Education: South Africa

• National Qualifications Framework Act: Regulations: Quality assurance of private colleges for continuing education and training, offering GFET Qualifications Sub-framework registered qualifications; accreditation of private assessment bodies.
• Gender-Free Toilets for Trans Pupils: 'Learners' to Replace 'Boys' and 'Girls' in Proposed Gender Policy for School by Prega Govender. Sunday Times Page 7.
• Basic Education - SA Still Struggles to Fulfil a Rights Covenant Mandela Signed in 1994.
• It takes active citizenry to get good schools.

Higher Education

• Universities to Ramp Up Counselling as Depression Takes Heavy Toll on Students by Suthentira Govender. Sunday Times Page 7,
• Don't Seek Money for Research at the Cost of Levelling the Educational Playing Field: Universities Should Fund Research Through Money They Raise Themselves by McGlory Speckman. Sunday Times Page 22.
• HE lending agencies call for protective legislation.
• South Africa is wasting billions on ‘soft’ degrees.

Language and Literacy

• Marrying technology and home language boosts maths and science learning.

Open Education and Open Educational Resources

• Participant Experiences and Financial Impacts: Findings from Year 2 of Achieving the Dream’s OER Degree Initiative.

Technology Enhanced Learning

• FutureLearn launches fully online BA.