The Citizen reports that the Department of Higher Education and Training posted a link on the SA Government Facebook page on Monday for 2018 matriculants to use to browse the list of registered private higher education institutions and the courses they were qualified to offer.   Source: Latest News

Cape Argus reports that to ease the workload for teachers this year, the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has launched an app.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that a 31-year-old alleged police killer has been arrested and is due to appear in court on charges of murder, armed robbery and possession of an unlicensed firearm.   Source: Latest News

The Star reports that the National Teachers’ Union (Natu) has questioned the ingenuity of progressing learners to matric if the majority of them were barred from writing the full final exam.   Source: Latest News

SowetanLive reports that a Bronkhorstspruit security guard was stripped down to his underwear and forced to walk 3km in the rain after his supervisor caught him sleeping on the job.   Source: Latest News

ANA reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday that more than 200 newly qualified nurses finishing their community service at state hospitals in Gauteng were not being absorbed into permanent posts as had happened previously.   Source: Latest News

TimesLive reports that social work and nursing rank highest on the list of popular courses at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) as the institution readies to welcome thousands of first-time students in 2019.   Source: Latest News

SABC News reports that the Department of Higher Education and Training is due to release its new critical skills list in April this year.   Source: Latest News

SABC News writes that according to the Rustenburg Chamber of Commerce, mass retrenchments on the platinum belt will cost the country’s economy more than one billion rand per month in the new year.   Source: Latest News

EWN reports that according to the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) all the praise around the improvement in the matric results was a celebration of mediocrity.   Source: Latest News