Education
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Sun, strategy and endurance: Sasol Solar Challenge tests engineering innovation
From 10 to 17 September, a fleet of solar-powered vehicles is tackling more than 2 500km on South African roads.
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Coding and literacy emerge as key training needs for teachers
Coding and robotics emerged as the top training need among more than 2,000 Eastern Cape teachers, followed by phonics and other classroom skills.
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Gauteng faces school placement crisis as applications nearly double available spaces
Gauteng’s education system faces unprecedented pressure as applications for 2027 school year nearly double the number of available spaces.
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AI must not leave workers behind, warns electricity minister
Minister Ramokgopa says AI and new digital technologies must not leave South Africa’s workforce behind.
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Supreme Court of Appeal upholds Western Cape education reforms
Supreme Court of Appeal rejects challenges to Western Cape education reforms, upholding collaboration schools and independent evaluation authority.
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GEPF backs maths training for 495 South African teachers
The GEPF funds a mathematics course for 495 teachers in South Africa, enhancing their problem-solving skills and improving student engagement.
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Siviwe Gwarube suspends new foundation phase catalogue for 2027 school year
Basic education minister suspends new foundation phase textbook catalogue after controversy over tender awarded to newly established publisher Lighthouse Publishers.
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Study reveals how SA parents talk to children about apartheid
Study finds many South African parents wait for their children to ask about apartheid before raising the subject, using four distinct approaches.
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CUT’s first woman Vice-Chancellor to step down on ill-health grounds
Trailblazing Central University of Technology, Free State’s first woman Vice-Chancellor calls it quits with one year remaining on her contract.
