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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.
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).
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.
The University of South Africa (Unisa) has become the focal point of entrepreneurial discourse this week as it hosts the two-day Studentpreneurs Indaba, convened under the banner of the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) initiative.
Across universities worldwide, a quiet revolution is underway. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, DeepSeek and Gemini are being used to produce essays, summarise readings, and even conduct complex assignments.
The National Co-Ed Water Polo Tournament reached an exhilarating conclusion at the Pearson High School in Gqeberha this weekend, with Reddam House Bedfordview crowned champions in the girls’ division and Woodridge College storming to glory in the boys’ category.
The Basic Education and Employment and Labour departments have confirmed a further delay in the payment of September stipends for some education assistants (EAs) and general school assistants (GSAs) employed under Phase V of the Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI).
Minister of Higher Education and Training Buti Manamela is set to appoint the boards of the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) this week, with board chairpersons set to be installed during October.
