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Although abolished in South Africa in 1997, recent statistics indicate that corporal punishment remains ongoing in schools across the country. Even though corporal punishment was banned in South Africa more than two decades ago, it is still used as a form of discipline in many schools today. A recent report released by Statistics South Africa … Read more
UJ is one of the latest tertiary institutions to come into the spotlight regarding student complaints. Student protests erupted during the second week of February 2023 when most institutions reopened for the academic year. Students at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have expressed their dissatisfaction with the battle to successfully register for the academic year. … Read more
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Professor Petrus de Vries has received two prestigious international awards for his relentless research and capacity-building efforts in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health. Professor de Vries is the head of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in UCT’s Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health in the … Read more
The 2023 academic year has gotten off to a fatally violent start for students at universities and colleges throughout the country. The most recent incidents have caught the attention of the higher education minister. He further stated that the violent murders against PSET students, particularly women, are a disgraceful and intolerable act that should be … Read more
The South African Post Office had its contract ended in the past year, after being used to pay out social grants. Not only was the contract ended, but the post office now has to face the consequences of failing to deliver services. A contractual agreement between the agency that administers social grants and the South … Read more
On the 30 Of June 2022, The University of Cape Town make an announcement to migrate from Amathuba According to UCT, Amathuba is an isiXhosa word that means opportunities, chances, openings and prospects. UCT new platform is a significant step to shaping and enhancing the future of digitally enabled education at UCT and to enhancing … Read more
The application period for Short Learning Programmes (SLP) at the University of South Africa (Unisa) is closing very soon. Students who want to apply for Short Learning Programmes at Unisa have limited time left to send in their application. The application window has been open since December 2022. Applications will close on 28 February 2023. The … Read more
Since the begining of the 2023 academic year kicked off across the country, we have seen student protests and demonstrations at various institutions. The department says it is currently working on ways to resolve issues faced at universities. According to Higher education Minister Blade Nzimande, as of this week, 25 of out of the 26 public universities … Read more
Students hoping to enrol in an academic programme at the University of KwaZulu-Natal have a small window of opportunity to secure their place at the institution, this possible as the university announced an extension to their 2023 registration period. The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has announced an extension to its 2023 registration period. This comes … Read more
A 96-year-old woman, Violet Edwards has set a record of being the oldest African-American woman to graduate from college after she received her degree from Mercy College in New York, United States. Violet Edwards was also the oldest person to in Florida, United States to receive a degree and the fifth-oldest person in the world … Read more