea Secondary School in Johannesburg. 

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Eastern Cape have called for the resignation of the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality mayor, Princess Faku, over allegations linked to the investigation into academic qualifications at the University of Fort Hare.

South Africa’s first electric minibus taxi, known as the eKamva, is set to begin operating in October 2026 in Cape Town’s Century City.

Party president Zukile Luyenge said the country had regressed since morning prayers and corporal punishment were removed from schools.

In a tense and tactical final, the Cape side held their nerve against the highly rated Sundowns academy side.

A religious settlement in KwaMaphumulo has been accused of urging followers to abandon antiretroviral treatment and other modern medicine, leave school and jobs, and rely instead on faith healing.

For students, a fuel hike is not just bad news for those who drive to campuses.

The cause of the fire has not yet been confirmed, but a case of malicious damage to property has been opened with the local police.