Billionaire Oprah Winfrey wrote a personal note to pupils and former pupils of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls before the school’s closure was announced in the media.

Parents of pupils attending a private school owned by a liquidated company continued to send their children to the institution’s three campuses, unaware they were “hijacked” by three other companies

Matric teachers believe that the prescribed English literature setworks for Grade 12 should include a novel and a play by South African writers to make them more relevant to pupils.

The most common crimes that plagued SA universities in 2025 were assault, harassment and the theft of cellphones and laptops.

Parents and legal guardians may apply for placement for their children in Grade 1 and 8 at public schools in Gauteng from 08:00 on 5 August.

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says teachers found guilty of sexual misconduct are “predators who should never be allowed near children again”.

A senior advertising agency executive who quit after a viral video of him making inappropriate comments to two women at the recent Cannes Lions International Festival in France – while allegedly drunk – has booked himself into rehab.

The Student Representative Councils of four universities are demanding that the Department of Higher Education immediately scrap the National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s (NSFAS) annual cap of R52 000 for student accommodation because it “aggressively punishes” poor students.

South Africa’s 26 public universities are implementing various initiatives to increase the country’s pool of black, coloured and Indian professors and associate professors.

The University of Cape Town lost a staggering R250 million in donor funding, including R15 million for student bursaries, after its council adopted two pro-Gaza resolutions in June 2024.