Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela says decisive interventions at three troubled Sector Education and Training Authorities have begun restoring governance and unlocking billions in mismanaged funds, six months after the SETAs were placed under administration.
South Africa’s spending on education reflects its status as a core development indicator. Allocations to programmes such as school nutrition and Early Childhood Development (ECD), which formally enrols children into education as early as four years old, exceed global benchmarks on education spending.
Last week, Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana presented a Budget that will accelerate the momentum of inclusive growth, create jobs and tackle poverty.
The start of a new academic year is meant to bring hope and excitement. Instead, for thousands of students across South Africa, it begins with anxiety and uncertainty over one basic necessity — accommodation.
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, Tebogo Letsie, has called for the dismissal of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Head of Sociology, Professor Srila Roy, following a controversial social media post that sparked national outrage.
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has officially launched her bid for the position of Deputy Federal Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance (DA) ahead of the party’s federal elective congress in April.
The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) has engaged the University of the Free State (UFS) following the release of a peer-reviewed study identifying endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in various sanitary pads and pantyliners sold in South Africa.
Public debate about artificial intelligence in higher education has largely orbited a familiar worry: cheating. Will students use chatbots to write essays? Can instructors tell? Should universities ban the tech? Embrace it?
