Education
Manamela defends decision to place NSFAS under administration
Minister cites need to stabilise student aid scheme before reforms get under way
By Tamar Kahn
SA’s R24bn student debt crisis strains universities
Over 60% deemed unrecoverable despite rising government investment in aid, MPs told
By Tamar Kahn
Government plans screen time guidelines for children aged 2 to 6
Education minister Siviwe Gwarube plans limits for children aged two to six
By Tamar Kahn
MPs urge higher education minister to abolish ailing Seta system
Setas are failing to tackle the youth unemployment crisis, say parliamentarians
By Tamar Kahn
Gauteng reviews decentralised model as schools’ municipal debt hits R583m
Maile wants education department to manage school finances and payments of accounts
By Sinesipho Schrieber
Gwarube feels the heat as MPs seek public protector probe into textbook deal
Committee wants independent investigation into disputed grades 1 to 3 textbook process
By Tamar Kahn
NSFAS placed under administration — for the third time
Hlengani Mathebula appointed administrator after Manamela dissolves board
By Tamar Kahn
Minister reviews NSFAS board’s capability after slew of departures
Resignations at National Student Financial Aid Scheme raise questions about its duties
By Tamar Kahn
Starting school too young may set children back, study warns
Younger grade 1 entrants more likely to repeat the year than older peers
By Tamar Kahn
NSFAS review of loan scheme criteria on the cards
Public consultation planned to address 'missing middle' gap in student aid
By Tamar Kahn
Draft rules seek to prohibit schools from expelling pregnant girls
Regulations mandate access to education, care and support before and after childbirth
By Kabelo Khumalo
Johann Rupert leads donors’ charge against Stellenbosch University chair
Donors wield influence in Stellenbosch leadership dispute
By Kabelo Khumalo
Budget 2026 | A bigger slice of pie for ECD feeding schemes
School meals programme to receive above-inflation funding increase
By Tamar Kahn
Targeted investments boost Western Cape learners’ maths and language skills
Learners' improvements linked to specific budget for tackling Covid learning losses
By Tamar Kahn
NSFAS welcomes R1.7bn recovered by SIU as boost for students
Recouped funds to be redirected to public universities and TVET colleges for academic support.
By Gugulethu Mashinini
