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SA Rugby’s new Under-9 rule: why gradual contact training makes youth rugby safer

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Children under the age of nine can now only play non-contact rugby.
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University of Pretoria launches SARChI chair to steer Just Energy Transition research

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Led by Professor Roula Inglesi-Lotz, the Chair will focus on producing policy-relevant research on how economies can decarbonise without deepening inequality.
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School nutrition programme currently feeds more than 9.6 million learners – Gwarube

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Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has reaffirmed government’s commitment to strengthening the National School Nutrition Programme, which provides daily meals to more than 9.6 million learners nationwide.
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NSFAS clears 660,039 first-time students for 2026 funding

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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has approved funding for 660,039 first-time entering students (FTEN) for the 2026 academic year, acting Chief Executive Officer Waseem Carrim said on Thursday.
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Gwarube launches read-aloud day with sign language version of children’s book  

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Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has launched South Africa’s Read Aloud Month by unveiling the official World Read Aloud Day story for 2026, “A New Friend”, produced for the first time in South African Sign Language alongside versions in all 12 official languages.
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Viola urges learners at first North West rural career expo to pursue STEAM

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North West Education MEC Ntsetsao Viola on Tuesday encouraged learners from rural communities to take up Science, Technology, Engineering, Accounting and Mathematics (STEAM) subjects, saying the stream helps drive economic growth and shape young people’s futures.
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Dube-Ncube launches 4IR lab at Letaba TVET College

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Gauteng scholar transport halt hits attendance as GDE seeks payment fix

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Ngcukaitobi urges DHET to back blended learning at Walter Sisulu University

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eThekwini threatens to cut water, electricity to Durban schools over disputed and unpaid bills

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Youth-led Azania Movement steps up school oversight in Ekurhuleni

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Ministers partner with Microsoft SA to hand over refurbished digital lab at Soweto school

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Dube-Ncube says scholarships, training with China key as SA shapes education strategy

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SA pours cold water on WAFCON hosting speculation

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Fossil hunters find a new dinosaur track site on South Africa’s coast – the youngest so far

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KZN school gets six chemical toilets in ‘PR exercise’ after years-long wait for basic infrastructure

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Water Research Commission and UKZN launch partnership to boost water, sanitation innovation

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DUT ranked among top 6% of higher education institutions worldwide

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DA and Gauteng Education Department clash over alleged 64% school budget cut

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BOSA says TVET colleges need boost to support excluded youth

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Foreign learners make up 1.8% of South Africa’s public school enrolment, DBE says

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Schools must not be used for social conflict, says Hlomuka at Addington Primary School

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SIU claws back R1.7bn for NSFAS as state tightens grip on student funding abuse

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More than R1.7 billion meant for poor and working class students has been returned to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) after an investigation exposed years of weak controls, unclaimed funds and payments to unqualified beneficiaries.

Gauteng education lays school funding crisis at DA-led national department’s door

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The ANC-led Gauteng Department of Education has shifted the blame for school funding pressures to the DA-led national Department of Basic Education, accusing it of failing to provide relief while allowing what it called misinformation about provincial budget cuts to spread.

Stellenbosch, UWC ready for 2026 academic year despite NSFAS funding challenges

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Despite broader systemic challenges such as student funding constraints and historic debt, Stellenbosch University and the University of the Western Cape (UWC) are operationally ready for the 2026 academic year.

Former Eastern Cape teacher who murdered colleagues used to randomly shoot gun outside school  

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The former Ntabankulu Senior Primary School deputy principal who murdered three female teachers last week before killing himself, had previously intimidated staff and pupils by conducting “random shootouts” outside the school premises, according to Eastern Cape department of education spokesperson, Velani Mbiza-Gola.

March and March vows to continue disruptions at Addington Primary School until local children are placed

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Protests at Addington Primary School near the Durban beachfront intensified this week, despite efforts by education officials to place some learners, while parents renewed objections to proposals that some children be accommodated at schools outside the central Durban area.

U-19 Young Proteas humbled by Australia in World Cup

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The South Africa Under-19 cricket team received a sobering reminder of the standards required at Super Six level as they opened their ICC Under-19 World Cup campaign with a six-wicket defeat to Australia Under-19s, leaving the young Proteas under immediate pressure in Group I.

DBE kicks off national teacher training workshops in Mpumalanga

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The Department of Basic Education (DBE) on Monday officially started the national rollout of teacher training workshops in Mpumalanga, to support the implementation of the Online Teacher Development Platform (OTDP).

Next wave of infrastructure investment must include people, not only platforms

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Organisations may have networks, devices and platforms in place, yet still struggle to use technology at scale because the talent pipeline is too thin. 

Four learners killed in Vaal scholar transport crash laid to rest

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Four victims of the scholar transport accident that claimed 14 lives in the Vaal last Monday were laid to rest on Sunday.

Gauteng opens R240m special needs school amid learner placement pressures

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The Gauteng Department of Education has launched a R240 million school for learners with special needs in Springs, Ekurhuleni, catering for learners with epilepsy, autism and other specialised needs.

Scholar transport system ‘failed our children’, says Chiloane

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Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane has lashed out at the province’s scholar transport system, blaming regulatory failures and systemic shortcomings for the fatal crash that claimed the lives of 14 learners in Vanderbijlpark earlier this week.

IN PICS: Families demand justice as Ayanda Dludla appears

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The steps of the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court became a gathering place of sorrow and outrage on Thursday as families, learners, and community members assembled during the first appearance of 22-year-old scholar transport driver Ayanda Dludla.

Memorial today for Vanderbijlpark crash victims, funeral set for Sunday

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The driver of the vehicle transporting the learners, Ayanda Dludla, has been charged with 14 counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder.

Residents evacuated as DWS rushes engineers to Mbombela’s Senteeko Dam

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The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has dispatched a team of dam safety engineers to the Senteeko Dam, in the Mbombela Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, to conduct an urgent technical assessment and monitor reported structural damage.

Manamela urges shift from university-only mindset

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South Africa’s post-school education system is under unprecedented strain following a record 650,000 matric passes, exposing what Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has said is a widening gap between success in basic education and limited space at universities.

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