Sinoyolo Nkilana, who lives with a bullet in his waist, is ready to study at the University of Fort Hare in Dikeni, thanks to education MEC Fundile Gade’s generosity.Ntabankulu-born Nkilana’s hopes of going to the university dwindled when his parents were unable to raise the registration fee of R3,500.
In Part 2, we present the report cards for each province for the Matric Class of 2023. By comparing provinces to each other on all indicators, we can comment on their relative performance.
Eastern Cape head of education department Dr Soyisile Nuku has died. Nuku died after a short illness, several sources within the department confirmed to the Dispatch on Wednesday evening. The Dispatch understands that Nuku's death was confirmed by MEC Fundile Gade to the department's top management on Wednesday afternoon.
Nelson Mandela Bay’s class of 2023 brought some of the Madiba Magic to the department of education’s top achiever awards on Friday, raking in eight accolades at the prestigious awards ceremony at the East London ICC.