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Good Things Guy introduces inspiring 4-Kids storybook section
12+ hour, 12+ min ago (412+ words) Launching during Youth Month, the initiative comes at a time when conversations around literacy, local storytelling and positive content for children are increasingly important. The new section will feature both timeless stories adapted from the Good Things Guy archives as…...
Free State landlord says unpaid NSFAS fees left him drowning in debt
3+ week, 2+ day ago (767+ words) A Qwaqwa student accommodation provider says NSFAS still owes him about R485, 000 for housing funded students for 2025, saying the delays have damaged his credit score, left workers unpaid and pushed his business into financial distress. Tebeteba Tshabalala, owner of V206 Student Accommodation…...
Students caught in the middle as universities challenge dental council in court
3+ week, 5+ day ago (435+ words) Three of South Africa's universities of technology have gone to the high court in Pretoria in a bid to break a years-long deadlock that has left dental technology students in limbo and placed critical training programmes at risk of shutting…...
Education has always been deeply personal to me - Bonang Francis Mohale
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (686+ words) In Coming in From the Cold Mohale reflects on the experiences, decisions, principles and people that have shaped his journey " the good, the bad, the joyful and the painful. With thoughtful vulnerability, he opens a window into his private world,…...
Across continents, schools are becoming the frontline in the fight against food poverty
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (915+ words) As schools reopen across South Africa, for millions of children the first day back is not only about books and uniforms, it is about survival. In classrooms where hunger often sits quietly beside learning, the promise of a daily meal…...
Discovery Life links parents" health to children"s education
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (640+ words) Discovery Life says it is using parents" health and wellness data to pay for a portion of their children"s university tuition, in line with the Discovery group"s strategy to reward customers for healthy lifestyle choices. Gareth Friedlander, deputy…...
Family takes on Western Cape health department after toddler suffers severe birth injury
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1128+ words) At just three years old, little Likothemba Ncapayi has already endured four operations, and doctors say she will still need two more. Her left arm hangs limp and largely unusable, while complications mean her parents often watch her anxiously as…...
Outa investigation flags serious problems in NSFAS student accommodation system
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (794+ words) A new report by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has raised serious concerns about how billions of rand meant for student housing are managed by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The report follows a two-year investigation into…...
EDITORIAL | Youth development in SA is critical, but NYDA will not get us there
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (417+ words) With youth unemployment at almost 60% in South Africa, the latest controversies surrounding the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) are an unfortunate setback. Since its inception in 2009, the NYDA has been tainted by controversies. Remember the disastrous World Youth Festival in…...
YOUR WEEKLY STARS | February 9-15
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (53+ words) (Jan 20 " Feb 18) (Feb 19 " Mar 20) (Mar 21 " Apr 19) (May 21 " Jun 20) (Jun 21 " Jul 22) (Jul 23 " Aug 22) (Aug 23 " Sep 22) (Sep 23 " Oct 22) (Oct 23 " Nov 21) (Nov 22 " Dec 21) (Dec 22 " Jan 19) October, 3 1996, Rustenburg, 9. 15pm Want your chart read?...