“My family is over 1,500 kilometres away in the Free State and I don’t really have anyone in Cape Town that I can go live with if we are evicted again,” she says.

The grade 12 learner died on Friday after being beaten in the head with an item by another learner at the matric school camp, according to Limpopo Department of Education spokesperson Mike Maringa.

The University of Cape Town is the only institution ranked within the Top 300 globally. Here’s how other SA universities rank.

Cape Town’s NSFAS students had a march to parliament, to express their disapproval with the scheme’s new direct funding arrangement.

The EFF says Curro Academy Protea Glen Executive should be criminally charged for hate speech after a teacher was allegedly called a monkey.

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has notified the embattled UNISA about his intention to place the institution under administration.

As the Cape Town taxi strike enters its second week, it’s schools in the province that are suffering with large-scale absenteeism.

Umalusi is concerned about the mushrooming of bogus online schools, as well as the increase in the reported cases of fake certificates being sold to unsuspecting members of the public. Umalusi is responsible for setting and monitoring standards for general and further education and training in South Africa. It is also responsible for the certification […]

With every turn of a page there is a universe of possibilities, waiting to be explored by a reader. This is according to Shane Liebenberg, a librarian at the Hantam Community Education Trust (HCET) in the rural Great Karoo, Northern Cape. ALSO READ: Rural South African woman turns to recycling to support family The HCET runs an early […]

The introduction of a new direct payment system by the National Financial Aid Scheme(NSFAS) has not been recieved well by students, institutions NGO’s alike. Stellenbosch University SRC has written to the Public Protector to look into the awarding of the contracts by NSFAS to the different service providers. NSFAS has appointed eZaga, Coinvest, Tenetech and […]

University students across the country are protesting. They claim they have not been paid by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). This video explains what led to the protests. Published originally on GroundUp | By Adel Van Niekerk

Sindiwe Magona – who turns 80 this year – is a celebrated South African writer, storyteller, speaker and activist. In 2022 Magona, once a domestic worker, received her PhD in creative writing. Best known for her novels, autobiographies, short stories, poems and children’s books, she’s also a writer of essays. Now a new collection, I […]

The Government of Ireland has invited South Africans interested in pursuing a Master’s degree in Ireland to apply for the Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme to study at Ireland’s world-renowned higher education institutions. The Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme is a flagship programme of the Embassy of Ireland in South Africa offered to South African students. The […]

When it was time for story reading in her Grade 3 class Anna Machaka (24), always wondered if authors were real-life people who sit and write books That was when the dream of being an author of children’s books started. ALSO READ: Reading literacy: steps to address literacy crisis in South Africa “I always imagined children reading […]

Government school learners in South Africa are currently enjoying their June-July holidays which started on Friday, 23 June. How Lucky can you get? Bet on Lucky Numbers with payouts up to R15 Million! In a change from previous years, all schools – both inland and at the coast – broke up for the holidays on the same day. […]

At the advent of South Africa’s democracy in 1994, an overwhelming majority of academics in the country’s public higher education institutions were white men. Black South Africans (a group consisting of those designated as Indian, Coloured or African under apartheid) constituted 89% of the overall population. But they made up just 17% of the academic […]

While other universities have celebrated Pride month, the University of Cape Town (UCT) is preparing to host the proudly homophobic Kenyan Professor Patrick Lumumba, who is scheduled to deliver a public lecture on 24 July as part of the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) tenth anniversary celebrations. An advocate, academic and self-styled restorer of African pride, […]

When it was time for story reading in her Grade 3 class Anna Machaka (24), always wondered if authors were real-life people who sit and write books. That was when the dream of being an author of children’s books started. “I always imagined children reading my book in a classroom setting,” Machaka said. In 2019 […]

With International Pride Month drawing to a close, we are able to proudly look around at all the celebrations that have, and still are, taking place, and agree that South Africa has progressed immensely with regards to the LGBTQI+ community. This all started due to one gay black man, who fought two struggles at once. […]

Studying abroad can be a life-changing experience and Germany is quickly becoming one of the top destinations for international students. In this article, we’ll explore some of the top reasons why studying abroad in Germany should be on your radar. From world-class universities to a rich cultural heritage and cost effective tuition fees, there are […]

Higher Education Minister Dr Blade Nzimande has hailed the University of South Africa (UNISA) as the mother of the country’s university system as it celebrates 150 years of existence. Nzimande said this as various stakeholders celebrated the milestone on Monday, 26 June. UNISA CELEBRATES 150 YEARS In an interview with Newzroom Afrika Nzimande said UNISA has played […]

Nine teachers from the United States have come to assist teacher’s in the Free State in math and science. The educators from Teachers Across Borders Southern Africa will be conducting workshops with teachers who teach grades 7, 8 and 9 throughout the winter school holidays. ALSO READ: Bogus ‘teacher’ applying for SACE arrested with fake qualification […]

While majority of learners the first day of their school holidays, matriculants around the country, begin their winter school program in order to prepare them for their final school exams at the end of the year. WINTER SCHOOL GETS UNDERWAY IN KZN In KwaZulu-Natal, the Mercury has reported that almost 100 000 learners will be taking part […]

Humans have been eating bread in some form for centuries. But modern bread is a far cry from the bread of the past. In its sliced bread form, it often contains so many more ingredients than the kind our ancestors were eating that it is now widely considered an ultra-processed food. But, this doesn’t necessarily […]

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has extended the closing date for the 2024 Online School Admissions application period for Grade 1 and Grade 8 to July 21. THE GDE EXTENDED THESE ONLINE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS APPLICATIONS DEADLINES According to the GDE’s Spokesperson, Steve Mabona, the application period was initially scheduled to close on July 14, […]