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CETA administrator vows to tackle chronic governance challenges at training authority

The Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) is on a path to recovery following the appointment of Oupa Dithaba Nkoane as its new administrator.

Basic education confirms readiness for 2025 matric finals

The Department of Basic Education has officially released the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) October/November examination timetable.

Fort Hare alumni accuse VC Buhlungu of corruption in letter to police commissioner

A University of Fort Hare alumna, Mbali Silimela, has written to National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, making damning allegations of corruption, fraud, and abuse of power against the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sakhela Buhlungu, and other senior officials.

Scholar transport shutdown leaves EC learners stranded as crisis deepens

Thousands of learners across the Eastern Cape were left stranded on Monday morning as scholar transport operators embarked on a shutdown in protest over months of non-payment by the provincial Department of Transport.

South African students still don’t feel safe on campus: how protection can be stepped up

Students at South African universities have to deal with a disturbing reality. They face the threat of violent crime, in particular gender-based violence. They also battle with substandard infrastructure – some of it life threatening. And institutions aren’t ready to respond.

Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga schools crowned champions at national moot court final

Learners from Ndamase Senior Secondary School in the Eastern Cape and Kopanong Senior Secondary School in Mpumalanga have been named joint winners of South Africa’s 14th Annual National Schools Moot Court Competition.

Gauteng ready for 2025 matric exams, 2026 school placements – Chiloane

Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has declared the province fully ready to administer the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations and to begin placing learners for the 2026 academic year.

Fort Hare unrest ‘criminal, not protest’ – Manamela

Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela said on Saturday that the violent incidents at the University of Fort Hare in Alice, Eastern Cape, were acts of criminality, not protest.

Less talk, more action, youth tell NYDA

South Africa’s young people have called on the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) to move “beyond consultation into coordinated action” during a national dialogue aimed at shaping a shared vision for the country’s future.

Can transferable skills be taught in distance learning?

Online learning in undergraduate and postgraduate education is ubiquitous the world over, but questions remain about whether it can effectively teach the transferable skills that are so important in a dynamic job market. 

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