Dr Naledi Pandor has been appointed as the next Chancellor of Nelson Mandela University, the institution’s council said, with the former cabinet minister due to take up the role on 1 April for a four-year term.
Applications for pharmacy and psychology internship posts opened online on Thursday after the province reprioritised funding to support training programmes that had come under pressure because of budget constraints.
The Economic Freedom Fighters Youth Command (EFFYC) has launched its Sizofunda Ngenkani (We will learn by any means necessary) campaign across universities and TVET colleges, calling on the education sector to ensure that schooling is delivered against all odds.
The Department of Basic Education has confirmed that the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results will be published in accredited newspapers on Tuesday, maintaining the format that has been used in recent years.
Mpumalanga launched its 2026 Back to School campaign this week, where it said that nearly 10,000 learners were still awaiting placement ahead of the new term.
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has encouraged National Senior Certificate (NSC) candidates who did not pass their matric exams to take advantage of the Second Chance Matric Programme.
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has said that no qualifying student should sleep in a library or be left homeless during the 2026 academic year.
The Gauteng Department of Education said more than 4,500 Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners in the province were still awaiting placement ahead of the 2026 academic year, but added that the figure was relatively low, representing 1.5% of total applications received.
