Tensions high as UCT interdict kicks in

UCT is facing escalating unrest as students protest against fee blocks and housing shortages, signalling a turbulent start to the 2025 academic year.

School row erupts over transgender pupil

A row has erupted at a school in Johannesburg following revelations that a pupil in the preparatory section is transgender, says a News24 report.

Bela warning for private schools

Legal experts have warned that private schools are not exempt from the new Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Act and should ensure they review their own policies to align with the changes.

Regulator loses bid to keep matric results private

The Class of 2024 will continue the tradition of receiving their matric results through newspapers. This follows yesterday’s ruling by the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria), which struck the case challenging the practice off the roll, deeming it ‘not urgent’.

Judge to rule on urgency of matric results challenge

The Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) is today expected to pass judgment on whether the application brought by the Information Regulator (IR) to prohibit the publication of matric results in newspapers is urgent. The Department of Basic Education is set to release the results next Monday.

Department fears contempt case over matric results ban

The Department of Education says it is between a rock and a hard place after the Information Regulator’s enforcement notice that bans publication of matric results.

AfriForum to challenge matric results directive

AfriForum has instructed its legal team to challenge the enforcement notice served on the Basic Education Department which could see media platforms barred from publishing matric results, according to HeraldLIVE.

AfrForum wants parties in GNU to oppose Bela Act

AfriForum has requested the DA and FF Plus to reconsider their participation in the GNU should the clause in the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Act that it says threatens the continued existence of Afrikaans in schools, be implemented unchanged.

Prestigious KZN school seeks to interdict return of principal

A principal of a top boy's preparatory school will not return to his post until arguments in an urgent application by the governing body to prevent his return are heard in the KZN High Court (Pietermaritzburg).

Western Cape school admission battle continues

The battle between Equal Education and the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) over school admissions continues in the Western Cape High Court, says a Weekend Argus report.

Attorney takes up fight to bar school principal

An attorney, acting on behalf of parents of pupils attending a top boys' preparatory school in KZN, has written to the governing body asking it not to allow the principal, who is on suspension, to return to his post.

University students expelled over fake doctor's notes

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has effectively expelled 50 students from studying at the institution for between one and two years. Half of them produced fraudulent medical certificates after being absent during exams.

PhD candidate snared by plagiarism probe

A University of Johannesburg PhD candidate accused of plagiarism in biblical and Christian studies has been left in limbo for more than two years since he was charged.

More calls for Nzimande to resign over NSFAS fiasco

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande yesterday said he dissolved the embattled National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) board because of the members' inability to carry out and implement basic responsibilities, including overseeing the payment of student allowances.

Unisa moves to set aside R5m execution claim

Unisa is pulling out all the stops to set aside a writ of execution obtained by the troubled institution’s former accountant, which enabled her to attach R5m worth of the university’s assets as an arbitration award for unfair dismissal.

Nzimande claims Educor is 'dysfunctional'

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has slammed the parent company of four private higher education institutions for misrepresenting its student numbers, reports News24.

Deregistration of private institutions hits students

The fate of hundreds of thousands of students registered with Damelin, CityVarsity, Icesa City Campus and Lyceum College hang in the balance after the institutions' registrations were cancelled by the Department of Higher Education, reports News24.

NSFAS funding is unsustainable

‘Universities bring significant benefits to a country, because having educated people drives the economy. But the benefits go far beyond this to include the strong relationship between an educated critical citizenry and democratic stability. Universities are subsidised by the state because they are meant to be a public good,’ says Professor Sioux McKenna, director of the Centre for Postgraduate Studies at Rhodes University.

Court date for urine scandal student

Expelled Stellenbosch University student Theuns du Toit has been summoned to appeared in the Stellenbosch Regional Court on charges of crimen injuria and malicious damage to property, Die Burger reports.

‘Fake’ honorary doctors slam Unisa

Two of the three people caught up in a fake Unisa honorary doctorate scandal insist that they were definitely awarded their honorary degrees, adding they have the video evidence to prove they had attended graduation ceremonies to receive their degrees.