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By Lungile Ntimba
An 18-year-old suspect has been taken in for questioning in connection with the rape of five matric learners from a school in the Mqhekezweni Administrative...
By Johnathan Paoli
Despite budget constraints, the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement has made additional money available to the education departments, with much of it focusing...
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 Lungile Ntimba
Two months ago, Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Mimmy Gondwe launched a help desk to provide students in the Post-School and Education Sector with a platform to raise...
By Nkhensani Chauke
Gauteng education MEC Matome Chiloane says he is seriously concerned about the suspected food poisoning of children in the province, following 25 learners falling ill after consuming snacks purchased from vendors...
By Johnathan Paoli
Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has expressed confidence and determination over the readiness of KwaZulu-Natal for the upcoming 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.
With just days to...
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 Buti Manamela
I welcome and appreciate the opportunity to providereflections on the Department of Higher and Training’s (DHET’s) strategic thinking around the theme of the dialogue today: ‘Reimagining Education for a Better Future’.
The guiding theme is fundamental to the department’smandate and mission, and...
By Collin Bjork
The university sector in Aotearoa New Zealand is at a tipping point due to chronic underfunding, shifting enrolments and increasing costs from inflation. In...
