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Manamela’s digital bet: Can SA’s higher education system survive the revolution under way?
Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela says South Africa must urgently adapt its education and training system to artificial intelligence, automation and digital transformation…
Engineering the next 50 years
Inside Minister Manamela’s high-stakes plan to rewrite the rules of higher education
NSFAS receives nearly 900 000 applications, with women making up 66%
The student financial aid scheme said its appeals process would be open until 14 January
The critical role of banks in unlocking the success of PPPs
For the economy to grow, it is imperative that the public and private sectors work together in a coordinated, transparent manner
Ramaphosa touts youth jobs drive as StatsSA data paints grim unemployment picture
The statistics agency’s youth report notes worsening joblessness, hunger and safety concerns among South Africa’s youth
Skills gap devours young people’s dreams
Youth unemployment is a crisis but educational reforms have the potential to turn the rising tide
Parliament grills NSFAS over student funding failures
The funds annual budget is just under R50 billion
Vocational education in the doldrums
The TVET colleges’ appalling results on vocational studies could jeopardise the three-stream model’s objectives
TVET colleges need complete overhaul to quell slow growth trajectory
More needs to be done to raise the profile of technical and vocational education and training colleges and increase enrolments in the country
2021 matrics set new record with a pass rate of 76.4%
Most bachelor passes and distinctions in the class of came from female learners
Education gets little attention in Sona, despite being badly affected by Covid
Ramaphosa says regaining learning time lost to the coronavirus pandemic will be a priority this year, but does not specify how
Editorial: Nzimande’s shame is youth’s loss
Before Nzimande or anyone in government thinks of telling young people to “choose” TVET colleges again, they need to fix this sector
How we should boost TVET colleges
A lack of policy coherence, course differentiation, and institutional capacity hinders these institutions
Approaches to reskilling in organisations
If the populace is not properly trained, the country will forever lag behind the rest of the world
Everything Ramaphosa said about the economy in the Sona
The poor condition of state-owned enterprises remains a blight on growth forecasts