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Three senior Gauteng Education officials fired over COVID contracts
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (385+ words) Updated May 22, 2026, 7: 05 p. m. | By Emile Pienaar The Gauteng Department of Education has welcomed the Special Investigating Unit's settlements with several companies and individuals who received R431 million in contracts. The contracts to disinfect schools, were awarded during the COVID-19 pandemic. The department's…...
Maile: High Court ruling on water, electricity confirms principle of right to education
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (549+ words) Updated May 17, 2026, 3: 41 p. m. | By Faith Modise Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile says the Pretoria High Court ruling on the immediate restoration of electricity to schools disconnected over unpaid municipal accounts strengthens the constitutional principle of access to education. Maile hosted a…...
SA's unemployment rate increases to 32. 7%
1+ week, 3+ day ago (230+ words) Updated May 12, 2026, 12: 28 p. m. | By Cliff Shiko The official unemployment rate in South Africa increased by 1. 3% to 32. 7% in the first quarter of 2026. According to Statistics South Africa, the number of unemployed people increased by 301, 000, while the number of employed people decreased by…...
Pupils in storm-battered Western Cape to stay home as schools close
1+ week, 4+ day ago (322+ words) Updated May 11, 2026, 4: 25 p. m. | By Bulletin / Jacaranda FM Newswatch The Western Cape has closed all public and special schools on Tuesday due to severe storms causing flooding, power outages, and damage, with one death reported as authorities monitor conditions and emergency teams…...
Feel Good Tour: Bringing the Feel Good to schools across SA
2+ week, 1+ day ago (192+ words) Updated May 7, 2026, 3: 58 p. m. | By Jacaranda FM Follow Breakfast with Martin Bester's journey as we visit different schools in four regions over four weeks for Jacaranda FM's 40th birthday Feel Good Tour. It is official. The Jacaranda FM Feel Good Tour is in…...
Five South African private schools ranked amongst world's finest
2+ week, 2+ day ago (314+ words) Updated May 6, 2026, 6: 43 p. m. | By Jacaranda FM One province has stood out above the rest, taking four of the five SA spots on the top 100 list. Many people in South Africa choose to enrol their children in independent or private schools for…...
Replacing pit toilets with safe facilities at two Mpumalanga schools
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (701+ words) Updated April 22, 2026, 8: 02 a. m. | By Jacaranda FM Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels, together with Lotto Star and Breadline Africa, is on a journey to replace pit toilets at two Mpumalanga schools with proper ablution facilities. Let the demolition begin! We have all…...
Maile warns of overcrowded Gauteng schools, teacher shortages
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (381+ words) Updated April 13, 2026, 7: 43 a. m. | By Nomfundo Twala Gauteng's new Education MEC Lebogang Maile says learner placement remains one of the province's biggest challenges. Maile says the problem is driven by ongoing migration into the province that continues to push demand beyond the…...
DBE calls for public input on draft new history curriculum
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (556+ words) Updated April 10, 2026, 8: 31 a. m. | By Mmangaliso Khumalo The Department of Basic Education is seeking public comments on its draft History Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) for Grades 4 to 12, as part of an ongoing nationwide curriculum review. The draft was published under…...
South African high-paying jobs earning above the R30, 000 average salary
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (191+ words) Updated April 8, 2026, 9: 08 p. m. | By Jacaranda FM Here is a list of 57 jobs across various sectors that pay above the national average, along with their estimated monthly salaries. Stats SA have released its'quarterly employment survey (QES) for Q4 of 2025. The survey is designed…...