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Universities unpaid fees balloon to billions of rands 
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Universities unpaid fees balloon to billions of rands 

Student debt at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the University of Pretoria (UP) stands at almost R5-billion for the 2024 academic year alone. A t... Read more.
Universities, schools and other institutions of learning are increasingly turning to the courts to recover outstanding fees owed by
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Varsities intensify crackdown as student debt keeps piling

Universities, schools and other institutions of learning are increasingly turning to the courts to recover outstanding fees owed by students and parents. Sunday... Read more.
Health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has expressed concern at the rise in drug-resistant diseases.
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Over 100,000 new ID cards due for collection at Home Affairs

Just weeks before the country’s general elections, there are still 105,000 new-issue smart identification (ID) cards due for collection at the Department of H... Read more.
Grade R stipend
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Sadtu calls for probe into non-payment of grade R practitioners

The KwaZulu-Natal department of education has assured all grade R practitioners who were not paid their stipend on April 30 that they will receive it on May 15.... Read more.
Gender biases on social media deter girls from tech jobs — Unesco
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Gender biases on social media deter girls from tech jobs — Unesco

A new report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) shines the spotlight on the role of technology in deterring girls ... Read more.