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DHET, Google sign AI skills deal with 10,000 scholarships

Google tools contributed R118 billion to the economy in 2023, and AI is set to add another R172bn via new skills and growth opportunities.

SA pours cold water on WAFCON hosting speculation

South Africa has quelled speculation that it is preparing to host the 2026 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), insisting that no decision has been taken to relocate the tournament and that Morocco remains the official host.

Gwarube ‘thrilled’ at IBSA leaders’ endorsement

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has welcomed the endorsement by the leaders of India, Brazil, and South Africa for the establishment of the IBSA Network on Quality Foundational Learning, describing it as a significant step toward uniting Global South partners behind stronger early learning systems.

SA marches into knockout rounds at FIFA U-17 World Cup despite defeat to Italy

South Africa’s U-17 national football team, Amajimbos, made history on Sunday by qualifying for the knockout stages of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup for the first time, despite a 3-1 defeat to European champions Italy at the Aspire Academy complex in Al Rayyan, Qatar.

SA National Research Foundation secures R86.7m for climate research collaboration

The National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa has announced funding for 10 transdisciplinary research projects, each led by researchers based at African institutions.

Warnings of ‘education apartheid’ as nearly 500 schools deny learners the chance to write mathematics

476 public schools do not offer mathematics, effectively locking thousands of pupils out of career pathways in science, technology, engineering and commerce.

UJ students pocket over R300k in prizes at G20 Tourism Hackathon

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has made a significant mark in the world of innovation, with its students clinching top spots at the G20 Tourism Hackathon.

Gauteng education MEC condemns rape of schoolboys, calls for values to be instilled

A grade 7 learner allegedly drugged the eight learners and an adult then raped them at gunpoint

EFF slams move to criminalise student debt 

By Johnathan Paoli The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has written to the Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Tebogo Letsie,...

OPINION: Insights from a study visit in China – lessons for South Africa

By Prof. Mashupye H Maserumule Spending time in China was truly a wonderful experience, allowing me to see firsthand how this nation of hardworking and...

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