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South African learners have recorded the country's strongest performance at an international spelling competition after two pupils finished among the world's top 10 and Team South Africa secured fourth place at the inaugural World Spelling Bee Championships in Shanghai, China.
West Coast TVET College has launched a Campus Community Safety Forum aimed at preventing crime, tackling gender-based violence and strengthening cooperation between students, police, college management and surrounding communities.
The Department of Basic Education has presented special ministerial recognition for the collective achievement of all 75 education districts after each recorded a National Senior Certificate pass rate above 80% in the 2025 examinations.
The initiative, led by the Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison in partnership with the provincial Department of Education and the Department of Correctional Services, aims to deter young people from engaging in criminal activities by exposing them to the harsh realities of incarceration.
South Africa will expand the way it measures the performance of schools and education districts, placing greater emphasis on learner retention, Bachelor passes, distinctions and participation in key subjects rather than relying primarily on the matric pass rate, Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube said on Friday.
Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has warned Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) that poor governance, misuse of public funds and resistance to oversight will not be tolerated, saying institutions that undermine public trust will face consequences.
Team South Africa secured fourth place at the World Spelling Bee Championship in Shanghai, China, with 13-year-old North West learner Mbulelo Tolom finishing sixth overall.
The country’s best-performing and most-improved education districts and schools will be recognised at the 12th National Education Excellence Awards in Sandton on Friday, the Department of Basic Education said.
The Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) has appointed Kedibone Moroane-Nkhobo as its new chief executive officer, saying the appointment comes as it seeks to strengthen skills development and stakeholder partnerships in the energy and water sectors.
Students’ Representative Councils (SRCs) at four major universities have called for the R52,000 annual NSFAS accommodation cap to be scrapped, saying that funding shortfalls are driving poor and working-class students into debt and putting their studies at risk.
