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KwaZulu-Natal led the 2026 ABC Motsepe South African Schools Choral Eisteddfod after the first two days of national competition, with 11 trophies as choirs from across the country headed into the final stretch of the four-day championships.
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Lydia Chikunga has called for stronger public-private partnerships to tackle South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis and food insecurity.
The Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI) recorded 155,166 new earning opportunities during the fourth quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, from January to March this year, bringing the total number of opportunities accessed through the initiative to more than 2.9 million since its launch in 2020.
The Junior Springboks have welcomed their emphatic opening victory at the World Rugby U20 Championship but insist their attention has already shifted to what they expect will be a significantly tougher examination against hosts Georgia later this week.
Just days after declaring that corrupt school officials "must be arrested, not just fired", Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile has laid bare the scale of financial misconduct in the province's public schools.
South Africa’s severe shortage of donor organs has received a significant boost following the installation of Africa’s first liver perfusion machine at the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (WDGMC), a breakthrough expected to increase the number of organs suitable for life-saving transplants.
Ten of the 69 graduates who completed the National Certificate in New Venture Creation have already secured employment, as the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) renewed its call for stronger partnerships to create more opportunities for young South Africans.
The South African government has developed an extensive financial support programme for undergraduate (first degree) education in the form of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). However, this doesn’t extend to postgraduate programmes.
The Mpumalanga Department of Education on Monday launched 89 learning centres across the province for its 2026 Winter Vacation Classes, which will run until 17 July to help improve Grade 12 learners' performance ahead of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.
