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The Minister of Higher Education Dr Blade Nzimande visited South Cape TVET College to hand over laptops to NSFAS-funded students. This laptop initiative has been in the making since last year April.

Following a recent announcement by Premier Alan Winde, that the Western Cape has now entered the third wave of Covid-19 infections, Stellenbosch University has outlined the steps it intends to take in order to curb Covid-19.

The Department of Education in Gauteng says about 20 schools have been closed interchangeably between 1-3 days since February, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The province is experiencing the third wave of Covid infections.
 

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has revealed that it will avail more almost three hundred of it's final year nursing students to assist with administering Covid-19 vaccine in throughout the province. The country is currently in phase 2 of the national vaccine rollout.

The College of Cape Town Management team has released a statement on how NSFAS funding will be allocated to all eligible students for the year 2021. They've also given answers to how much NSFAS beneficiaries will receive as allowances.

The Cape Peninsula University of Technology has become the first tertiary institution in the country to open it's vaccination centre to cater to their very own staff and students.

Nelson Mandela University has suspended contact classes on its campuses in Gqeberha due to a rise in Covid-19 infections. The Tshwane University of Technology announced the same motion this week.

The Tswane University of Technology has announced that they will be suspending all contact classes following the death of one of it's students due to Covid-19 related complications.

The University of South Africa better known to many by its acronym Unisa is one of South Africa's biggest university. It is also the largest Open Distance Learn And below here are some of the benefits that come with studying through the university.

The Department of Education in the Northern Cape has announced that it will be closing down schools in the province following a sharp increase in cases of Covid-19 infection.

The National Teachers' Organisation of South Africa has voiced its concerns as teachers prepare for their vaccine jab following the arrival of half a million doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. 

The National Professional Teacher's Organisation, what we know as NAPTOSA, has welcomed a decision by the Department of Basic Education to cancel mid-year exams for Grade 12 pupils. This is being done to afford learners more class time. 

In it's efforts to modernize and improve the quality of education in disadvantaged parts of the province, the Department of Basic Education in Kwa-Zulu Natal has launched a pilot program to modernize 54 of its primary schools. With us moving into the Fourth Industrial Revolution, this is a step in the right direction.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is warning beneficiaries to be alert and on the lookout for fraudsters who have come up with methods of scamming them of their payouts. From time to time you will find these criminals preying on vulnerable citizens.

President Cyril Ramaphosa presented the presidential employment stimulus budget on Wednesday. Here, he revealed that over 500 000 people have directly benefited from the program since its launch eight months ago and that billions will now be allocated so that the programme can continue.

School learner admissions for 2022 in the Western Cape are still underway. The Minister of Education in the Western Cape has released an official statement in which she reassures parents not to panic as the process of learner admissions for 2022 is still ongoing.  

The National Lotteries Commission has donated R4 million in funds to the University of Cape Town. This comes after the university was affected by wildfires that blazed throughout the city's Table Mountain in April.

It's time for the South African youth to consider alternative ways of seeking and keeping employment. This appears to be the case as it seems more of the country's youth is unable to secure employment.

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The Western Cape Department of Education is now preparing primary school learners for the upcoming return of full-time daily attendance on the 26th of July. This return will also mark the beginning of the third term of the 2021 school year.

Department of Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, recently visited a vaccine center to receive her jab on Tuesday. Both her and the Higher Education Minister, Blade Nzimande, are now vaccinated.