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Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has previously stressed that SETAs should no longer be viewed as grant-disbursing agencies or bursary administrators but as strategic economic institutions responsible for aligning workplace learning with industry demand.
THE EDITORS INTERVIEW

Manamela bets on SETAs overhaul to tackle youth joblessness

In an exclusive sit-down with The National, Manamela reveals his plans to overhaul a skills system that has barely changed since 2000 — and what comes next.

  • Siphelele Dludla
6 min read
Climate education and curriculum reform must become foundational investments if South Africa is to prepare young people for a just transition and a growing green economy.
CLIMATE CHANGE

Invest in descendants: curriculum is seed capital for a net-zero economy

Climate education and curriculum reform must become foundational investments if South Africa is to prepare young people for a just transition and a growing green economy.

  • Zimasa Vazi
5 min read
ADvTECH Group CEO Geoff Whyte
ADVTECH

Advtech reports strong interim growth with margins rising to 22%

Advtech's latest financial results reflect a strong position in the education sector with 16% interim earnings growth. Discover how robust enrolment figures and improved debtor…

  • Edward West
3 min read
Admission policies for schools in the Western Cape have come under fire by MPs.
EDUCATION

Who gets into Western Cape schools?

Parliament is scrutinising Western Cape admissions after concerns over potentially discriminatory criteria.

  • Ntsikelelo Qoyo
5 min read
The untapped potential of South Africa's young learners is often overshadowed by socio-economic barriers that hinder their brilliance, the writer says.
EDUCATION

The silent brain drain: how educational inequality stifles South Africa’s future scientists

South Africa’s educational landscape is marred by inequality, leaving countless talented individuals unrecognised, and this requires systemic changes to protect and nurture…

  • Dr Rakeshnie Ramoutar-Prieschl
6 min read