The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has advertised 3,002 school-based promotional posts, including positions for departmental heads, deputy principals and principals, in a move aimed at filling leadership vacancies across the province’s public schools.
Twenty-five schools in KwaZulu-Natal received new table tennis equipment this week, during an official handover led by Deputy Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Bertha Peace Mabe at Gardenia Primary School.
Gaps between education and employment are leaving many young South Africans struggling to enter the labour market, Deputy Minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli said on Tuesday, warning that the current system is failing to provide clear pathways into work.
A whistleblower complaint has led the Public Protector to find that Unisa irregularly appointed retired employee Johannes Peu Matlala to a senior security post, bypassing the university’s own rules in what was deemed maladministration.
Experts at the inaugural National Education Summit called on Monday for South Africa’s early childhood development sector to be professionalised, saying stronger standards are needed to improve the curriculum while preserving play-based learning.
Maritzburg College delivered a commanding 61-5 victory over Pretoria Boys High in their 1st XV rugby match in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday, breaking the contest open in the first half and never allowing the visitors back into it.
South Africa’s education system is failing to move young people into skilled work, with government and sector leaders warning that vocational pathways remain underdeveloped despite growing demand from both learners and the economy.
The summit centres on three core pillars identified by Inside Education as critical to systemic reform: Early Childhood Development, Entrepreneurship Education, and Vocational Pathways.
Too many learners are exiting South Africa’s education system without the foundational skills or clear routes into further education, employment or entrepreneurship, Inside Education Foundation chairperson Matuma Letsoalo said as the National Education Summit 2026 got under way in Sandton on Monday.
