Education
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...
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...
Presence of ‘suspended’ Ceta CEO in parliament raises eyebrows
Members of parliament’s portfolio committee on higher education and training were left perplexed about the employment status of Construction Education and Training Authority (Ceta)...
Portfolio committee wants NSFAS progress reports
The chairperson of the portfolio committee on higher education and training Tebogo Letsie has requested National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) administrator Freeman Nomvalo...
Show body-shaming teacher the door – parents
Outraged parents want stern action taken against a KwaZulu-Natal teacher who allegedly body-shamed a primary school pupil.
“Your boobs are sagging. You look like you...
Local chief, residents fingered in extortion at Eastern Cape schools
The Eastern Cape department of education has revealed shocking information that led to the closure of some schools and disrupted education in the province.
A...
Women governors coming, says Kganyago as girls win SARB prize
The future governors will be women. These were the words of SA Reserve Bank (SARB) governor Lesetja Kganyago as an all-girls team won the...
Few hours before Gauteng applications for Grade 1 and 8 close
Last call for online applications for Grade 1 and 8 at Gauteng schools. Parents and guardians have until midnight on Wednesday to submit online...
US arts graduate Mlengana back in SA to make a difference
She was only 14 years old when she shocked her parents with the news that she wanted to go to boarding school in the...
Labour court dismisses Limpopo teacher’s suspension case
A Limpopo school teacher has failed in his four-year battle to have his two-month suspension without pay reviewed. The matter was dismissed by the...
MEC to launch inquiry into ‘racism’ at Pretoria High School for...
The Gauteng education MEC Matome Chiloane has announced that he will be launching an independent investigation into racism allegations at Pretoria High School for...
Limpopo battling scourge of bullying in schools
The scourge of schoolyard bullying has been on the increase in one of Limpopo’s prominent schools. So bad that a teenage girl is allegedly...
Report into pupils’ drowning fingers principal’s negligence
Disciplinary processes are already underway against the principal of Daveyton Skills School following investigations into a drowning incident. A scathing report on the drowning...
Jeppe High School for Girls’ hair policy targets black pupils
Jeppe High School for Girls allegedly placed about 10 black pupils in detention in the library for the entire day for violating the school’s...
Astrophysics, biochemistry PhD students vying for science awards
Upcoming scientists and PhD students Kelebogile Gasealahwe and Sinenhlanhla Mthembu are among the finalists in the South African Women in Science Awards (Sawisa) 2024.
The...
UJ officially confers Pitso Mosimane with honorary doctorate
The University of Johannesburg has officially bestowed the most decorated South African coach, Pitso Mosimane, with an honorary doctorate on Wednesday.
The former Bafana Bafana,...
‘President gave no detail on education commitments’ – experts
President Cyril Ramaphosa ticked all the right priorities on education. However, experts expressed concern at the lack of detail in the commitments he made.
Prof...
MEC Chiloane warns of man robbing Gauteng child care centres
Gauteng education MEC Matome Chiloane has warned members of the public about a man who is robbing people at early childhood development (ECD) centres.
The...
Retired science DG Dr Phil Mjwara to take up top Unesco...
Dr Phil Mjwara, who recently retired as director-general in the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), has been appointed as South Africa’s full-time ambassador...
Eastern Cape education department turns its back on interns
The Eastern Cape department of education says it is not obliged to hire anyone on permanent contract as it plans to bring in more...
JUST IN | 12 pupils die after scholar transport overturns, catches...
Twelve pupils and their driver died in a devastating accident on Wednesday morning when the minibus they were travelling in overturned and caught fire.
Seven...
Gauteng education commits to Public Protector’s remedial action
The Gauteng department of education (GDE) has committed to implementing the remedial actions of a Public Protector report into the construction of Mayibuye Primary...
