The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has paid R1.3 billion in registration fees to universities on behalf of deserving students for the 2017 academic year. NSFAS says 78 000 new students have been approved and they are expecting to fund over 450 000 students in total. NSFAS spokesperson Kagisho[…]
The ANC planned to spend R50 million on a covert campaign targeting opposition parties in the 2016 local government elections, according to court papers filed in the High Court in Johannesburg. A covert team, initially known as the War Room, intended to “disempower DA and EFF campaigns” and set a[…]
South Africa remains on high alert following the recent outbreak of highly infectious typhoid in neighbouring Zimbabwe. But the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says this is only a precautionary measure because the chance of an outbreak in our country is slim. Kerrigan McCarthy, head of outbreak response at[…]
As team South Africa arrives after four days of robust discussions at the World Economic Forum, the team is satisfied that the right messages about the country as an investment destination were put out. Business, labour and government were united when talking to delegates at the WEF on matters around[…]
More than a week after the beginning of term 7 900 pupils have not found places in schools in the Western Cape, according to Western Cape education MEC Debbie Schafer. Noxolo Ntshuntshe and Samkelo Mjambo are among the parents who have not been able to find places for their children[…]
The Ad Hoc Committee probing the affairs of the SABC will resume on Friday to continue with a second day of deliberations on its working document. The Committee adjourned before seven o’ clock Thursday night. It will continue to look at the observations and recommendations listed in the working document.[…]
Terror suspect twins Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie are expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court Friday morning. The twins were arrested in July during raids in Newclare and face three counts of contravening the Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Act. According to their charge sheet,[…]
As the sun set on Wednesday evening, the sound of sirens and car hooters filled the air as a motorcade snaked its way through the streets of Ennerdale until it reached the Civic Centre in Lenasia South. The Ennerdale Joint Reaction unit and other community members headed towards a vigil[…]
The ad hoc committee looking into the fitness of the SABC board will begin deliberations on its draft parliamentary report on Thursday. Deliberations are set down from 10:00 to 17:00 in Parliament. The ad hoc committee’s working document, which highlights some of the preliminary findings from the nine days of[…]
The leaked report from the current Public Protector on the loan between Bankorp and the South African Reserve Bank has caused a stir. The deal dates back to 1985 when the Central bank bailed out Bankorp, which has since been acquired by ABSA. The leaked report recommends that ABSA pays[…]
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