Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotichttps://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationMonday Apr 20 2026 21:59:49Sunday Apr 19 2026 08:57:36Fixtures and results from this weekend’s schools rugby matches around South Africa.https://www.news24.com/sport/rugby/wrap-schools-rugby-weekend-fixtures-20260417-1324Sunday Apr 19 2026 08:57:36In the heart of the Cape Flats, a 6-year-old girl is proving that age is no obstacle to making a meaningful impact.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/good-news/cape-flats-grade-r-girl-aids-blind-parents-who-want-to-see-her-school-dream-come-true-20260414-1149Wednesday Apr 15 2026 17:31:27Six-year-old Tlotlo Tsheka, a Grade 2 pupil at SPARK Witpoortjie, is turning imagination into impact, publishing three books and launching a literacy mission to inspire other children to read, write, and dream bigger.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/good-news/meet-the-six-year-old-author-whos-turned-storytelling-into-a-business-20260331-0655Wednesday Apr 01 2026 12:21:28A grassroots project is helping South African schools turn unused land into food gardens, empowering pupils with nutrition knowledge while tackling food insecurity through sustainable, self-sufficient systems.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/good-news/empty-plots-turned-into-thriving-gardens-how-a-pretoria-project-feeds-young-minds-20260331-0690Wednesday Apr 01 2026 12:21:07One of South Africa's most established school hockey tournaments is set to return later this month, with the St Mary's Waverley Hockey Festival taking place from 25 to 29 March at St Mary's School, Waverley, in Johannesburg.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/schools-hub/st-marys-hockey-festival-returns-for-26th-edition-with-32-schools-set-to-compete-20260314-0476Monday Mar 16 2026 06:11:34A heartwarming video posted by the Alta du Toit School of a boy with cerebral palsy being gifted his dream police uniform has gone viral, reminding many South Africans of the power of a simple act of kindness.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/good-news/dream-delivered-doctors-surprise-for-pupil-with-cerebral-palsy-goes-viral-20260219-0451Tuesday Mar 03 2026 08:31:08A Grade R teacher from McGregor Primary School has captured hearts after photographs of her carrying two pupils through flooded school corridors went viral on Facebook following heavy rainfall in the Western Cape on Monday afternoon.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/good-news/cape-teacher-praised-after-carrying-two-pupils-through-flooded-corridors-20260212-0373Thursday Feb 12 2026 08:24:26Cape Town teacher Charnelle Arendse has given her all to Hanover Park, and has now been named one of 50 finalists for the 2026 GEMS Education Global Teacher Prize from more than 5 000 applicants worldwide.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/good-news/watch-meet-the-teacher-winning-global-accolades-from-her-hanover-park-classroom-20260211-0464Wednesday Feb 18 2026 07:42:43Karabo Mpuru and Yu-Yao Chen are celebrating a remarkable achievement after both were awarded third prizes at the Taiwan International Science Fair this month.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/good-news/girl-power-on-the-global-stage-two-sa-pupils-win-bronze-at-science-fair-in-taiwan-20260210-1059Thursday Feb 12 2026 08:11:43Andrew Holtzhausen went from writing a matric maths exam to completing his finals from a hospital bed after emergency surgery.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/schools-hub/determined-matric-pupil-writes-exams-from-hospital-less-than-a-day-after-surgery-20260118-0919Sunday Jan 18 2026 15:19:55In April 2025, 18-year-old James Prins found himself in ICU for a burst appendix, not knowing whether he would make it out. Fast-forward to January and James was named SACS’s dux scholar with eight distinctions and an aggregate of 95.7% – and he also aced three A-level exams written at the same time.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/good-news/top-matric-survived-burst-appendix-to-write-a-levels-and-nsc-and-got-95-20260115-1092Wednesday Jan 28 2026 09:08:36When partially sighted Tebatso Mokonyane was in Grade 1 at a mainstream school, his peers mocked him because he struggled to see the chalkboard.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/education/matricresults/blindness-couldnt-stop-tebatso-mokonyane-from-achieving-academic-excellence-20260112-0824Monday Jan 12 2026 13:44:50Viral videos of a five-year-old boy with spina bifida showing off his dance moves at his graduation ceremony have caught the attention of a leading wheelchair manufacturer and distributor, which has now stepped in to provide him with a new custom-made set of wheels.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/good-news/five-year-old-boy-with-spina-bifida-gets-custom-made-wheels-after-dance-moves-go-viral-20251217-0450Wednesday Dec 17 2025 08:15:22Sixteen-year-old equestrian vaulter Ashley Lupondo is preparing to re-enter the competitive season following a difficult performance at the FEI Junior World Vaulting Championships and a year marked by significant financial strain, training limitations and high expectations.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/schools-hub/equestrian-vaulter-16-aims-for-new-heights-after-historic-international-debut-20251210-0590Wednesday Dec 10 2025 09:50:28A Kingswood College matric pupil has turned a small flower business into a lifeline for a Makhanda children’s home, raising R35 000 to transform young lives.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/news/matric-pupils-flower-business-raises-r35k-to-renovate-childrens-home-in-makhanda-20251209-0431Tuesday Dec 09 2025 15:09:57From rural classrooms to urban schools, the Tangible EdTech Awards recognise the inspiring educators making coding fun, accessible and life-changing for pupils across South Africa.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/schools-hub/sas-innovators-awarded-for-bringing-coding-to-classrooms-without-computers-20251207-0794Tuesday Dec 09 2025 13:04:25The 2024 Thrive by Five Index showed that 58% of children aged four to five are falling behind, and the majority of those enrolled in early learning programmes are not yet on track in key areas of development by the age of four.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/good-news/in-rural-free-state-a-digital-learning-project-is-helping-close-sas-early-learning-gap-20251105-0697Wednesday Nov 05 2025 11:38:09Despite the country’s relative wealth, South Africa has shockingly high levels of childhood malnutrition and stunting. Here is a small team that has made it their business to bring solutions to the table and get nutritious meals to the children of farm workers in the Western Cape.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/good-news/you-cannot-teach-a-hungry-child-why-pebbles-kitchen-feeds-2-000-young-tummies-a-day-20251009-0473Thursday Oct 09 2025 07:54:24Two young siblings from Johannesburg are proving that talent and determination can run in the family.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/schools-hub/joburg-karate-siblings-make-their-mark-on-the-world-stage-20251006-0529Tuesday Oct 14 2025 09:24:13South Africa’s retail sector is preparing for a seismic shift with the launch in Sandton, Gauteng, of the School of Retail Management and Leadership, touted as a “first of its kind” institution.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/schools-hub/does-sa-need-a-retail-school-new-institution-set-to-professionalise-sector-20251005-0965Monday Oct 13 2025 10:25:28