In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, many South African schools now offer the option of online learning, but what are the comparative costs...?
A growing number of parents with children at fee-paying public schools are finding they can no longer afford school fees, putting further pressure on government's budget allocation for basic education...
Following a year dominated by Covid-19 with its knock-on economic effects, back-to-school 2021 looks different from previous years. Salary cuts and retrenchments have affected many South Africans, and as a result, many parents are more cash-strapped than ever before. These are some of the changes we anticipate, with tips on how parents can navigate this expensive annual exercise...
Kerry Sutherland 25 Nov 2020
Distance education was perhaps considered to be a bland and uninspiring learning journey back in the 1980s - virtually incomparable to today's distance education model, which has been transformed into a very rich and rewarding learning experience...
Professor Zaheer Hamid 13 Jul 2020
Here are 10 hits from Africa and its diaspora that made waves internationally this year, which are all available on Showmax...
Women still aren't fully represented in higher education in Kenya and South Africa, despite changes in law and policy over the years....
Beatrice Akala 5 Nov 2019
91% of 1845 recently polled South Africans considered education key to their future success. 77% believed a qualification made people more employable. 92% believed their children would need more than one qualification to ensure gainful employment. These findings emerged from a recent survey commissioned by Goal Manager _Education.pdf Sanlam and executed by Ova to You...
Women often talk about power in all sorts of contexts, but do we actually know what our power is? This is the question posed by Alana James, chief executive officer of The Sunflower Fund...
Nicci Botha 19 Aug 2019
South African parents are all too familiar with the monthly debit order or regular payment for children's school fees. Educating your children is one of the most important things you'll ever do for them, but have you ever stopped to work out how much each day at school actually costs?
Shea Karssing 12 Jun 2019
According to newly released research from the United Nations University, post-secondary education and research aimed at tackling the global water crisis is concentrated in wealthy countries rather than the poorer, developing places where it is most needed...
Here's a list of seven of the best local hits on Showmax this month...
Issued by Showmax 29 Apr 2019
The Association for Communication and Advertising NPC (ACA) has announced that it is selling its shareholding in the AAA School of Advertising (AAA) to Richfield Holdings...
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has told MPs that it could encounter difficulties if President Jacob Zuma decided it should also cater for the so-called "missing middle" in the 2018 academic year...
Bianca Capazorio 30 Nov 2017
A partnership between agricultural company, Villa, and academic institution, Monash South Africa promises to lend a new face to agricultural higher education in South Africa...
Lynette Louw 24 Nov 2017
The medium-term budget policy statement, presented a mere two weeks ago, has been thrown into question as a joint team from the Treasury and the Office of the President comb through it, looking for R40bn in expenditure cuts to fund free higher education...
Carol Paton 13 Nov 2017
Fees need to be hiked regardless of whether education is free or not, to take account of the economic realities facing higher education institutions, Department of Higher Education director-general Gwebinkundla Qonde says...
Tamar Kahn 9 Nov 2017
The long-awaited university fees commission report is expected to be released by President Jacob Zuma this week, but a leaked version of it saying that free education is unfeasible has already sparked fear of more student protests...
Michelle Gumede and Karl Gernetzky 30 Oct 2017
The Higher Education Transformation Network (HETN) has called on President Jacob Zuma to "urgently" release the final report of the Fees Commission...
Nomahlubi Jordaan 11 Oct 2017
The ANC's proposal to provide free tertiary education for poor people from 2018 was unlikely to placate students, Universities SA have warned...
Bekezela Phakathi 4 Aug 2017
Standard Bank is supporting a new crowdfunding initiative aimed at significantly enhancing access to education for students countrywide...
Against the background of Youth Month and the national crisis in higher education, Inyathelo, the South African Institute for Advancement in Cape Town, has released its Annual Survey of Philanthropy in Higher Education in local universities...
The University of Johannesburg has raised R147m to fund students in the missing middle...
Michelle Gumede 29 May 2017
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, Connie September, has voiced her satisfaction with the national plan on Post-School Education in the country...
Advocacy organisation Equal Education (EE) made an impassioned plea for the provision of free, quality higher education at the fees commission on Wednesday, saying SA had an abundance of resources that were mismanaged...
Michelle Gumede 17 Mar 2017
Business Unity SA (Busa) says free higher education is not sustainable and business cannot carry its costs alone, given the low levels of economic growth...
Michelle Gumede 10 Mar 2017
Government has contributed over R4 billion towards covering university fee increases, says Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande...
There is no such thing as free education - someone has to pay...
The state should consider a graduate tax to tackle the funding challenges faced by most students at tertiary institutions, UCT vice-chancellor Max Price has said...
Bekezela Phakathi 28 Feb 2017
Cipla SA, South Africa's third largest pharmaceutical company, is encouraging all students in their first, second or third/final year, who want to make a difference in the world by becoming a part of the pharmaceutical industry, to apply for a bursary at the company...
Issued by Cipla 14 Feb 2017
The University of SA (Unisa) will have to raise R134m if it wants to meet workers' demands...
Michelle Gumede 30 Jan 2017
The Department of Higher Education and Training has left it to universities to decide whether to register students with historical debt who are not funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)...
Khulekani Magubane 27 Jan 2017
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has paid R1.3 billion to 26 public universities for registration fees for qualifying students...
Even the poorest university students will have to find a way to pay back the money lent to them for their fees or risk getting nailed by the taxman...
SA must not deceive itself with the idea of free higher education and should focus on finding a workable model, statistician-general Pali Lehohla says...
As much as there is uncertainty about what the outcome of the current Fees Must Fall campaign will be, student loans are still an option for many of our youth...
Andrew Cross 14 Nov 2016
Somerset Lakes lifestyle estate, located in Somerset West, Cape Town, plans to offer free private schooling at Reddam House Somerset with each property purchased from the developer from October 2016...
Books, pens, uniforms and miscellaneous - harried parents throughout SA have forked out thousands of rand in the run-up to the third term of the government school year, which kicks off on Monday...
Colleen Goko 18 Jul 2016
Perspective Publications has launched the first in a global series of quarterly journals covering humanitarian-related news on issues impacting the continent of Africa...
This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Kgomotso G Mautloa, the young entrepreneur who is also owner and creative director of Green Robot Design...
Leigh Andrews 28 Jun 2016
The average annual cost of an undergraduate course of study in South Africa is R30,000. This includes living expenses and tuition for an average student...
Hicks Crawford 19 Feb 2016
Through its disruptive learning model that combines peer-based learning, quality teaching and technology, the independent African School for Excellence is proving...
President Barack Obama only finished paying off his student loan eight years ago. This demonstrates the massive commitment that comes with going into debt to pay for your studies.
Students who fail to find a job soon after graduating, or allow their student-loan debt to increase, could be burdened by decades-old debt well into their 50s.
In order to find meaningful employment, children require a sound basis in schooling that readies them for tertiary education, says Scott Field, chief financial officer at FedGroup.
An incredible 53% of working mothers in South Africa are single, according to the Old Mutual Savings and Investment Monitor stats released in July this year. Traditionally women relied on the financial support of their partners, but trends indicate the strong need for women, particularly single mothers, to take more responsibility for their financial situation.
Old Mutual has launched the SmartMAX Education Plan website to connect with parents of young children in an engaging, innovative way. The website offers various useful tools for planning and budgeting for education, as well as tools for fun events like baby showers and birthday parties.
Confidence levels among South Africa's 3000 graduate professionals have deteriorated in the second quarter of the year, reports The Citizen. Confidence in the country's healthcare system, was just 46% down from 50% in the previous quarter and the reason appears to be on-going discussions over the introduction of a National Health Insurance scheme.