The Gauteng Department of Education has extended the closing date of the 2024 online admissions application period for Grade 1 and Grade 8 to 21 July 2023. The 2024 online admissions application period was initially scheduled to close on 14 July 2023, however, the department said it has noticed that some parents prefer submitting their […]

Allergies can be bothersome and cause discomfort. So thank God for the allergy-detection service dog! Some people experience allergies that can range from minor inconveniences to severe symptoms. Among allergic reactions, food allergies are the most dangerous, and they can sometimes occur suddenly and rapidly. That’s where allergy-detection service dogs come in, to make your world a […]

The University of South Africa (UNISA) Sunnyside campus has been closed since 7 June because of dirty tap water in Tshwane. The campus was closed as a precautionary health and safety measure after the water turned dark brown, the university said. The University of South Africa’s Sunnyside campus in Tshwane has been closed since 7 […]

The Department of Social Development continues with its National Anti-Drug Awareness campaign at the Forensic Science Laboratory in Pretoria today. The outreach program across the country is part of the department’s efforts which seek to create safer and healthier communities through coordinated prevention efforts, treatment for substance disorders, and a reduction in the production and […]

Parents and other stakeholders in the basic education sector have expressed their concern over proposed changes to the current schooling system, which some say will have an adverse effect on homeschooling in South Africa. Corporal punishment still prevalent in SA schools and homes Dr Nandi and Thabo Bester BEATEN up by authorities – report WHAT […]

School boys in Wales expressed their dissatisfaction with the “no shorts” policy during a recent heatwave in the country. The pupils went to school wearing skirts. IT WAS TOO HOT TO WEAR TROUSERS The temperatures were firmly above 25C (77F) across much of the United Kingdom (UK), according to Dailymail. The pupil’s parents supported their children’s demonstration […]

The Minister of Higher Education Training is considering appointing an ombudsman is curb that growing matters of corruption, maladministration and fraud plaguing South African universities. PROBLEMS FACE BY SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES In one of the latest cases, Unisa’s vice-chancellor Puleng Lenkebula, was the main subject of a scathing 300 page report by independent assessor Professor […]

Department of Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says losses in schooling hours because of the Covid-19 pandemic had a huge impact on the reading literacy levels of learners in South Africa. Motshekga said this on Sunday, 18 June during a media briefing following the release  of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) in […]

Government schools around the country are preparing to break for the June-July holidays. LAUGH OUT LOUD | JOKE OF THE DAY The Department of Basic Education’s 2023 school calendar shows the year will comprise of 199 school days across four terms, with 32 days set aside for school holidays and eight public holidays in between. ALSO READ | Youth […]

The City of Cape Town’s libraries and recreational facilities are offering hundreds of programmes this winter school holiday to keep young ones busy and warm. ‘The winter school holiday doesn’t lend itself to many outdoor ventures, but that doesn’t mean children have to be inactive or bored. We have hundreds of programmes planned for the […]

At least 48 boys from Qina in Centane, Eastern Cape have been chosen for a sports development programme recently launched by the Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation (UMF). The main aim is to foster responsible and compassionate young men as a strategy to combat gender-based violence and femicide. Uyinene Mrwetyana was murdered inside a post office in Claremont, […]

The recently launched National Reading Barometer by Nal’ibali, has painted a bleak picture of South African children’s literacy. A survey revealed that two-thirds of South African children below the age of 10 do not own a single children’s book. Over 4000 South Africans aged 16 and older were surveyed between late 2022 and early 2023. […]

Despite being cleared of alleged sexual harassment, Tawana Kupe has resigned as the vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Pretoria and will leave office at the end of July. SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS AGAINST KUPE ALSO READ: Unisa VC’s lifestyle: R1.9 million car, R285k curtains, R600k floor In October last year, University publication PDBY reported that […]

FAQS: CHANGE OWNERSHIP OF A VEHICLE As much as we’d like it to be, buying or selling a vehicle isn’t as simple as a handshake and an exchange of money. The paperwork needs to be order or you could face some unpleasant surprises a few months down the line. First things first, there’s a strict […]

The Gauteng Department of Education has reminded parents and guardians that the online admission applications for the 2024 academic year will open on Thursday, 15 June. Applications will open on 15 June 2023 at 08:00 and close on 14 July 2023 at 00:00. GAUTENG ONLINE ADMISSION APPLICATIONS TO OPEN The Gauteng Department of Education said after […]

Transactional sex – the exchange of consensual sex for material support like gifts, money or food – occurs on university campuses in many parts of the world. South Africa is no exception. Some scholars have highlighted the importance of understanding transactional sexual relationships beyond seeing it only (or mostly) as a way for young women […]

A deep-rooted love for helping others to live up to their full potential has led young Fanafikile Lephakha to venture out of the ordinary and step into the terrain of entrepreneurship. Lephaka, a qualified Chemical Engineer, is the brains behind Mind Refinery, a company focused on personal development and life coaching. Speaking to SAnews on Tuesday, Lephaka […]

SA’s ‘Top Teacher’ Ali Mokgalaka wants Life Orientation to be dropped from school syllabuses and these ‘practical’ subjects be picked instead. Ali Mokgalaka, a Limpopo teacher representing South Africa at the Global Teacher Awards in Dubai in September, is proposing a new school syllabus. And the first thing he wants to get rid of is […]

A primary school in the Eastern Cape is struggling to put food on the plates of learners with the Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) current budget allocation of just R3.05 per child. The principal of an Eastern Cape primary school says she spends a significant amount of her time just sourcing food to feed learners. […]

UCT Online High School ensures that my child has access to top-quality educators, who are responsive and supportive whenever they are needed. As a parent of a learner at UCT Online High School in South Africa, we naturally approached this new mode of learning with caution. At the time of investigating high school options for […]

Any parent who has watched a child learning to read knows that it is a journey. Various skills and processes must come together and build “brick by brick” before a child can read a text and answer questions about it. A child needs at least two kinds of skills before they can comprehend what they’re […]

Violent protests erupted at the University of Fort Hare, resulting in the arrest of 12 students for property damage and burglary. On Sunday, the eve of exams, campus protests erupted at the University of Fort Hare in Alice, Eastern Cape. A dozen students were arrested for malicious damage to property and burglary business. READ: Known drug […]

Almost 30 years after corporal punishment has been banned in the country, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has revealed that three out of ten households believe that it is okay to physically punish children if they talk back or argue with their parents. These are some of the stats the department published as the country […]

Matric 2023: Is your son or daughter doing their final year in high school? Here’s how you can show your support. For many school pupils, the matric year is one of the most important of all. This is because this year usually determines the next few years of your life as you decide on where […]

To some of his former students, Professor Barry Dwolatzky was the “Grand Geek” – a name of which he was very proud. But Barry, who passed away in Johannesburg, South Africa on 16 May 2023, was much more than a computer geek. He was also a leader and a visionary in the field of software […]