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'Supporting Teen Identity Development' is a plain-language resource for parents, caregivers, teachers and mentors to better understand what teenagers are experiencing and how to support them.
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UKZN herbarium part of global effort to close biodiversity data gaps

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The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew’s State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2026 report, released on Tuesday, includes the expertise of University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) Professor Benny Bytebier, curator of the Bews Herbarium in Pietermaritzburg.
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Ramaphosa: Youth unemployment is SA’s new struggle

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The president said the youth of 1976 had fought exclusion from education, while today’s generation faced joblessness, poverty and inequality.
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IN PHOTOS: Celebrating 50 years since the 1976 Youth Uprising

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President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the National Youth Day commemoration, held under the theme “RESET @50 – Our National Commitment to the Future for Freedom Lives in Every Generation".
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Young, South African and unemployed: finding direction starts with knowing yourself – counsellor

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Thirty-two years after South Africa became a democratic state, the futures of millions of young people in the country are shaped to a large degree by uncertainty, exclusion, poverty and discouragement.
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Youth Day| UCT academic calls for honest reckoning on higher education

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South Africa’s commemoration of Youth Day should force the country’s universities to confront how little higher education has changed since the 1976 Soweto uprising, a University of Cape Town academic has said.
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Kingswood claim K-Day bragging rights with derby win over St Andrew’s

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Kingswood College's first-team rugby side produced an all-round performance to defeat St Andrew’s College 29-10 in the highly anticipated K-Day derby, securing local bragging rights in one of South Africa’s most celebrated school sporting rivalries.
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Thousands of Gauteng learners could again face school placement challenges in 2027 as the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has yet to announce when Grade 1 and Grade 8 admissions will open, despite the academic year already being well underway.

OUTA calls for forensic probe after Inseta suspends CEO Gugu Mkhize

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OUTA said that the suspension of Insurance Sector Training Authority CEO Gugu Mkhize should trigger a forensic investigation into governance, procurement and financial management.

KZN Education, Health face budget deductions over historic overspending

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KwaZulu-Natal’s departments of education and health face deductions from future budget allocations after the provincial Treasury tabled a bill to recover more than R1 billion in historic unauthorised expenditure.

Junior Boks expanded squad named ahead of rugby champs

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Junior Springboks head coach Kevin Foote has named an extended 38-man training squad as South Africa intensifies preparations for the World Rugby Junior World Championship in Georgia.

Gondwe courts private institutions to expand tertiary access

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Deputy higher education minister Mimmy Gondwe has called for private higher education institutions to help expand access for school-leavers, as demand for post-school education and training continues to grow.

New Ga-Maloka school cuts long walk to class for rural learners

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Learners in Ga-Maloka Village near Lichtenburg will no longer have to travel long distances to access primary education after the North West Department of Education opened a newly built, fully equipped school in the rural community.

Youth apathy casts shadow over November polls

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The South African Local Government Association (SALGA), through its Youth Commission, said it was mobilising young people to participate in the local elections amid growing concern over a widening voter participation gap and a trust deficit that has seen fewer people going to the polls in successive elections.

OPINION| Why play matters in early childhood education 

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Play should sit naturally in early childhood education, as it reflects how young children come to know themselves, others and the world. 

DA takes child pregnancy crisis to SAHRC over failures to prosecute statutory rape

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The Democratic Alliance (DA) has lodged a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), accusing multiple government departments of failing to protect children from sexual abuse and statutory rape, after evidence presented to Parliament revealed significant gaps in reporting, investigation and prosecution.

NSFAS administrator welcomes court ruling to reinstate whistleblower

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The administrator said in a statement released on Saturday that the ruling to reinstate Abrahams was critical and affirmed the role of whistleblowers in the fight against corruption. 

Vodacom invests R4m in ICT hub for Mpumalanga special needs school

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Vodacom Foundation has invested R4 million in advanced information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure at Silindokuhle Special Needs School in e-Mangweni, Mpumalanga, as part of efforts to expand digital access for learners with disabilities.

WCED rejects racial profiling claims, clashes with Parliament over admissions inquiry

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The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has rejected allegations of racial profiling in learner admissions, describing claims raised during a parliamentary committee meeting as "false and misleading".

ANCYL, SADTU students demand SACE scrap teacher subscription fees

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The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) and the SADTU Students’ Chapter have called on the South African Council for Educators (SACE) to scrap “unfair fees imposed on unemployed educators”.

WATCH: Applications open for Global Goals 2030 Africa Scholarship

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Employers across Africa are being urged to apply for the third intake of the Global Goals 2030: Africa Scholarship before applications close on 30 June 2026.

Court rules matric results can still be published

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The High Court in Pretoria has rejected a bid by the Information Regulator to appeal a ruling that allows matric results to be published in newspapers and online using exam numbers.

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