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This week, the second Bana Pele Leadership Summit is taking place in Gauteng. Bana Pele means ‘children first’ in Sesotho. It is a campaign led by the Department of Basic Education to strengthen and transform the delivery of early learning in the country.
Professor Wezile Chitha has been appointed vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Fort Hare, following a unanimous decision by the university’s Council at a special meeting on Friday.
The exclusion of Black voices from cultural institutions and the appropriation of African heritage by global commercial interests have renewed questions about who controls, preserves and benefits from the continent’s cultural narratives.
Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has called on universities to renew their public purpose, saying that financial pressures, artificial intelligence and the unfinished transformation of higher education demand a fundamental rethink of their role in society.
King Edward VII (KES) has dethroned defending champions Hoërskool Waterkloof in a four-run thriller to lift the Wildeklawer Noord-Suid T20 Tournament trophy, with KES player Troy Gordon’s match-winning 78 proving decisive.
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has registered 203,794 candidates for the 2026 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, an increase of 11,049 from last year.
Provincial Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka announced the figures on Monday during a media briefing on the department’s state of readiness at the Maritime School of Excellence in Durban.
Deputy Minister of Basic Education Dr Reginah Mhaule has called on parents, educators and community leaders to give girls more opportunities to lead, saying that confidence cannot flourish in communities that tolerate violence against women and children.
As the Class of 2026 enters the final stretch of preparations for the National Senior Certificate examinations, Grade 12 learners are balancing exam pressure with hopes and uncertainty about life after matric.
Five suspects have been arrested after a fire destroyed a block of classrooms designated for matric exams at Tiragalo Secondary School in Kgakala Township, near Leeudoringstad, in the North West.
