School infrastructure has been a long-standing challenge for the Education Sector, as education activists have been advocating for changes to better the lives of school learners. The Education Department has announced that it has extended the deadline for submission for amendments affecting school infrastructure. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga had published a Government Gazette with … Read more
Amongst the many challenges that South African schools have, the issue of fewer classrooms and overcrowding in schools continues to be a problem across all nine provinces. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has outlined its interim plan to resolve this issue in one of the schools in the province. Angie Motshekga, the Basic Education minister, … Read more
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) allocated funds to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) to cover tuition costs for qualifying TVET college and the public university students. However, the government bursary scheme is now facing a challenge, making it difficult to release funds. A the beginning of the 2022 academic year, … Read more
Although gender inclusivity in many of the country’s schools is not a commonly discussed topic the basic education sector, a high school in the Western Cape stands out for its implementation of gender-inclusive policies. Here is how their approach to becoming gender-inclusive has shaped the school. One of the Western Cape’s most well-regarded secondary schools, … Read more
The South African youth don’t have much to celebrate as a high unemployment rate, poverty and inequality still plague the nation. It is believed that technology could play a crucial role in combating these issues that plague the country. The Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT SETA) in Soshanguve is … Read more
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the jobs of the future lie in technology and in order to attract the newest industries, the country needs to invest in cutting-edge science and innovation. Speaking to the Youth at the Mthatha 4IR Youth Expo at St John’s College on Thursday, the President said that South Africa needs to invest … Read more
The World Bank has approved a €454.4 million (R7.6 billion) loan to South Africa for the country’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Project. Approved by the Bank’s Group Board of Executive Directors on Monday, the loan comes following a request by the Government of South Africa for assistance in financing vaccine procurement contracts. In a joint statement … Read more
Following reports bringing Unisa’s Accounting programmes into question, the university has released a statement to clear the air on the allegations leveled against it. Unisa is amongst the selective universities that offer recognised programmes that meet the necessary criteria to qualify prospective CAs (SA). In 2017, Unisa’s College of Accounting Sciences (CAS) was awarded a … Read more
The Gauteng Education Department has announced that the online school admissions system for school applications for the 2023 academic year will go live in a month from now. Parents in the Gauteng province are encouraged to prepare for the 2023 Online Admissions application period for Grade 1 and Grade 8 which will begin on 22 July … Read more
Codes of conduct provide learners with rules to follow and values to uphold when in and around the school premises. Parliament introduced a bill which noticed changes in the way schools create their codes of conduct. Parliament introduced the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill, which has many controversial issues which civil society groups desire … Read more