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Gauteng schools rocked by corruption as MEC reveals R2.2m overspending in one, theft and procurement scandals in others

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Just days after declaring that corrupt school officials "must be arrested, not just fired", Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile has laid bare the scale of financial misconduct in the province's public schools. 
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SADTU North West warns of possible mobilisation over unresolved education challenges

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The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) in the North West has warned that it could mobilise its members for collective action if ongoing engagements with the provincial education department fail to resolve a range of longstanding labour and education challenges affecting schools and employees.
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Ten graduates secure jobs as Services SETA urges partnerships to tackle youth unemployment

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Ten of the 69 graduates who completed the National Certificate in New Venture Creation have already secured employment, as the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) renewed its call for stronger partnerships to create more opportunities for young South Africans.
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Gauteng schools resume issuing report cards after SA-SAMS restored

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The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has confirmed that public schools can now resume printing and issuing learner report cards after the South African School Administration and Management System (SA-SAMS) was fully restored following a technical outage.
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Gwarube pushes school hygiene overhaul beyond pit toilet eradication

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Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube has launched new national guidelines aimed at keeping school toilets safe, clean and dignified, shifting the focus from the eradication of pit toilets to the daily maintenance of water, sanitation, hygiene and menstrual health services in schools.
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50 years after Soweto Uprising, EWSETA focuses on preparing youth for jobs of the future

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The Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) says the challenge facing the country today is ensuring that young people are equipped with the skills needed to succeed in a rapidly changing economy.
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Register to vote, show up and be heard, Moepya tells SA youth

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Electoral Commission chairperson Mosotho Moepya has called on learner leaders to become active participants in South Africa’s democracy, urging young people to register, vote and use their voices to shape the future of their communities.
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Fort Hare tells court Mabuyane never met Master’s Degree requirements

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The University of Fort Hare has defended its decision to deregister Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane from a master's degree programme, arguing that he did not meet the admission requirements and that the institution had the authority to remove him from the programme.

What’s overlooked in student mental health in SA: social connection and sexual wellbeing

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Student mental health has become one of the defining challenges facing universities worldwide. In South Africa, these concerns are often framed around reports which point to anxiety, burnout and academic pressure.

Classroom AI is already here: Now SA schools need the rules to govern it

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The real challenge is moving beyond the hype to provide schools with practical clarity, consistency, and implementation frameworks that let them use these technologies effectively and responsibly.

Government grants final extension for selected legacy qualifications

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The Department of Higher Education and Training has granted a final extension for the enrolment and completion of selected pre-2009 qualifications, trades, and regulatory unit standards as South Africa moves to complete the transition to a modern occupational qualifications system. 

Tributes pour in for Tandi Matsha Erasmus

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Tributes have poured in for the vice-chancellor and principal of Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU), Professor Tandi Matsha-Erasmus, following her death this week, with Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela describing her passing as a significant loss to South Africa's higher education sector.

Karatekas make history with silver at FISU Combat Games

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Two University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) students have won silver medals at the International University Sports Federation World University Championship Combat Games in Brazil, becoming the first South African team to achieve the feat at the tournament.

800 Mangaung learners profiled as ‘potential gang members’

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About 800 learners in Mangaung have been profiled as potential gang members as the Free State Department of Education intensifies efforts to curb gangsterism in schools.

Education scholar Thabo Msibi appointed to lead Umalusi

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Msibi, a professor of Curriculum Studies in UKZN’s School of Education, previously served as a member of the Umalusi Council. He now assumes the council’s highest leadership position.

Gondwe bows out after DA asks Ramaphosa to reshuffle GNU team

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Outgoing Deputy Minister of Higher Education Mimmy Gondwe has bid farewell to the post-school education sector after the DA recalled her and asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to appoint Yusuf Cassim in her place.

Free guide aims to help adults support SA teens through identity development

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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.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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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