Fifty South African graduates from 21 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges are set to depart for China next week to undertake a fully funded, one-year e-commerce training programme aimed at strengthening digital commerce skills and promoting entrepreneurship among young people.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is preparing to admit more than 9 000 first-time entering students (FTENs) for the 2026 academic year, with firm offers set to be issued to successful applicants from next week.
The Department of Basic Education has withheld the 2025 matric results of 40 learners implicated in a national exam leak investigation, as it moves to contain the fallout from one of the most serious breaches of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) system in recent years.
The Eastern Cape Department of Education has allocated R247 million of the R529 million Education Infrastructure Grant (EIG) fourth tranche payment, which is expected to ensure the continuation of construction work on school infrastructure projects in 2026.
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has announced that only 5 464 Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners remain unplaced in the province as part of the 2026 online admissions process, marking significant progress in preparations for the new academic year.
The SaveUnisa Forum has called for the resignation of University of South Africa (UNISA) Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Puleng LenkaBula, following the university council’s decision to reappoint her for a second five-year term, effective January 2026.
The new acting chair of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), Dr Mugwena Maluleke, has vowed to deal decisively with the mismanagement, corruption, and administrative failures that have plagued the entity.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has come out strongly against a proposed 4.1% salary increase for politicians and other public office bearers, describing the recommendation as “tone-deaf”, morally indefensible and dangerously disconnected from the daily struggles of ordinary South Africans.
Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has intervened at the Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT), meeting the institution’s council and management amid renewed governance and leadership instability following the end of its administration period.
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) acting CEO Waseem Carrim says the entity has entered a “new era of stability, governance reform and operational rebuilding” after years of turbulence, delays and governance failures that shook confidence across the higher education sector.
