HIGHER EDUCATION Bachelor’s pass isn’t a ticket to university, says Manamela, but TVETs and CETs are an option 5 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
FINANCIAL BURDEN Back-to-school dreams stall as unpaid lay-bys expose families’ financial strain 5 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
CAPACITY CRUNCH Emotional day as unplaced learners, flooding and overcrowding mar first day of school 9 min 1 By Lerato Mutsila, Azwidhowi Mamphiswana, Siyabonga Goni, Kyran Blaauw, Naledi Sikhakhane
CLASS OF 2025 Against the odds: Mfuleni, Cape Town’s class of 2025 aces matric amid crime and hardship 5 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
MIXED BLESSING Kruger National Park evacuates camps as severe weather warnings hit Limpopo and Mpumalanga 3 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
FUNDING REFORM NSFAS seeks to avoid failures of 2025 with direct payments and campus deployments 4 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
CRITICAL FLAW Brothers sound alarm as millions of students’ details left vulnerable to weaknesses in NSFAS system 5 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
CASTING A SPELL A triumph of words — SA crowns its champs at the National Spelling Bee finals 4 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
STUDENT FUNDING Pressure grows on NSFAS to decentralise; CEO promises phased roll-out at campuses 5 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
HIGHER EDUCATION Minister Manamela admits to NSFAS challenges after board chair Stander’s shock resignation 3 min 2 By Siyabonga Goni
FINANCIAL STABILITY Universities forced to navigate tricky balance between cash flow and student access to education 7 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
SCHOOL ATTACK Milnerton High School bullying – six boys granted bail after vicious assault 6 min 6 By Takudzwa Pongweni and Siyabonga Goni
LOSING ODDS Students wager NSFAS allowances and their futures at online betting sites 7 min 10 By Siyabonga Goni
CLOSING THE CHAPTER Professor Thoko Mayekiso reflects on a decade of transformative leadership at University of Mpumalanga 3 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
CAMPUS CLOSURE Fort Hare students fear for their future after classes at university are suspended 6 min 2 By Siyabonga Goni
CALL TO ACTION University of Fort Hare campuses close amid arson and protests as students call for VC's resignation 5 min 1 By Siyabonga Goni
LEARNING CURVEBALL Controversial Seta administrators hit back at corruption claims and vow to restore integrity 4 min 2 By Siyabonga Goni
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Minister defends controversial Seta appointments claiming they are based on ‘professional competence’ 5 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
STUDENT FEARS Tau backtracks on plan to allow education institutions to report student debt to credit bureaus 6 min 2 By Siyabonga Goni
CHANGEMAKERS Stellenbosch educator Tersia du Plessis tackles school placement challenges with online learning initiative 3 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
