3+ hour, 37+ min ago  (604+ words) Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has moved to reassure South Africans that qualifications obtained before 2009 remain valid and continue to be officially recognised, despite ongoing reforms to the country's qualifications system. Addressing a media briefing on developments relating…...

4+ hour ago  (649+ words) Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has announced a series of transitional arrangements aimed at modernising South Africa's qualifications system, while ensuring continuity for learners, training providers and employers. Speaking at a media briefing in Pretoria on Thursday, Manamela…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (455+ words) The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that skills development opportunities reach communities across South Africa, particularly in rural and historically disadvantaged areas, as part of efforts to tackle youth unemployment and expand…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (438+ words) The Western Cape Education Department has announced the temporary closure of all public ordinary and special needs schools in the Eden and Central Karoo Education Districts on Wednesday and Thursday due to severe weather conditions forecast for the region. The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (836+ words) Government has declared 2026 the "Year of Putting Young South Africans to Work" and is rolling out a range of interventions aimed at tackling unemployment, particularly among young people, through a revamped Labour Activation Programme (LAP). Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (649+ words) Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth says government is strengthening labour market enforcement and labour migration reforms to ensure South Africans are prioritised for employment opportunities, while maintaining a lawful and fair migration system. Speaking during a Government Communication and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (703+ words) Mpumalanga has achieved a historic first after a Grade 11 learner from Sintintile Secondary School was crowned the 2026 national winner of the South African Youth Water Prize (SAYWP). This secures Sinenhlanhla Sikhulile Nkosi's position to represent South Africa on the global…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (514+ words) Minister of Higher Education and Training Buti Manamela says his department has moved to stabilise governance, reposition technical colleges and accelerate digital transformation since his appointment to office. Delivering Budget Vote 17 in Parliament on Tuesday, Manamela outlined a series of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (503+ words) The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, has secured commitments from private sector leaders to partner with government in advancing South Africa's skills development agenda and strengthening the country's education-to-employment pipeline. The commitments emerged from a high-level business…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (589+ words) Household access to improved water, sanitation and electricity has improved significantly over the past 23 years, according to Statistics South Africa's 2025 General Household Survey. Access to improved sanitation (flush toilets and pit toilets with ventilation pipes) increased from 61, 7% in 2002 to 84, 0% in…...