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Parents queue at WCED offices over missing school placements
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (204+ words) Parents said their children, from Grade 1 to high school, missed the first day of term while they waited for the department to act. According to Cape Times, one mother, Sasha Juter from Portlands, said her 13-year-old stayed home after all…...
St John's students earn Harvard places after nine distinctions
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (230+ words) Two St John's College pupils will start at Harvard University this August after each earned nine distinctions in South Africa's 2025 matric exams, underscoring their academic and leadership commitments. Siza Gule, 18, the school's head boy from Soweto, averaged 94% and says he…...
Is your teen prepared for the matric results release?
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (429+ words) On Tuesday, 13 January 2026, the long-awaited matric results will be released. It's a tense time for the 2025 students and their parents. Whether there's worry about passing or failing, anxiety over earning a bachelor's pass, or doubts that they have aced the…...
NSFAS funding approved for over 600000 students in 2026
1+ week, 3+ day ago (185+ words) According to News24 the scheme funding outcomes are now available on the myNSFAS portal so students can check their status and make plans for study, housing and travel. The scheme reported that it processed all 2026 applications before the start of the…...
TikTok blocks under-16s as Australia enforces new social media law
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (418+ words) As Australia's sweeping new age-restriction law for social media goes live on 10 December, reshaping how young people in the country can interact with platforms like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. The move, which has been described as the first of its…...
Roblox to require facial age checks for chat access
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (210+ words) The platform says the rule will take effect in early December in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands, ahead of a global rollout in January. Users will be verified through facial age estimation or official identification, with processing handled by…...
Open air cinema brings joy to Manenberg's children
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (359+ words) Every second Saturday, a small street in Manenberg, Cape Town, is turned into an open-air cinema for young children. Manenberg has become synonymous with gang violence and crime, but residents want to change this, one movie night at a time....
Just One Thing: A national call to action this Children’s Month
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (425+ words) As South Africa embraces November as Children's Month, the Hold My Hand campaign is spearheading a national initiative encouraging every citizen to take deliberate action for the welfare of children. Grounded in the mantra "Just One Thing,' the campaign invites…...
Western Cape infant immunisations fall 27% - outbreaks feared
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (271+ words) The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness has warned that infant immunisation in the province has fallen to 67.4% " a 27.6% shortfall from the 95% target that public health experts use to maintain herd immunity. According to the Western Cape Department of…...
Father's drinking habits can impact children's development
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (502+ words) In a significant finding that challenges the well-trodden narrative surrounding foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a new study suggests that the role of fathers in the drinking habits of expectant parents must not be underestimated. While the damaging effects of…...