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Speaking at the Skills for the Economy and Industry Dialogue, Gungubele said South Africa faced a disconnect between employers reporting shortages of digital skills and young graduates struggling to find work.

According to the Department of Higher Education and Training, South Africa produced 19,536 qualified artisans in 2022/23, while the National Development Plan sets a target of 30,000 qualified artisans annually by 2030. The shortage of qualified tradespeople is a brake on development. But we make a serious mistake when we allow the artisan shortage to define the entire conversation about skills.

Court proceedings were held on Monday in the criminal case involving the alleged sexual abuse of a learner at Karabo Primary School, with the accused educator remaining in custody, the Gauteng Department of Education said on Tuesday.

As millions of public-school learners returned to classrooms on Tuesday, a Hammanskraal mother was still waiting for her 16-year-old son to come home from an initiation school.

The University of Limpopo (UL) has trained teachers to recognise early signs of vision problems among learners and refer them for professional eye examinations before untreated conditions begin to affect their classroom performance.

Andiswa Mbanjwa has been selected for a 15-member South African squad that will compete at the Commonwealth Kho Kho Championships in India.

Learners from seven schools in the Cederberg will take part in a scientific experiment examining how exposure to space affects the germination and growth of rooibos seeds.

ActionSA president and Johannesburg mayoral candidate Herman Mashaba has urged South African graduates to apply for a scholarship that cuts annual tuition fees by €15,000 for selected master’s programmes in Austria.

The initiative, themed "Making every day a Mandela Day", was meant to highlight the power of collaboration in strengthening education infrastructure.

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has stressed the importance of long-term investment in education as fundamental to the legacy of Nelson Mandela, calling for stronger partnerships between her department, business and civilians to improve the living conditions for millions of children.