Education

Students demand changes to university management, improved residence conditions and proper SRC elections

Nomakhosazana Meth says payments will be processed once attendance registers are received from the basic education department

Lack of high-speed internet connectivity and a shortage of funds to blame

Minister Buti Manamela says money has been freed up to help students who have run into registration problems

The draft regulations would have allowed educational institutions to be listed as ‘originators of credit information’ under the National Credit Act

The goal was not simply to apply AI tools developed elsewhere but to create new knowledge from the continent

Oversight bodies and civil society organisations warn piecemeal rollout risks undermining  coherence and urgency of act’s equity mandate

Intervention at bodies follows serious and entrenched governance failures, including board instability

New higher education & training minister plans to fix the National Student Financial Aid Scheme

The regulations on school admissions and school capacity were published yesterday

Research by a Vrei University PhD candidate has found there is little evidence of a return on investment for the Setas

Minister is a no show before parliament’s portfolio committee on higher education and training

Opposition criticises ‘budget of betrayal’ as Treasury declines to fund compulsory Grade R rollout

Minister Gwarube reaffirms the act’s legal authority and underscores her department’s commitment to it

The SASF says Nkabane’s ‘actions have consistently demonstrated a lack of prioritisation of student interests’