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Public school fees are rising faster than inflation, adding to the financial pressure on households already struggling with the rising cost of essential goods and services, according to the Competition Commission’s latest Cost of Living Report.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has asked doctors trained in the province who are working abroad or elsewhere in South Africa to return home and help strengthen the health system.

The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to sanction Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube over her decision to keep the new Foundation Phase textbook catalogue suspended for the 2027 school year.

The Western Cape will start rolling out a universal newborn hearing screening programme in three areas later this year.

Paul Roos Gymnasium were crowned U17 champions of the Marius Schoeman Sevens on Saturday after surviving a dramatic final against Hoërskool Garsfontein that finished 19-19 after extra time.

Gauteng has 405,627 available school places for the 2027 academic year, but the province says a mismatch between where capacity exists and where families want their children to attend is fuelling overcrowding at popular schools.

The Cape Peninsula University of Technology has extended its 2026 academic programme after losing about three weeks of teaching time during a student shutdown, with the revised calendar now expected to run until 14 December.

Nearly half of older learners who leave school before completing Grade 12 are affected by financial pressure or barriers to progression, with a lack of money for fees emerging as the single biggest stated reason for non-attendance among 16 to 18-year-olds.

A Grade 7 learner died on Thursday after being electrocuted at Mokutupi Primary School in Limpopo's Mopani West District during lunch break.

At least 153 Gauteng learners needing specialised schooling are out of class while they wait for placement.