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Gauteng has issued about 300,000 placement offers for Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners for the 2027 academic year, but rising enrolment and overcrowded schools mean thousands of children may not secure places at their preferred schools.
For Tshepo Boshiane, helping children find the courage to stand up against bullying, embrace their identities and respect people from different cultural backgrounds is more than a writing project but it is part of a mission to give young people hope.
Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has said that South Africa is losing digital employment opportunities to overseas markets while millions of young people remain unemployed and local businesses struggle to recruit suitably skilled workers.
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has dismissed claims that the 2026 National Senior Certificate (NSC) English Home Language Paper 3 exam was leaked, saying that AI-generated “fake news” threatens to disrupt exams for more than 964,000 matric candidates.
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education (KZNDOE) has officially opened the R83.2 million Siyakhanyisa Primary School in Zidedele, King Cetshwayo District.
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has brought forward November's social grant payments to avoid a clash with the 4 November local government elections, with older persons set to receive their grants from 30 October.
A six-year-old girl is fighting for her life after she was allegedly stabbed multiple times inside a classroom at a school in Umhlali, KwaZulu-Natal, on Tuesday, raising concerns about security at the facility.
The exclusion of Black voices from cultural institutions and the appropriation of African heritage by global commercial interests have renewed questions about who controls, preserves and benefits from the continent’s cultural narratives.
Learning gaps caused by Covid-19 disruptions remain a concern for the 2026 matric class, as second-term pass rates in Mathematics and Physical Sciences declined compared with last year.
A 44-year-old maths teacher at Malebaleba Public Primary School in Odendaalsrus has been served with an audi letter as the Free State Department of Education investigates a physical altercation between Grade 4 learners captured in a video circulating on social media.
