Education
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How to cope with matric results stress: Expert advice for the class of 2025
Matric results will be announced on Tuesday, 13 January across South Africa. An expert gives advice to learners awaiting their marks.
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Government reminds matrics that second chance exams are free
The DBE confirms Second Chance Programme services are free for unsuccessful matric candidates. Register to rewrite NSC exams without payment.
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Matric results to be published in newspapers, education department confirms
2025 matric results will be published in newspapers on 13 January. Department of Basic Education confirms NSC results available in accredited media.
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Former Heathfield principal wins five-year court battle
Neumann wins 5-year court battle against WCED. Court orders that Heathfield High principal be reinstated after dismissal over Covid-19 school safety concerns.
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Record number of applications received for NSFAS funding
NSFAS receives record 893,847 applications for 2026 academic year, approving 609,653. New accommodation framework addresses student housing challenges.
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R180 million N2 security wall planned by Cape Town to protect motorists
Cape Town confirms R180 million investment in N2 security wall after fatal attack on teacher. VF Plus welcomes plan but says action overdue.
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Western Cape teachers warned of WhatsApp employment scam demanding R2 800 ‘authorisation fee’
The education department has issued a warning about a sophisticated scam targeting new, unemployed and substitute teachers through fraudulent WhatsApp messages
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Riversdale’s Buis proves disability is no barrier to athletic, academic excellence
Dyan Buis, a former Paralympic gold medallist, graduated with a Master’s degree in education policy studies from Stellenbosch University.
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Muizenberg angler Chase Nicholson returns home after winning fifth consecutive US tournament
Marina da Gama angler Chase Nicholson returns home after 10 years in Colorado, winning five consecutive bass tournaments and earning $10,000.
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Thousands of unqualified ECD teachers disadvantage children, warns NPO
Cape Town nonprofit warns thousands of unqualified ECD teachers across South Africa leave children entering Grade R behind peers.
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