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A total of 11 948 schools across all nine provinces are implementing Mother Tongue-based Bilingual Education (MTbBE).

The event honoured boys and girls selected to represent Limpopo in the under 13, 16 and 19 divisions at the national tournaments in December.

The G20 Leaders’ Summit concluded this weekend with the usual choreography of diplomacy, but behind the photo-ops and the carefully weighted communiqués lies a deeper shift that deserves attention, especially from those of us on the African continent.

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has welcomed the endorsement by the leaders of India, Brazil, and South Africa for the establishment of the IBSA Network on Quality Foundational Learning, describing it as a significant step toward uniting Global South partners behind stronger early learning systems.

Investment in early learning is essential for cognitive and social development, and for the long-term economic resilience of nations.

The department urged students and parents to verify the accreditation and registration of institutions.

Science and technology minister Blade Nzimande has said that Africa must build a resilient, inclusive, and self-sustaining vaccine ecosystem.

South Africa has embraced modern, water-efficient and off-grid sanitation technologies developed to ensure safe and dignified sanitation in schools, Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube said during her visit to Tsholetsega Public School in Kagiso to commemorate World Toilet Day 2025.

A horrific shooting has shaken the Tembisa community after a school principal and an administrative staff member were fatally shot at Inxiweni Primary School in Ekurhuleni.

A 55-year-old school principal and his accomplice were arrested on Monday, 17 November, following allegations that they kidnapped and attempted to sexually assault two Grade 12 pupils from Tsolo High School in the Eastern Cape.