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The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education (KZNDOE) has officially opened the R83.2 million Siyakhanyisa Primary School in Zidedele, King Cetshwayo District.
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has brought forward November's social grant payments to avoid a clash with the 4 November local government elections, with older persons set to receive their grants from 30 October.
A six-year-old girl is fighting for her life after she was allegedly stabbed multiple times inside a classroom at a school in Umhlali, KwaZulu-Natal, on Tuesday, raising concerns about security at the facility.
The exclusion of Black voices from cultural institutions and the appropriation of African heritage by global commercial interests have renewed questions about who controls, preserves and benefits from the continent’s cultural narratives.
Learning gaps caused by Covid-19 disruptions remain a concern for the 2026 matric class, as second-term pass rates in Mathematics and Physical Sciences declined compared with last year.
A 44-year-old maths teacher at Malebaleba Public Primary School in Odendaalsrus has been served with an audi letter as the Free State Department of Education investigates a physical altercation between Grade 4 learners captured in a video circulating on social media.
Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has called on universities to renew their public purpose, saying that financial pressures, artificial intelligence and the unfinished transformation of higher education demand a fundamental rethink of their role in society.
King Edward VII (KES) has dethroned defending champions Hoërskool Waterkloof in a four-run thriller to lift the Wildeklawer Noord-Suid T20 Tournament trophy, with KES player Troy Gordon’s match-winning 78 proving decisive.
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has registered 203,794 candidates for the 2026 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, an increase of 11,049 from last year.
Provincial Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka announced the figures on Monday during a media briefing on the department’s state of readiness at the Maritime School of Excellence in Durban.
