South African Students Congress (SASCO) has called for the cancellation of the National Student Financial Scheme (NSFAS) direct payment system, which was introduced in 2022, involving four companies facilitating the payment of student allowances. It says the payment of allowances to students should be managed by NSFAS internally without a[…]
African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says the many loud noises ahead of the country’s elections next month should not dishearten South Africans. He was speaking at the Presidential Gala Dinner that the ANC’s Progressive Business Forum organised in Kempton Park east of Johannesburg last night. Several ministers, business[…]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Six non-profit organizations have joined forces to combat violence against children in Delft, a high-risk area for youth. Molo Songololo Director, Patric Solomons, spoke to VOC Breakfast on Friday about their fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the community. “Two quarters ago, Delft had the highest murder[…]
By Ragheema Mclean The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is issuing a reminder to parents that the online application window for Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners for the 2025 school year will close at midnight tonight (12 April 2024). Speaking to VOC Breakfast on Friday morning, WCED spokesperson Bronagh[…]
“It’s a ceasefire negotiation and not a prisoner deal negotiation. The prisoner’s deal is one of the items to be negotiated. Why do we fall into the trap set by Netanyahu?” This is according to the Member of the Palestinian resistance group of Hamas in Gaza, Dr Basem Naim. The[…]
Higher education minister Blade Nzimande has dissolved the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) board. Nzimande announced his decision on Thursday after meeting with the organisation’s board as part of the interventions meant to improve the organisational efficiency and ensure it remains focused on its mandate. During the meeting Nzimande[…]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland have called for an immediate ceasefire in the besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza, Anadolu news agency reported. In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Lavrov and Wennesland met on Wednesday evening and discussed[…]
Gaza’s Health Ministry has said at least 63 Palestinians have been killed and 45 injured in Israeli attacks across the enclave in the past 24 hours. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said destruction in Khan Younis and damage to the medical sector was “disproportionate to anything one can imagine”[…]
Keeping the executive on its toes, and holding President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Cabinet to account, is one of the key responsibilities of Parliament. This duty rests on all 400 MPs, across party lines. With the sixth Parliament in the process of wrapping its work, opposition parties have given the[…]
The Israeli air force on Thursday conducted a drill targeting distant objectives as tensions escalate with Iran over a suspected attack by Tel Aviv on one of its consulates in Syria, Anadolu news agency reported. According to the news website Ynet, the Air Force held “a drill simulating attacks on targets located a[…]
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