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Education department clears the air on school calendar ‘changes’

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Department scrambles to fix curriculum chaos at Gauteng school after delayed start

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Snakes and poor conditions for learning: Parents fear for their children’s lives at Gauteng school

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Jobs for cash, missing millions and fire chaos: Gauteng education responds to school scandals

Higher Education and Nsfas vow action amid Durban student protests

Thousands march against Nsfas in Durban after months of non-payment [VIDEO]

KZN Education welcomes arrest of alleged serial school rapist

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Education minister calls on all roleplayers to help stop kids bullying

Mashaba slams tertiary institutions for hiring foreign academics

Soshanguve community members accused of assaulting pupils with sjamboks [VIDEO]

School in south of Joburg rocked by sexual harassment claims

Discipline and learning collapse at Wordsworth High School

Higher education minister withdraws appointment of Seta board chairpersons

Failing Wordsworth High School ‘a microcosm of educational issues’

SIU launches probe into National Skills Fund

Deadline looms for Grade R, 1 and 8 late applications

Graduation celebrations or cultural chaos? Expert weighs in

DUT denies claims of Nsfas registration portal closure

Soweto schools disrupted after student’s tragic death

Frustration mounts as higher education websites remain offline for days

Nsfas slams ‘fake news’ about registration portal closure

School feeding scheme in crisis as payments stall