State opposes bail for student who allegedly killed Kirsten Kluyts By Umamah Bakharia The Johannesburg teacher was found raped and murdered in Parkmore in October
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NSFAS denies crisis after thousands of students aren’t paid The South African Union of Students claims the financial aid scheme is close to collapse after its failure to pay stipends to over 70 000 students since May By Umamah Bakharia
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Parents fear for safety of children at squalid Eastern Cape school By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik Ceilings are caving in and walls collapsing at Mntla Primary School, Ngqamakhwe High court stops Blade Nzimande from placing Unisa under administration By Mandisa Ndlovu The minister wanted to make the move in the wake of independent reports flagging poor financial controls, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, and mismanagement Actually, Unisa is in good shape, says vice-chancellor By Eunice Masson Professor Puleng LenkaBula lauds the distance learning institution, despite a damning report and battle over it being placed under administration WhatsApp maths hotline is a winning formula By Staff Reporter The hotline stands as a unique offering in that there is no other solution like it for low-income communities in South Africa Parliament grills NSFAS over student funding failures By Marecia Damons The funds annual budget is just under R50 billion Protesters set building alight at University of KwaZulu-Natal By Eunice Masson Police are investigating a case of public violence after the William O’Brien building on the Pietermaritzburg campus was set on fire Hopes pinned on Dr Naledi Mbude to improve SA’s abysmal reading scores By Michael Cherry Mbude is now Deputy Director-General for Special Projects including African language education, seen by many as a key to improving child literacy NSFAS urges unpaid students to get accredited to avoid ‘ghost payments’ By Lyse Comins National Student Financial Aid Scheme implements new system to streamline financial support and root out fraudulent payments while thousands are awaiting for allowances Unisa has seven days to respond to allegations of mismanagement By Lyse Comins Among the numerous allegations are that millions were used to refurbish the vice-chancellor’s official residence, which she is yet to move into Delinquent Gauteng departments fail ‘disposable’ school By Magnificent Mndebele The departments of education and infrastructure development dithered for two decades over a school they ‘erroneously’ sold Parents worry that learners’ misuse of electronic educational devices goes unchecked by schools By Mandisa Ndlovu Parents want the Gauteng education department to create a system to monitor the content on the electronic devices Parental involvement in schooling enhances education By Umamah Bakharia Parents need to feel empowered and have sufficient knowledge about what is happening in schools are better able to advocate for their children’s rights and champion their education Load More Editor’s Pick National Eleven dead in lift malfunction at Impala Platinum mine National 10 million South Africans are drowning in debt Politics Koko, or a battle for accountability already lost in advance Recent Articles Are municipalities good for just energy transition money? Meyiwa trial: Gerrie Nel adamant murder mastermind is walking free Implats says all checks were done before incident that killed 11 miners COP28 is an opportunity to tackle the climate crisis – if we all play our part Does land reform still matter in South Africa? Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
High court stops Blade Nzimande from placing Unisa under administration By Mandisa Ndlovu The minister wanted to make the move in the wake of independent reports flagging poor financial controls, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, and mismanagement Actually, Unisa is in good shape, says vice-chancellor By Eunice Masson Professor Puleng LenkaBula lauds the distance learning institution, despite a damning report and battle over it being placed under administration WhatsApp maths hotline is a winning formula By Staff Reporter The hotline stands as a unique offering in that there is no other solution like it for low-income communities in South Africa Parliament grills NSFAS over student funding failures By Marecia Damons The funds annual budget is just under R50 billion Protesters set building alight at University of KwaZulu-Natal By Eunice Masson Police are investigating a case of public violence after the William O’Brien building on the Pietermaritzburg campus was set on fire Hopes pinned on Dr Naledi Mbude to improve SA’s abysmal reading scores By Michael Cherry Mbude is now Deputy Director-General for Special Projects including African language education, seen by many as a key to improving child literacy NSFAS urges unpaid students to get accredited to avoid ‘ghost payments’ By Lyse Comins National Student Financial Aid Scheme implements new system to streamline financial support and root out fraudulent payments while thousands are awaiting for allowances Unisa has seven days to respond to allegations of mismanagement By Lyse Comins Among the numerous allegations are that millions were used to refurbish the vice-chancellor’s official residence, which she is yet to move into Delinquent Gauteng departments fail ‘disposable’ school By Magnificent Mndebele The departments of education and infrastructure development dithered for two decades over a school they ‘erroneously’ sold Parents worry that learners’ misuse of electronic educational devices goes unchecked by schools By Mandisa Ndlovu Parents want the Gauteng education department to create a system to monitor the content on the electronic devices Parental involvement in schooling enhances education By Umamah Bakharia Parents need to feel empowered and have sufficient knowledge about what is happening in schools are better able to advocate for their children’s rights and champion their education Load More Editor’s Pick National Eleven dead in lift malfunction at Impala Platinum mine National 10 million South Africans are drowning in debt Politics Koko, or a battle for accountability already lost in advance Recent Articles Are municipalities good for just energy transition money? Meyiwa trial: Gerrie Nel adamant murder mastermind is walking free Implats says all checks were done before incident that killed 11 miners COP28 is an opportunity to tackle the climate crisis – if we all play our part Does land reform still matter in South Africa? Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
Actually, Unisa is in good shape, says vice-chancellor By Eunice Masson Professor Puleng LenkaBula lauds the distance learning institution, despite a damning report and battle over it being placed under administration WhatsApp maths hotline is a winning formula By Staff Reporter The hotline stands as a unique offering in that there is no other solution like it for low-income communities in South Africa Parliament grills NSFAS over student funding failures By Marecia Damons The funds annual budget is just under R50 billion Protesters set building alight at University of KwaZulu-Natal By Eunice Masson Police are investigating a case of public violence after the William O’Brien building on the Pietermaritzburg campus was set on fire Hopes pinned on Dr Naledi Mbude to improve SA’s abysmal reading scores By Michael Cherry Mbude is now Deputy Director-General for Special Projects including African language education, seen by many as a key to improving child literacy NSFAS urges unpaid students to get accredited to avoid ‘ghost payments’ By Lyse Comins National Student Financial Aid Scheme implements new system to streamline financial support and root out fraudulent payments while thousands are awaiting for allowances Unisa has seven days to respond to allegations of mismanagement By Lyse Comins Among the numerous allegations are that millions were used to refurbish the vice-chancellor’s official residence, which she is yet to move into Delinquent Gauteng departments fail ‘disposable’ school By Magnificent Mndebele The departments of education and infrastructure development dithered for two decades over a school they ‘erroneously’ sold Parents worry that learners’ misuse of electronic educational devices goes unchecked by schools By Mandisa Ndlovu Parents want the Gauteng education department to create a system to monitor the content on the electronic devices Parental involvement in schooling enhances education By Umamah Bakharia Parents need to feel empowered and have sufficient knowledge about what is happening in schools are better able to advocate for their children’s rights and champion their education Load More Editor’s Pick National Eleven dead in lift malfunction at Impala Platinum mine National 10 million South Africans are drowning in debt Politics Koko, or a battle for accountability already lost in advance Recent Articles Are municipalities good for just energy transition money? Meyiwa trial: Gerrie Nel adamant murder mastermind is walking free Implats says all checks were done before incident that killed 11 miners COP28 is an opportunity to tackle the climate crisis – if we all play our part Does land reform still matter in South Africa? Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
WhatsApp maths hotline is a winning formula By Staff Reporter The hotline stands as a unique offering in that there is no other solution like it for low-income communities in South Africa Parliament grills NSFAS over student funding failures By Marecia Damons The funds annual budget is just under R50 billion Protesters set building alight at University of KwaZulu-Natal By Eunice Masson Police are investigating a case of public violence after the William O’Brien building on the Pietermaritzburg campus was set on fire Hopes pinned on Dr Naledi Mbude to improve SA’s abysmal reading scores By Michael Cherry Mbude is now Deputy Director-General for Special Projects including African language education, seen by many as a key to improving child literacy NSFAS urges unpaid students to get accredited to avoid ‘ghost payments’ By Lyse Comins National Student Financial Aid Scheme implements new system to streamline financial support and root out fraudulent payments while thousands are awaiting for allowances Unisa has seven days to respond to allegations of mismanagement By Lyse Comins Among the numerous allegations are that millions were used to refurbish the vice-chancellor’s official residence, which she is yet to move into Delinquent Gauteng departments fail ‘disposable’ school By Magnificent Mndebele The departments of education and infrastructure development dithered for two decades over a school they ‘erroneously’ sold Parents worry that learners’ misuse of electronic educational devices goes unchecked by schools By Mandisa Ndlovu Parents want the Gauteng education department to create a system to monitor the content on the electronic devices Parental involvement in schooling enhances education By Umamah Bakharia Parents need to feel empowered and have sufficient knowledge about what is happening in schools are better able to advocate for their children’s rights and champion their education Load More Editor’s Pick National Eleven dead in lift malfunction at Impala Platinum mine National 10 million South Africans are drowning in debt Politics Koko, or a battle for accountability already lost in advance Recent Articles Are municipalities good for just energy transition money? Meyiwa trial: Gerrie Nel adamant murder mastermind is walking free Implats says all checks were done before incident that killed 11 miners COP28 is an opportunity to tackle the climate crisis – if we all play our part Does land reform still matter in South Africa? Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
Parliament grills NSFAS over student funding failures By Marecia Damons The funds annual budget is just under R50 billion Protesters set building alight at University of KwaZulu-Natal By Eunice Masson Police are investigating a case of public violence after the William O’Brien building on the Pietermaritzburg campus was set on fire Hopes pinned on Dr Naledi Mbude to improve SA’s abysmal reading scores By Michael Cherry Mbude is now Deputy Director-General for Special Projects including African language education, seen by many as a key to improving child literacy NSFAS urges unpaid students to get accredited to avoid ‘ghost payments’ By Lyse Comins National Student Financial Aid Scheme implements new system to streamline financial support and root out fraudulent payments while thousands are awaiting for allowances Unisa has seven days to respond to allegations of mismanagement By Lyse Comins Among the numerous allegations are that millions were used to refurbish the vice-chancellor’s official residence, which she is yet to move into Delinquent Gauteng departments fail ‘disposable’ school By Magnificent Mndebele The departments of education and infrastructure development dithered for two decades over a school they ‘erroneously’ sold Parents worry that learners’ misuse of electronic educational devices goes unchecked by schools By Mandisa Ndlovu Parents want the Gauteng education department to create a system to monitor the content on the electronic devices Parental involvement in schooling enhances education By Umamah Bakharia Parents need to feel empowered and have sufficient knowledge about what is happening in schools are better able to advocate for their children’s rights and champion their education Load More Editor’s Pick National Eleven dead in lift malfunction at Impala Platinum mine National 10 million South Africans are drowning in debt Politics Koko, or a battle for accountability already lost in advance Recent Articles Are municipalities good for just energy transition money? Meyiwa trial: Gerrie Nel adamant murder mastermind is walking free Implats says all checks were done before incident that killed 11 miners COP28 is an opportunity to tackle the climate crisis – if we all play our part Does land reform still matter in South Africa? Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
Protesters set building alight at University of KwaZulu-Natal By Eunice Masson Police are investigating a case of public violence after the William O’Brien building on the Pietermaritzburg campus was set on fire Hopes pinned on Dr Naledi Mbude to improve SA’s abysmal reading scores By Michael Cherry Mbude is now Deputy Director-General for Special Projects including African language education, seen by many as a key to improving child literacy NSFAS urges unpaid students to get accredited to avoid ‘ghost payments’ By Lyse Comins National Student Financial Aid Scheme implements new system to streamline financial support and root out fraudulent payments while thousands are awaiting for allowances Unisa has seven days to respond to allegations of mismanagement By Lyse Comins Among the numerous allegations are that millions were used to refurbish the vice-chancellor’s official residence, which she is yet to move into Delinquent Gauteng departments fail ‘disposable’ school By Magnificent Mndebele The departments of education and infrastructure development dithered for two decades over a school they ‘erroneously’ sold Parents worry that learners’ misuse of electronic educational devices goes unchecked by schools By Mandisa Ndlovu Parents want the Gauteng education department to create a system to monitor the content on the electronic devices Parental involvement in schooling enhances education By Umamah Bakharia Parents need to feel empowered and have sufficient knowledge about what is happening in schools are better able to advocate for their children’s rights and champion their education Load More Editor’s Pick National Eleven dead in lift malfunction at Impala Platinum mine National 10 million South Africans are drowning in debt Politics Koko, or a battle for accountability already lost in advance Recent Articles Are municipalities good for just energy transition money? Meyiwa trial: Gerrie Nel adamant murder mastermind is walking free Implats says all checks were done before incident that killed 11 miners COP28 is an opportunity to tackle the climate crisis – if we all play our part Does land reform still matter in South Africa? Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
Hopes pinned on Dr Naledi Mbude to improve SA’s abysmal reading scores By Michael Cherry Mbude is now Deputy Director-General for Special Projects including African language education, seen by many as a key to improving child literacy NSFAS urges unpaid students to get accredited to avoid ‘ghost payments’ By Lyse Comins National Student Financial Aid Scheme implements new system to streamline financial support and root out fraudulent payments while thousands are awaiting for allowances Unisa has seven days to respond to allegations of mismanagement By Lyse Comins Among the numerous allegations are that millions were used to refurbish the vice-chancellor’s official residence, which she is yet to move into Delinquent Gauteng departments fail ‘disposable’ school By Magnificent Mndebele The departments of education and infrastructure development dithered for two decades over a school they ‘erroneously’ sold Parents worry that learners’ misuse of electronic educational devices goes unchecked by schools By Mandisa Ndlovu Parents want the Gauteng education department to create a system to monitor the content on the electronic devices Parental involvement in schooling enhances education By Umamah Bakharia Parents need to feel empowered and have sufficient knowledge about what is happening in schools are better able to advocate for their children’s rights and champion their education Load More Editor’s Pick National Eleven dead in lift malfunction at Impala Platinum mine National 10 million South Africans are drowning in debt Politics Koko, or a battle for accountability already lost in advance Recent Articles Are municipalities good for just energy transition money? Meyiwa trial: Gerrie Nel adamant murder mastermind is walking free Implats says all checks were done before incident that killed 11 miners COP28 is an opportunity to tackle the climate crisis – if we all play our part Does land reform still matter in South Africa? Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
NSFAS urges unpaid students to get accredited to avoid ‘ghost payments’ By Lyse Comins National Student Financial Aid Scheme implements new system to streamline financial support and root out fraudulent payments while thousands are awaiting for allowances Unisa has seven days to respond to allegations of mismanagement By Lyse Comins Among the numerous allegations are that millions were used to refurbish the vice-chancellor’s official residence, which she is yet to move into Delinquent Gauteng departments fail ‘disposable’ school By Magnificent Mndebele The departments of education and infrastructure development dithered for two decades over a school they ‘erroneously’ sold Parents worry that learners’ misuse of electronic educational devices goes unchecked by schools By Mandisa Ndlovu Parents want the Gauteng education department to create a system to monitor the content on the electronic devices Parental involvement in schooling enhances education By Umamah Bakharia Parents need to feel empowered and have sufficient knowledge about what is happening in schools are better able to advocate for their children’s rights and champion their education Load More Editor’s Pick National Eleven dead in lift malfunction at Impala Platinum mine National 10 million South Africans are drowning in debt Politics Koko, or a battle for accountability already lost in advance Recent Articles Are municipalities good for just energy transition money? Meyiwa trial: Gerrie Nel adamant murder mastermind is walking free Implats says all checks were done before incident that killed 11 miners COP28 is an opportunity to tackle the climate crisis – if we all play our part Does land reform still matter in South Africa? Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
Unisa has seven days to respond to allegations of mismanagement By Lyse Comins Among the numerous allegations are that millions were used to refurbish the vice-chancellor’s official residence, which she is yet to move into Delinquent Gauteng departments fail ‘disposable’ school By Magnificent Mndebele The departments of education and infrastructure development dithered for two decades over a school they ‘erroneously’ sold Parents worry that learners’ misuse of electronic educational devices goes unchecked by schools By Mandisa Ndlovu Parents want the Gauteng education department to create a system to monitor the content on the electronic devices Parental involvement in schooling enhances education By Umamah Bakharia Parents need to feel empowered and have sufficient knowledge about what is happening in schools are better able to advocate for their children’s rights and champion their education Load More Editor’s Pick National Eleven dead in lift malfunction at Impala Platinum mine National 10 million South Africans are drowning in debt Politics Koko, or a battle for accountability already lost in advance Recent Articles Are municipalities good for just energy transition money? Meyiwa trial: Gerrie Nel adamant murder mastermind is walking free Implats says all checks were done before incident that killed 11 miners COP28 is an opportunity to tackle the climate crisis – if we all play our part Does land reform still matter in South Africa? Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
Delinquent Gauteng departments fail ‘disposable’ school By Magnificent Mndebele The departments of education and infrastructure development dithered for two decades over a school they ‘erroneously’ sold Parents worry that learners’ misuse of electronic educational devices goes unchecked by schools By Mandisa Ndlovu Parents want the Gauteng education department to create a system to monitor the content on the electronic devices Parental involvement in schooling enhances education By Umamah Bakharia Parents need to feel empowered and have sufficient knowledge about what is happening in schools are better able to advocate for their children’s rights and champion their education Load More Editor’s Pick National Eleven dead in lift malfunction at Impala Platinum mine National 10 million South Africans are drowning in debt Politics Koko, or a battle for accountability already lost in advance Recent Articles Are municipalities good for just energy transition money? Meyiwa trial: Gerrie Nel adamant murder mastermind is walking free Implats says all checks were done before incident that killed 11 miners COP28 is an opportunity to tackle the climate crisis – if we all play our part Does land reform still matter in South Africa?
Parents worry that learners’ misuse of electronic educational devices goes unchecked by schools By Mandisa Ndlovu Parents want the Gauteng education department to create a system to monitor the content on the electronic devices Parental involvement in schooling enhances education By Umamah Bakharia Parents need to feel empowered and have sufficient knowledge about what is happening in schools are better able to advocate for their children’s rights and champion their education Load More Editor’s Pick National Eleven dead in lift malfunction at Impala Platinum mine National 10 million South Africans are drowning in debt Politics Koko, or a battle for accountability already lost in advance Recent Articles Are municipalities good for just energy transition money? Meyiwa trial: Gerrie Nel adamant murder mastermind is walking free Implats says all checks were done before incident that killed 11 miners COP28 is an opportunity to tackle the climate crisis – if we all play our part Does land reform still matter in South Africa?
Parental involvement in schooling enhances education By Umamah Bakharia Parents need to feel empowered and have sufficient knowledge about what is happening in schools are better able to advocate for their children’s rights and champion their education Load More