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Purpose, profit and progress

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Jan 2020

Studying further doesn’t have to mean academia — exploring the TVET option may yield good results

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Broken promises ruin chances for Eastern Cape students

Article Anna Majavuxx - 9 Oct 2019

Students from vocational colleges in the Eastern Cape are furious about late stipends, bad treatment by security on campus and outdated equipment

Exploring FETs and TVETs as viable alternatives

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Feb 2019

Your chances of finding or creating work are increased

University is not right for everyone

Article Bongekile Macupe - 18 Jan 2019

Young people see technical colleges as dumping sites instead of places to acquire sought-after skills

Pass rate says little about schooling

Article Martin Gustafsson - 11 Jan 2019

The metric is poorly understood and is an inadequate standard by which to rate our education system

NSFAS receives 400 000 new funding applications

Article Jenni Evans - 4 Dec 2018

The budget is expected to increase next year to R32-billion to fund about 400 920 TVET students and 377 050 university students

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Pattern of wasteful expenditure as audit regression increases

Article Gemma Ritchie - 21 Nov 2018

The Auditor General says over the last four years, more audit outcomes have regressed than improved

TVET gets a much-needed boost

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Oct 2018

The NMU has launched a meticulously researched diploma that addresses the many critical issues of technical training

NSFAS applications for 2019 to open on Monday — Pandor

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Aug 2018

Students have been urged to sign outstanding NSFAS bursary agreements to ensure that their 2019 application proceeds smoothly

How women can power the future

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Aug 2018

What is needed is to increase women’s economic participation and contribution to the national output

Government making strides in fee-free tertiary education drive

Article Gemma Ritchie - 24 Apr 2018

The progress of free education is off to a good start, but there are still issues that need to be dealt with

Class and social capital affect university students

Article Sioux Mckenna - 7 Mar 2018

People's experiences of accessing and succeeding in higher education are affected by their social standing

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Student hopefuls injured in stampede during Limpopo college registration

Article Agency - 11 Jan 2018

Circumstances surrounding the stampede are unknown, however, it appears that students started queuing in the early hours of Thursday morning

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Thousands seek last-minute places at universities and colleges

Article Jenni Evans - 9 Jan 2018

The online system can assist with the placement of students, who did not apply to any university because of funding, but who now qualify.

Tech colleges need better support

Article Tebogo Tshwane - 17 Nov 2017

Heher says technical and vocational training colleges must become first-choice institutions

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