The driver accused of causing the crash that killed 14 schoolchildren in the Vaal in January is to apply for bail, the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court has heard.
The Maharishi Invincibility Institute on Wednesday opened a new technology campus in Johannesburg’s CBD, saying it aims to train unemployed youth for work in fields such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and data science.
Learners at Makgori Primary School in North West were expected to return to class on Wednesday after teaching was disrupted by protests over dilapidated infrastructure and a shortage of teachers, the provincial education department said.
Forty learners from Ekwazini Secondary School in Mpumalanga were taken to hospital on Tuesday after developing symptoms consistent with food poisoning after eating snacks known as Krunchy Nax, the provincial education department said on Wednesday.
Irregular appointments and procurement practices are two of the biggest problems at the College of Cape Town, and addressing these will go a long way towards stabilising the institution.
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane is set to introduce a law firm appointed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a Grade 5 learner at Reagile Primary School in Tembisa.
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) urged parents and guardians to remain vigilant after videos circulated showing pupils inhaling chemical fumes through improvised devices.
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has warned the public against “false and misleading” information circulating on social media claiming that a student received a payment of R630,434.44 from the scheme.
Former President, Thabo Mbeki, said 62.1% - equivalent to more than six out of ten - children are identified as multidimensionally poor, which he referenced to a statement released by Statistics South Africa (STATS SA) on the July 2020 Report on Children Poverty in South Africa.
