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The Department of Basic Education has launched an investigation into a breach that gave about 26 pupils prior access to 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exam papers.

The acting national commissioner of correctional services, Tlabo Thokolo, on Wednesday hailed rehabilitation and partnerships with sporting bodies as he marked the graduation of a second cohort of female offenders from Johannesburg Female Correctional Facility.

In a major boost to education in Hammanskraal, the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has unveiled Ratanang Primary School in Kanana, a state-of-the-art institution that promises to revolutionise learning for township children.

Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has welcomed the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) Council’s decision to institute an independent forensic investigation into allegations of a syndicate selling fraudulent degrees and registrations, a scandal the university allegedly failed to act on for more than a year.

As schools close across the country, the Mpumalanga Department of Education has reiterated that no school is permitted to withhold learner report cards under any circumstances, urging parents to report any institution that fails to comply.

The DA has accused the Gauteng Department of Education of endangering learners and teachers by cancelling professional school security contracts without conducting risk assessments.

KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka said his department had accepted findings by the Special Investigating Unit into an irregular R2.5 million contract for chemical toilets at schools, and that disciplinary proceedings would be implemented against the implicated employees.  

Smartphone Free Childhood South Africa (SFC-SA) has launched a campaign to delay or restrict smartphone and social media access for children under 16.

He also praised NSFAS for expanding access to post-school education, noting that it funds over 800,000 university and TVET students.

By Lebone Rodah Mosima KwaZulu-Natal education MEC Sipho Hlomuka has been ordered by the Special Tribunal to initiate disciplinary proceedings against 16 officials implicated in...