A former Student Representative Council (SRC) member at Rustenburg TVET College, Tholakele Mdluli (24), has been released on R1 000 bail after being arrested by the Hawks for allegedly misappropriating student funds.
The minister said consequence management is in place, with irregular expenditure from past years being cleared, providers held to account, and systems reformed for transparency.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Eastern Cape have called on the National Treasury to reverse its decision to withhold R500 million in school infrastructure grants from the provincial Department of Education, saying that the move unfairly punishes learners instead of targeting those responsible for alleged misconduct.
Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has given the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) until Friday to account for an alleged year-long delay in acting against a suspected “degree-selling syndicate” at the institution.
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education has welcomed progress in implementing the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act, but warned that limiting draft regulations to English and Afrikaans risks excluding communities from shaping key changes to school admissions and language policy.
In a nation where the end of high school exams should signal triumph and hope, a troubling ritual of unsupervised “pens down” parties is instead unleashing chaos, claiming lives and shattering families.
South Africa has entered a new phase in its higher-education reform effort, with the Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET) new recognition policy allowing private institutions that meet strict criteria to be formally designated as universities or university colleges.
Graeme College’s 1st XI carved their names into the national cricketing record books this weekend, becoming the first team in South Africa to officially qualify for the inaugural Switch Schools SA20 Finals, set for March 2026.
Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube on Monday warned that failing to invest sufficiently in early childhood development would saddle the country with years of costly remedial work and squandered human potential, as she launched a new outcomes-based fund for early learning.
