2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (650+ words) Students arrive in higher education with mindsets and habits shaped by the digital platforms they use every day. Netflix, Spotify and Uber have normalised daily life experiences that feel simple, personalised, immediate and intuitive, and this has raised students" expectations…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago  (469+ words) The Santa Shoebox Project has urged South Africans to use Youth Day to support teenagers, saying older children are often overlooked despite needing practical help and encouragement ahead of adulthood. The appeal comes as the organisation marks its 20th anniversary in…...

22+ hour, 49+ min ago  (612+ words) The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has raised concern over persistent safety challenges in schools, reporting more than 4, 600 incidents of violence and over 4, 100 cases of vandalism across the province over the past five years. Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile released…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (331+ words) A proposal for a private-sector-funded bursary scheme has emerged from Deputy Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Mimmy Gondwe's engagement with private higher education institutions, just days after she called on the sector to help expand access to tertiary education....

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (857+ words) Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela said on Thursday that government will gazette targeted extensions for some pre-2009 qualifications next week, as it moves to phase in a modern occupational qualifications system. The extensions, expected to be published in…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (485+ words) Kwa Zulu-Natal's departments of education and health face deductions from future budget allocations after the provincial Treasury tabled a bill to recover more than R1 billion in historic unauthorised expenditure. The recovery forms part of the Kwa Zulu-Natal Second Unauthorised Expenditure…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (426+ words) Deputy higher education minister Mimmy Gondwe has called for private higher education institutions to help expand access for school-leavers, as demand for post-school education and training continues to grow. Gondwe made the call on Monday during the first of three…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (453+ words) By Lebone Rodah Mosima Vodacom Foundation has invested R4 million in advanced information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure at Silindokuhle Special Needs School in e-Mangweni, Mpumalanga, as part of efforts to expand digital access for learners with disabilities. The investment includes…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (546+ words) The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has rejected allegations of racial profiling in learner admissions, describing claims raised during a parliamentary committee meeting as "false and misleading. The response follows a meeting of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, which…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (518+ words) By Lebone Rodah Mosima The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) and the SADTU Students" Chapter have called on the South African Council for Educators (SACE) to scrap "unfair fees imposed on unemployed educators. SACE currently charges educators a R200 registration fee and…...