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Education, like every aspect of modern life, keeps adapting and evolving to meet the needs of society. Unfortunately, the South African education system is not keeping pace with developments and innovation in the education space. While our government spend on education is one of the highest in the world (20% of GDP), we are not seeing the return on investment reflected across our skilled labour workforce. With our youth unemployment […]

Teachers' union, Naptosa, is urging incoming matric pupils to put their best foot forward, right from the onset. This is as the country awaits, with bated breath, for the release of the 2023 matric results later this week. The union's Executive Director, Basil Manuel, has encouraged pupils to be cognisant of their strengths and weaknesses, particularly going into a new year. "Those who are a little weaker than others know […]

The Premier Soccer League (PSL) and MultiChoice have announced the return of the PSL Player Transition Programme, which is aimed at equipping players for life after retirement. The pilot phase of the initiative began in 2022 and this year's programme takes a step forward by including not only seasoned players aged between 28 and 35, but also new talent. “As we unveil the second season of the Player Transition Programme, […]

Education quality assurance body, Umalusi, has once again cautioned matric students against registering to re-write their final exams at unaccredited institutions. Umalusi briefed the media on its assessment of the 2023 matric results, ahead of the release of the official pass rate scheduled for Thursday.This year 11 people were arrested for allegedly issuing fake matric certificates.   Statement: Umalusi has approved the release of the 2023 end of the year […]

The Department of Higher Education has unveiled a new comprehensive student funding model for the 'missing middle' students. This category of students is those who come from families who have a total income of more than R350 000, but not more than R600 000 per annum. The students were previously regarded as 'not poor enough' to qualify for NSFAS funding, but were also unable to afford university fees to study further. […]

Western Province all-rounder, Juan James, has been appointed captain of the South African team at the upcoming Under 19 Cricket World Cup to be held in the country. James’ appointment comes after David Teeger was stripped of the captaincy on Friday due to fears he might be targeted by protesters during the tournament. In July last year, James led the South African U-19 team in the third and fifth matches […]

Action Society's Ian Cameron says the commanding officers from all the police stations where guns have gone missing must be charged with attempted murder. This, he believes, is the necessary sanction as "the SAPS end up arming criminals through their negligence." Cameron says it's scandalous that the SAPS always blame private gun owners for the rise in gun violence in the country, yet they remain the biggest firearm suppliers to […]

Professor of International Relations at WITS University, John Stremlau, says South Africa's compelling arguments at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) may not be enough to trump the political interests vested in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Stremlau's remarks come after another tense day at the ICJ in The Hague, where Israel presented its response to South Africa's genocide case against it. Israel has argued that it is the true victim of […]

Well-wishes continue to pour in for Grammy-Award-winning, DJ Black Coffee, following a plane accident. The acclaimed DJ, whose real name is Nkosinathi Maphumulo, was involved in a severe travel accident on a flight on Wednesday. He was on his way to a show in Mar del Plata, Argentina. A statement, released on the artist's social media pages, says the incident resulted in unforeseen complications and left him with some injuries. […]

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Saturday deliver the governing party’s January 8 statement, marking the party’s 112th anniversary. As some South Africans and the party faithful await with bated breath to hear the contents of the speech - one wonders whether January the 8th statement is one and the same with the State of the Nation Address (SONA) post 1994, or could there be a desired optimal use to […]