Education
MPs want answers from Buti Manamela over NSFAS board decision
Parliament’s portfolio committee on higher education is set to engage Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela following his decision to place the board of the...
Homecoming with purpose for SPU chancellor Ikalafeng
The start of the new chapter in Dr Thebe Ikalafeng’s illustrious career and public persona is taking him back to his roots.
For the...
Foregoing mathematical nous through expansion of maths literacy in SA schools
The democratic South Africa inherited deep structural inequalities with vast disparities in teacher quality, inadequate school resources and large swathes of learners entering schools...
Mid-year June exams set the tone for matric success, expert warns
As the second term of 2026 begins, Grade 12 learners are being urged to change their approach and treat the months ahead as a...
Single-dose treatment a boost for sleeping sickness
Africa’s long battle against sleeping sickness may be approaching its final chapter as a new single-dose therapy gains international regulatory backing.
The drug, acoziborole, received...
Grade 5 pupil assaulted after explicit WhatsApp group allegations
The Gauteng Education Department has denounced an incident at Discovery Primary School in Roodepoort, Gauteng, where a grade 5 pupil, accused of creating a...
Midrand maths teacher nabbed after pupil raped
Police have arrested a mathematics teacher from Ivory Park Secondary School for allegedly raping a Grade 12 pupil.
The incident took place in December 2025...
Roedean probe uncovers failures after tennis saga
Roedean School SA is under mounting scrutiny after preliminary findings into the cancelled tennis fixture against King David School Linksfield revealed serious lapses in...
Deputy president launches R100m Wits hydrogen facility
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says South Africa’s green hydrogen ambitions must anchor a new era of reindustrialisation, urging the country to “build what we...
Cyril Ramaphosa pledges to build more universities, TVET colleges
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the government will move to build more universities and TVET colleges in an effort to expand access to...
