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Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has directed a departmental team to intervene at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) after an arson attack and student grievances led to a total shutdown of the university.
Nine national institutions, including NSFAS and the National Gambling Board (NGB), have formed a task team to tackle rising gambling-related harm among students, many of whom depend on state financial aid.
The Public Protector has launched a separate systemic investigation into student accommodation after inspections at sampled higher education institutions uncovered concerns about unsafe and poor living conditions.
Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Nomusa Dube-Ncube has called for greater industry involvement in shaping vocational education, including curricula, workplace learning and the assessment of practical competence, rather than only receiving graduates after they complete their studies.
AdvTech Limited, Africa’s leading private education group, has announced a landmark three-year partnership with Cricket South Africa (CSA) aimed at supporting youth cricket development.
More than 40,000 students at 76 higher education institutions were improperly funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), at a cost of approximately R5.1 billion, with more than R2 billion recovered so far, Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka said on Tuesday.
The University of Cape Town (UCT) Council has suspended four resolutions concerning Vice-Chancellor Professor Mosa Moshabela pending the outcome of his judicial review application in the Western Cape High Court.
UFS has ceremonially handed back to the South African Academy for Science and the Arts (SAAWK) an archival collection documenting more than a century of the Akademie’s history and its role in the development of Afrikaans language, literature, the arts and science.
Africa United have conquered Spain, with the South African youth side crowned champions of the 2026 Madrid Elite U20 International Cup after overcoming Spanish opposition in a dramatic final.
An independent investigation into the governance and management of the University of Venda (UNIVEN) has been ordered, with Professor Norman Duncan given 90 days to get to the bottom of problems that have raised concerns about the institution’s Council, executive management, finances and internal governance.
