By Johnathan Paoli
The Department of Basic Education has raised concerns over a surge in reported food poisoning incidents affecting school-aged children.Recent cases, occurring primarily...
By Kathryn Watt and Chris Desmond
For the past two decades, investing in girls’ schooling has been hailed as a cornerstone of promoting gender equality in sub-Saharan...
By Edwin Naidu
The financial sustainability of South Africa’s tertiary sector and the way it is governed are crucial.
“If the higher education sector is to...
By Edwin Naidu
Former Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande, always insisted the glass was half full when reflecting on the National Student...
By Johnathan Paoli
University of Johannesburg Vice-Chancellor Letlhokwa Mpedi has called for the urgent need to rethink talent development in the country as well as the unique challenges faced...
By Edwin Naidu
South Africa’s tertiary education sector is urgently grappling with sustainability challenges amidst sluggish economic growth and the disruptive influence of digitalisation and artificial intelligence on the global job market, as highlighted by Universities South Africa (USAf) CEO Dr Phethiwe Matutu.
“In the...
By Maryna Besseling
Exam time is a stressful time for learners, teachers and parents. Unfortunately, it is not only the matric teachers who are affected by this - examinations...
By Johnathan Paoli
In an exciting finale to the 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship, South Africa emerged victorious in both the boys' and girls'...
By Edwin Naidu
Gauteng education MEC Matome Chiloane must feel like the Grim Reaper.
Weekly, he expresses sorrow over the death of one learner too many.
Throughout 2024, children have perished in horrific vehicle accidents and incidents...
By Anne Hamby, Eric Jankowski, Krishna Palaka and Patrick R. Lowenthal
Stories of self-doubt are common among engineering students. That was a key finding of...
