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Teaching Awards: Gwarube vows to cut admin load, give teachers more classroom time

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has pledged to introduce measures aimed at reducing teachers’ administrative workloads, allowing them to focus more on their core mandate of teaching and ensuring their energy is not diverted to non-instructional duties.

WATCH: University of Fort Hare orders temporary shutdown amid violent protests

All students have been instructed to vacate university premises by 5pm on Thursday.

Fort Hare protest: Students injured, admin buildings set alight

At the heart of the protest is dissatisfaction with university leadership and governance.

Umlazi and surrounding areas triumph at eThekwini Games Grand Finale 2025

District 6, representing Umlazi and surrounding areas, have been crowned overall champions at the EThekwini Games Grand Finale 2025.

Mura Space and UKZN team up for suborbital rocket test launches

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.

Gondwe secures major skills development partnership with Microsoft South Africa

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.

Manamela appoints governance support team to stabilise College of Cape Town

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.

Manamela appoints new SETA boards to boost skills governance

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.

Gwarube to address delays in Education Assistants’ stipends

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).

SA’s Ntombozuko Mkizwana shines at African Union teaching awards

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.

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