Free State principal suspended after barring matric pupil over unpaid exam fees
Free State principal suspended after barring a matric pupil from an exam over unpaid fees at Selelekela Secondary School in QwaQwa.
Free State principal suspended after barring a matric pupil from an exam over unpaid fees at Selelekela Secondary School in QwaQwa.
Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile will visit Busisiwe Primary in Soweto after rape allegations involving a teacher and a nine-year-old learner.
Gauteng Education is probing allegations that a nine-year-old learner was raped by a teacher at Busisiwe Primary School in Soweto.
Lesotho Exemption Permit holders can legally teach English online as freelancers in South Africa, provided they meet tax obligations, officials confirm.
Prof Wezile Chitha was unanimously appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare, taking office in early 2027 amid governance reforms.
KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka opened the R83.2 million Siyakhanyisa Primary School in Zidedele, creating 59 jobs and boosting the local economy.
Westville Prison’s Usethubeni School aims to maintain its 10-year streak of 100% matric pass as 28 inmates write the 2026 NSC exams nationwide.
Lunga Nkrumah Sivuku was sentenced to eight years in prison in Mthatha for fraudulently using false teaching qualifications to secure employment.
Gauteng is ready to begin the 2026 matric exams on 13 October, with a record 203,794 candidates and enhanced security measures including super scanners and 1,700 monitors.
The DBE calls on parents and communities to support the 962,832 learners registered for the 2026 matric exams beginning 13 October.
A record 268 inmates will sit the 2026 matric exams at 18 correctional services schools, marking a 56.7% increase from 2025 with strong past pass rates.
Fuel price rises have forced a suspension of learner transport for over 71,000 Western Cape students, risking school attendance and exam preparation.
Eastern Cape has begun ordering R1.6bn Foundation Phase textbooks for 2027 despite ongoing legal concerns that have led Western Cape to pause its use of the catalogue.
Deputy Minister Yusuf Cassim will visit Fort Hare University on 5 October to address student safety and accommodation concerns amid recent unrest and damage.
Police used rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse about 100 students protesting Rhodes University’s fee policy during its graduation ceremony, leading to 13 arrests.
Over 120 NUST medical laboratory science students face deregistration amid placement shortages for required practical training, says university and student leaders.
A 62-year-old teacher in Welkom was stabbed at her home by an alleged Grade 11 learner, raising urgent concerns over school violence.
Experts and survivors urge South African schools to lead in preventing gender-based violence through whole-school approaches involving learners, teachers, and caregivers.
Cape Town hosts the first-ever THE World Academic Summit in Africa, spotlighting rising South African universities and the future of AI in education.
GBV survivor Debi Steven urges gender-based violence prevention to start at school, backed by South African research supporting whole-school approaches.
Parliament criticised NSFAS after it paid R616 million to four middleman companies managing student accommodation before switching to direct payments in 2026.
Professor Pitika Ntuli calls for heritage studies in South African schools, urging community elders' involvement to deepen cultural learning on Heritage Day.
NSFAS paid R616-million to middlemen managing student accommodation in 2024-25, sparking parliamentary criticism and calls for direct payments.
Professor Pitika Ntuli urges South African schools to introduce heritage studies, including lessons taught by community elders, to enrich education.
Kenya's university lecturers threaten a strike from 2 October 2026 over stalled 2025-2029 salary talks amid funding and staffing disputes.
Beletanla Public School in District Two struggles with a damaged roof, chair shortage, and limited teaching support, disrupting regular classes during rains.
The 2026 Foundation Phase National Catalogue has been approved, with a R1.6 billion rollout set to introduce updated learning materials and coding to classrooms.
Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube suspended the new R1.6 billion Foundation Phase textbook catalogue on Tuesday 2 September 2026, citing governance failures and financial risk, even after an independent investigation found no evidence of fraud or favouritism in the selection process. The decision means schools across the country, including...
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube told the Cape Town Press Club on 14 September 2026 that provinces are sitting on R16 billion earmarked for school infrastructure and must spend the money urgently, as the national backlog in classrooms and sanitation has ballooned to R140 billion. Speaking at the engagement, Gwarube...
Placement offers for Gauteng’s Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners will start going out via SMS on 15 October 2026, after a pressure-cooker application window that drew 805,688 submissions for limited spots, the provincial education department confirmed. Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile said on 6 September that the department could...