Education authorities and opposition politicians have urged public schools not to withhold report cards over unpaid school fees, after complaints that some pupils ended the 2025 academic year without knowing whether they had progressed to the next grade.
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) acting CEO Waseem Carrim says the entity has entered a “new era of stability, governance reform and operational rebuilding” after years of turbulence, delays and governance failures that shook confidence across the higher education sector.
The principal of Samit Christian Academy, an independent school in Kempton Park, Gauteng, was killed in what police confirmed as a house robbery in the early hours of Sunday in Maokeng Extension, Tembisa.
Education experts and teachers are calling on parents to become more involved in their children’s academic lives, stressing that parental support plays a decisive role in a learner’s performance, confidence and long-term success.
Science communicator and journalist Sibusiso Biyela says the future of inclusive science on the continent depends on whether scientific knowledge can be meaningfully communicated in African languages - not as a symbolic gesture, but as a necessity.
South Africa's largest teachers' union has condemned some schools for barring underperforming students from sitting final-year exams, ostensibly in an effort to inflate pass rates.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) Student Representative Council (SRC) has launched its 2026 SRC Trust Fund fundraising campaign aimed at assisting students who are unable to pay their registration fees for the 2026 academic year.
