1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (532+ words) A learner’s alleged foul-mouthed attack on a teacher, captured on video and widely shared online, has sparked outrage in North West, with the Department of Education promising disciplinary action. A learner’s alleged foul-mouthed and disrespectful attack on a teacher has…...

12+ hour, 34+ min ago   (323+ words) Western Cape Education MEC Jaco Londt Teaching and learning won’t be compromised in Western Cape amid the current issues surrounding the 2026 Foundation Phase National Catalogue. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has assured schools that teaching and learning will not…...

1+ day, 48+ min ago   (706+ words) Parents at Mitchells Plain Primary School have raised concerns about an alleged R10 civvies-day contribution. Parents at Mitchells Plain Primary School have raised concerns over alleged compulsory R10 civvies payments, with one mother saying she has at times kept her children home…...

22+ hour, 51+ min ago   (1000+ words) An Eastern Cape teacher has won a promotion dispute after the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) found that he was unfairly overlooked for a departmental head position despite scoring significantly higher than the candidate who was ultimately appointed. Thembani Ngqele,…...

1+ day, 21+ min ago   (783+ words) A hall at the Enduduzweni Centre for the disabled in Umlazi stands in a state of disrepair. The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature’s Public Works Portfolio Committee visited the centre on Tuesday. An oversight visit by the government has found that the Enduduzweni…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (912+ words) Families under pressure should prioritise costs that protect the matric learner’s academic outcome and future options Image: Yustinus Tjiuwanda | Unsplash Most parents budget for the obvious costs of matric – the farewell dance, stationery, uniforms and perhaps a few extra lessons....

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (473+ words) South Africa’s youth unemployment rate has reached 47.4%, with 5 million people aged 15 to 34 unemployed, according to the latest unemployment figures. Youth employment declined by 40,000 in the second quarter of 2026, while the overall unemployment rate rose to 33.6%. The figures have raised questions…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (783+ words) Wits University has pushed back against claims that it is overlooking qualified South Africans for foreign nationals. Image: Simphiwe Mbokazi /ANA Studio Wits University has rejected claims that up to 98% of its staff are foreign nationals and that qualified South…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (699+ words) Image: Nicola Mawson | IOL South Africa's youth unemployment crisis worsened in the second quarter of 2026, with nearly two in three young people unable to find work, as economists warned that the country's jobs crisis is increasingly becoming a skills crisis....

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (666+ words) Women are far more concentrated in clerical work, which accounted for 17% of female employment against 5.8% for men. Women account for 44 of every 100 employed people in South Africa, but where they work varies dramatically across the economy. New Statistics South Africa…...