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Artificial intelligence ("AI") is no longer a distant technological concept; it has become an everyday tool in workplaces, homes, and, increasingly, classrooms. Students today have access to AI-powered tools that can assist with research, summarising information, drafting written content, analysing data, and solving complex problems.
By Levy Masiteng
Learners at Lethabong Maths, Science and ICT School of Specialisation in Soshanguve have unveiled a home-built electric vehicle, the EV LMSI 1000.
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South Africa’s 50 public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges are, in the main, struggling institutions. In many, throughput rates – how many students qualify in the expected time – are low. Some lecturers are under-qualified and under-resourced. Relationships with employers, which are crucial for the type of training that these colleges offer, are uneven.
The Equal Education Law Centre, the Western Cape Children’s Commissioner and Ilitha Labantu have raised concerns over the Department of Basic Education’s draft regulations on managing learner pregnancy, warning that gaps could undermine implementation.
Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has outlined a R443 billion medium-term budget to drive South Africa’s post-school education and training priorities, presenting the 2026/27 Annual Performance Plan (APP) to Parliament’s higher education committee on Thursday.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has proclaimed the 2026 municipal elections, clearing the way for the official gazetting of the poll date and setting the stage for voters to head to the ballot later this year.
South Africa has taken a major step in tackling one of the country’s leading causes of death by launching its first National Diabetes Dashboard, designed to give healthcare workers near-real-time data on patient management.
The Gauteng Department of Education has launched the African Neurodiversity Association and the African Journal of Neurodiversity, in a move aimed at strengthening autism research, advocacy and support from an African perspective.
