Grade 4 pupils to learn in their mother tongue from 2025
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said her department is ready to roll out mother tongue-based bilingual education in grade 4 in 2025. Motshekga was speaking... Read more.
Hlabi rises above the odds to court success
Training on a dusty patch in a rural Limpopo village did not deter the Hlabi Secondary School netball team from taking the honours at the SA Sports Awards. The team... Read more.
Varsity students starving amidst rising cost of living
University students living on campus are starving and forced to study on empty stomachs due to the rising cost of living. Rhodes University, which launched its campaign... Read more.
Second honorary doctorate for marketing doyen Thebe Ikalafeng
Brand and reputation expert Thebe Ikalafeng will be awarded an honorary doctoral degree, his second this year, when the University of South Africa concludes its... Read more.
UJ, global agency partner for construction sector certification
The professionalisation of project management in South Africa received a major boost this week when the Project Management Institute (PMI) announced its partnership... Read more.
Almost a third of first-year students drop out
New research has revealed that 60% of university, technical and vocational education and training college students drop out in their first year of study. Fundi,... Read more.
Khosa wants Outa probed for ‘destabilising’ higher education
Former board chairperson of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Ernest Khosa, who resigned amid accusations that he had solicited bribes from service... Read more.
Sebeng’s mom lays her pain bare at son’s funeral
Actor Mpho Sebeng’s mother Nomsa held onto a black staff at her son’s funeral service held at Rhema Church in Randburg, Johannesburg yesterday. Sitting next... Read more.
Pupil, 9, stabs another pupil to death for allegedly bullying him
A nine-year-old pupil, who was allegedly bullied by two siblings, stabbed one of them to death on Wednesday. The Free State department of education confirmed the... Read more.
NSFAS, Nzimande win appeal against Wits law students
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has succeeded in appealing a High Court order, which set aside its decision to not fund students studying for second... Read more.
