Education
Deadline for remarking of 2024 matric scripts looming
The Department of Basic Education has called on pupils who want to apply for the remark/rechecking of their examination scripts to do so before...
KZN throws the book at unroadworthy scholar transport operators
A total of 47 scholar transport operators have been removed from KwaZulu-Natal roads and prevented from transporting learners on the first day of the...
Improving Gauteng township schools produce top maths pupil
The Gauteng matric results show that there is an improvement in the pass rate in township schools. Which is no wonder the top student...
Chiloane questions why parents do not like township schools
All of the province's children have been assigned to schools, according to Matome Chiloane, the Gauteng MEC for education.
However, parents who disagree with the...
Late principal hailed for Sikhethuxolo’s impressive matric results
A mixture of pride and sadness surrounds the announcement of Sikhethuxolo High School's impressive matric pass rate improvement, which saw it rise from 60%...
Top NW matriculant relives trauma of gangsters disrupting exams
When he was writing his first English paper for matric, a group of gangsters entered the schoolyard and began interrupting the examination process.
This saw...
Pupils from private, public school must write one exam – Chiloane
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has warned against comparing National Senior Certificate results with those of the Independent Examination Board, which are written by...
Rural district continues to lead KZN with top matric results
For two consecutive years, the rural-based uMkhanyakude district has maintained its status as the torchbearer for KwaZulu-Natal, achieving a remarkable 92.8% overall in the...
E Cape mom sheds a tear as son gets ministerial award...
A top-achieving Eastern Cape matric pupil’s mother shed a tear when her son’s academic prowess saw him boarding a plane for the first time...
Mhaule slams ‘misleading information’ on 30% pass mark
Deputy Minister of Basic Education Reginah Mhaule has condemned “misleading” information regarding the national senior certificate (NSC) pass mark.
Speaking at the matric results announcement...
Free State education MEC elated over province’s 90% matric pass rate
The MEC for education in the Free State, Dr Mantlhake Julia Maboya, is elated as the province has bagged the number one spot in...
‘Study groups helped us ace 2024 matric examination’
Study groups, reading late into the night, and knowing when to take a break helped some of the top achievers in the 2024 matric...
Hawks, SSA roped in after potential breach in matric results
There may have been a breach in the 2024 matric results release, according to Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube.
During a media briefing on matric...
Court gives publication of matric results in newspapers green light
The Pretoria High Court has ruled in favour of the Department of Basic Education in its plan to continue the publication of matric results...
Minister revokes zero percent university fee hike
The Department of Higher Education and Training has suspended its proposal to
implement a zero percent fee increase at institutions of higher learning for 2025.
The...
‘Bengu created a revolutionary turning point in education’
The fallen ex-minister of education and South Africa’s ambassador to Germany, Sibusiso Bengu, will be remembered as a patriotic citizen who fought relentlessly for...
‘GNU risks collapse over Bela Act standoffs’
DA federal council chair Helen Zille says the discussions surrounding the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Act have been the toughest challenge the government...
Battle for educational transformation: standing firm on Bela implementation
In the unfolding narrative of South Africa’s educational transformation, recent developments demand our most vigorous response.
The Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Act stands...
Gwarube wants private sector to step up education efforts
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has called on the private sector to consider taking their involvement in the education sector to the next level.
Gwarube...
Pretoria Girls High principal guilty of misconduct
A private investigation into racism allegations at Pretoria Girls High School has found the principal guilty of misconduct for failure to respond to whites-only...
Higher Education minister’s personal assistant arrested for rape
Minister of higher education Dr Nobuhle Nkabane's personal assistant has been arrested and charged with rape.
The police made the arrest at a popular eatery...
Gauteng education official called to account for paying ghost interns
A senior director in the Gauteng department of education (GDE) was given until two Fridays ago to explain payment discrepancies involving temporary employees and...
DBE, Umalusi ready for start of the 2024 matric final exams
It is all system go for the 2024 final matric examinations. The Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi)...
University of Limpopo celebrates lives and times of Tiro, Biko
Over the course of two days, the University of Limpopo will be commemorating its 65th anniversary by holding a number of events in honour...
Extradited Namibian fugitive Maria Coetzee due in court in October
The long arm of the law has not only caught up with Namibian fugitive Maria Coetzee —accused of defrauding a school of R2.8-million —...
Free State teacher, pupil in fist fight over cellphone usage in...
The Free State department of education has launched an investigation into a fist fight that happened this week between a teacher and a Grade...
Vaal University of Technology has no CFO, registrar or HR head
The high number of vacant posts in top leadership positions at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) is a cause for concern for the...
Rehiring shady Seta execs and boards must end, say lawmakers
The time for recycling errant board members, executive managers and senior managers in the skills education and training authorities (Setas) is over.
This was the...
