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Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has declared the province fully ready to administer the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations and to begin placing learners for the 2026 academic year.
Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela said on Saturday that the violent incidents at the University of Fort Hare in Alice, Eastern Cape, were acts of criminality, not protest.
South Africa’s young people have called on the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) to move “beyond consultation into coordinated action” during a national dialogue aimed at shaping a shared vision for the country’s future.
Online learning in undergraduate and postgraduate education is ubiquitous the world over, but questions remain about whether it can effectively teach the transferable skills that are so important in a dynamic job market.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have called for an urgent multi-stakeholder meeting to address what the party describes as a “catastrophic and escalating crisis” at the University of Fort Hare (UFH), where violent student protests have plunged the institution into turmoil and forced the suspension of all academic activities.
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has pledged to introduce measures aimed at reducing teachers’ administrative workloads, allowing them to focus more on their core mandate of teaching and ensuring their energy is not diverted to non-instructional duties.
South Africa’s first creative academy, the Media City Academy (MCA), based in Randburg, will officially open its doors in February 2026, launching a fully accredited tertiary institution for the creative industries under SAQA and MICT SETA.
The country’s 14th National Schools Moot Court competition opened this week at the University of Pretoria with preliminary oral rounds underway ahead of the grand finale on October 12 at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg.
South Africa and Nigeria have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen cooperation in science, technology and innovation as Africa’s largest economies mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary this week.
The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, is set to brief the media on Saturday about the state of affairs at the University of Fort Hare (UFH) and the Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET) 2024/25 Annual Report.
