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Over 25 000 candidates across KwaZulu-Natal are registered to write the 2026 May/June National Senior Certificate and Senior Certificate examinations.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it has released private accommodation payments for universities, with more than R1.1 billion disbursed during the current quarter to benefit over 100,000 students.

Premier Panyaza Lesufi said the initiative was aimed at tackling youth unemployment while addressing deteriorating infrastructure across the province.

Her doctoral research challenges dominant narratives that frame young women’s heterosexual relationships mainly through risk and vulnerability.

The Schools Evaluation Authority's (SEA) evaluators undertook 90 school evaluations and three monitoring visits during the year under review.

The minister said South Africa’s skills planning system had long suffered from weak coordination, duplication and poor integration between institutions.

Mhlauli said returning Paballelo Senior Secondary reminded her of the dreams learners carried and the educators who encouraged them to strive for success.

The Department of Basic Education (DBE), together with the Northern Cape Department of Education, honoured top-performing schools and districts on Friday during the 2025/26 National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) Best Schools and Districts Awards, with officials praising schools for sustaining learner support despite mounting financial pressures in the education sector.

Eighty-three learners from Hlanganani High School in Mpumalanga have completed an intensive crime prevention and justice programme aimed at equipping young people with a practical understanding of South Africa’s criminal justice system and promoting safer schools and communities.

Gwarube was speaking on Friday at the launch of a new Robotics and Digital Learning Lab at Joe Slovo Engineering High School in Khayelitsha, established in partnership with the Shoprite Foundation and Sifiso EdTech.