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Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela says South Africa must urgently adapt its education and training system to artificial intelligence, automation and digital transformation as the country confronts a “workforce-transition capacity problem” Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Manamela’s digital bet: Can SA’s higher education system survive the revolution under way?

Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela says South Africa must urgently adapt its education and training system to artificial intelligence, automation and digital transformation…

Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela says South Africa must urgently adapt its education and training system to artificial intelligence, automation and digital transformation as the country confronts a “workforce-transition capacity problem” Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Engineering the next 50 years

Inside Minister Manamela’s high-stakes plan to rewrite the rules of higher education

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme received a record 893 487 applications for the 2026 academic year

NSFAS receives nearly 900 000 applications, with women making up 66%

The student financial aid scheme said its appeals process would be open until 14 January

Projects like the Medupi and Kusile (above) power stations, which experienced extended timelines and higher-than-planned costs, highlight the complexities involved in large-scale infrastructure delivery within parts of South Africa’s public sector

The critical role of banks in unlocking the success of PPPs

For the economy to grow, it is imperative that the public and private sectors work together in a coordinated, transparent manner

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (GCIS)

Ramaphosa touts youth jobs drive as StatsSA data paints grim unemployment picture

The statistics agency’s youth report notes worsening joblessness, hunger and safety concerns among South Africa’s youth

Bias for academic qualifications over vocational training has led to an undersupply of skills in crucial areas such as equipping people to become artisans and entrepreneurs.

Skills gap devours young people’s dreams

Youth unemployment is a crisis but educational reforms have the potential to turn the rising tide

Parliament grills NSFAS over student funding failures

The funds annual budget is just under R50 billion

(John McCann/M&G)

Vocational education in the doldrums

The TVET colleges’ appalling results on vocational studies could jeopardise the three-stream model’s objectives

(John McCann/M&G)

TVET colleges need complete overhaul to quell slow growth trajectory

More needs to be done to raise the profile of technical and vocational education and training colleges and increase enrolments in the country

Many grade 12 learners do not cope with the pressures of preparing for the matric exams

2021 matrics set new record with a pass rate of 76.4%

Most bachelor passes and distinctions in the class of came from female learners

Schools are meant to reopen on Monday; the 2021 academic year for higher education institutions will begin only in March. (Photo: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP)

Education gets little attention in Sona, despite being badly affected by Covid

Ramaphosa says regaining learning time lost to the coronavirus pandemic will be a priority this year, but does not specify how

(Mail & Guardian)

Editorial: Nzimande’s shame is youth’s loss

Before Nzimande or anyone in government thinks of telling young people to “choose” TVET colleges again, they need to fix this sector

(John McCann)

How we should boost TVET colleges

A lack of policy coherence, course differentiation, and institutional capacity hinders these institutions

Dr Thabo Mashongoane, chief executive at the National Skills Authority

Approaches to reskilling in organisations

If the populace is not properly trained, the country will forever lag behind the rest of the world

President Cyril Ramaphosa said factors such as instability Eskom are among the reasons for lower economic activity. (David Harrison/M&G)

Everything Ramaphosa said about the economy in the Sona

The poor condition of state-owned enterprises remains a blight on growth forecasts

File photo by Paul Botes/M&G

Purpose, profit and progress

Studying further doesn’t have to mean academia — exploring the TVET option may yield good results