South African aerospace firm Mura Space and the Aerospace Systems Research Institute (ASRI) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) have signed an “exclusive agreement” to commercialise the country’s Sounding Rocket Launch Facility at the Overberg Test Range in the Western Cape.
Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mimmy Gondwe has signed a public-private partnership agreement with Microsoft South Africa to boost digital and AI skills among local students.
Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has appointed a Stabilisation and Governance Support Team (SGST) to address ongoing leadership and governance challenges at the College of Cape Town for TVET.
Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has welcomed the appointment of new Accounting Authorities (AAs) across all 21 Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs), as a critical milestone expected to restore stability, improve governance, and sharpen the focus of SETAs on national skills priorities.
Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, on Monday expressed deep concern over delays in stipend payments to Education Assistants employed through the Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI).
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) has hailed the achievement of Eastern Cape teacher Ntombozuko Mkizwana, who brought continental honour to South Africa by winning two prestigious African Union (AU) Teaching Awards in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The University of South Africa (Unisa) has become the focal point of entrepreneurial discourse this week as it hosts the two-day Studentpreneurs Indaba, convened under the banner of the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) initiative.
Across universities worldwide, a quiet revolution is underway. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, DeepSeek and Gemini are being used to produce essays, summarise readings, and even conduct complex assignments.
