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A new force in accessible education has arrived to help tackle South Africa’s persistent skills and post-school education access challenges. Solwazi Institute has officially launched to make accredited learning opportunities available to all South Africans anywhere, anytime.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been conferred an Honorary Doctorate in International Relations by the prestigious University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
South Africa is gearing up for one of its largest exam operations as more than 900,000 candidates prepare to sit the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations on Tuesday.
Government has extended its best wishes to the Class of 2025 matriculants as they begin their final examinations, urging them to write with confidence, pride, and determination to succeed.
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is geared up for the 2026 academic year, with digitisation and the introduction of biometrics at the heart of the application process.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has called on Premier Thami Ntuli and Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka to urgently address the funding crisis affecting the province’s special needs schools.
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education has pledged to restore stability at the embattled University of Fort Hare (UFH) and assured students that it will work toward a resolution with university management.
Academic activities at the University of the Free State (UFS) have been brought to a standstill as students continue their protest against the university’s decision to scrap the provisional registration system from next year.
The Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) is on a path to recovery following the appointment of Oupa Dithaba Nkoane as its new administrator.
