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The South Africa Under-19 cricket team received a sobering reminder of the standards required at Super Six level as they opened their ICC Under-19 World Cup campaign with a six-wicket defeat to Australia Under-19s, leaving the young Proteas under immediate pressure in Group I.

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) on Monday officially started the national rollout of teacher training workshops in Mpumalanga, to support the implementation of the Online Teacher Development Platform (OTDP).

Organisations may have networks, devices and platforms in place, yet still struggle to use technology at scale because the talent pipeline is too thin. 

Four victims of the scholar transport accident that claimed 14 lives in the Vaal last Monday were laid to rest on Sunday.

The Gauteng Department of Education has launched a R240 million school for learners with special needs in Springs, Ekurhuleni, catering for learners with epilepsy, autism and other specialised needs.

Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane has lashed out at the province’s scholar transport system, blaming regulatory failures and systemic shortcomings for the fatal crash that claimed the lives of 14 learners in Vanderbijlpark earlier this week.

The steps of the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court became a gathering place of sorrow and outrage on Thursday as families, learners, and community members assembled during the first appearance of 22-year-old scholar transport driver Ayanda Dludla.

The driver of the vehicle transporting the learners, Ayanda Dludla, has been charged with 14 counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder.

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has dispatched a team of dam safety engineers to the Senteeko Dam, in the Mbombela Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, to conduct an urgent technical assessment and monitor reported structural damage.

South Africa’s post-school education system is under unprecedented strain following a record 650,000 matric passes, exposing what Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has said is a widening gap between success in basic education and limited space at universities.