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South Africa has embraced modern, water-efficient and off-grid sanitation technologies developed to ensure safe and dignified sanitation in schools, Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube said during her visit to Tsholetsega Public School in Kagiso to commemorate World Toilet Day 2025.
A horrific shooting has shaken the Tembisa community after a school principal and an administrative staff member were fatally shot at Inxiweni Primary School in Ekurhuleni.
A 55-year-old school principal and his accomplice were arrested on Monday, 17 November, following allegations that they kidnapped and attempted to sexually assault two Grade 12 pupils from Tsolo High School in the Eastern Cape.
South Africa’s skills authorities have warned that the country must urgently accelerate skills development for the green hydrogen economy or risk falling behind global competitors.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has revealed that government has held behind-the-scenes discussions about shutting down the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), but said “vested interests” are likely to prevent the move from going ahead.
Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela says South Africa’s just energy transition will only succeed if it is driven by a strong skills base that empowers young people to take charge of the country’s shift towards cleaner energy.
KwaZulu-Natal is grappling with a grim truth - hundreds of young girls are falling victim to sexual abuse and becoming mothers at an alarmingly young age.
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education has expressed deep concern over the alarming number of statutory rape cases in South African schools, revealing that only 42,650 of the country’s 405,000 educators have been vetted.
Violence among learners in South African schools is a pressing concern. The minister of basic education told parliament in 2025 that hundreds of bullying cases had been reported in the first few weeks of the year. Since then, a series of alarming incidents have further drawn public attention.
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) have concluded their seven-month wage dispute, bringing an end to a protracted period of negotiations and industrial action that disrupted operations within the student funding body.
