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The University of the Free State (UFS) has confirmed that from 1 January 2026, all students will fall under a fully registered system, bringing an end to the longstanding practice of provisional registration that has allowed students with outstanding fees to register conditionally.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has called on Premier Thami Ntuli and Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka to urgently address the funding crisis affecting the province’s special needs schools.
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education has pledged to restore stability at the embattled University of Fort Hare (UFH) and assured students that it will work toward a resolution with university management.
Academic activities at the University of the Free State (UFS) have been brought to a standstill as students continue their protest against the university’s decision to scrap the provisional registration system from next year.
The Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) is on a path to recovery following the appointment of Oupa Dithaba Nkoane as its new administrator.
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.
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.
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.
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.
