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Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has said that South Africa’s post-school education and training system needs fundamental reform to address governance weaknesses, funding pressures and a failure to consistently translate training into employment opportunities.
Manamela said government could not bridge the gap between skills training and employment on its own and urged companies to treat workplaces as places of learning.
Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has been pressed by MPs to explain who authorised the remuneration of four advisers appointed to assist National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) administrator Professor Hlengani Mathebula after confirming that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana had not approved their pay.
The University of South Africa (Unisa) has opened applications for 10 South African students to study towards a fully funded six-year Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) degree at the University of Namibia (UNAM) in Windhoek.
Briefing Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education on Wednesday on progress in stabilising NSFAS under administration, Manamela said the shortfall had grown from about R2.5 billion in 2018 to R13.5 billion last year and was now estimated at about R15 billion.
The Central University of Technology (CUT) has committed to urgently pay accommodation allowances directly to 1,392 students at its Welkom Campus after an intervention by Higher Education Deputy Minister Yusuf Cassim.
Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile has ordered an urgent investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct involving educators and learners at Curtis Nkondo School of Specialisation in Emdeni, Soweto.
A case of malicious damage to property has been opened at Alexandra Police Station after four desks and two chairs were destroyed by fire at Eastbank High School in Alexandra, Gauteng.
KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka has urged schools to make mental health awareness part of their culture, warning that learners are facing growing pressures that can contribute to disengagement and dropping out of school.
Former deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka will deliver the keynote address at a national summit in Pretoria on Thursday that will examine the growing influence of digital creators on young voters and democratic participation ahead of the 2026 local government elections.
