University students across the country will protest against tuition fee increases in what they call a National Day of Action campaign on Wednesday. The students will be marching against the fee hikes of various institutions set for 2016. The South African Students Congress (Sasco) called on all students to embark[…]
Rhodes University in Grahamstown has shut as students’ protests over fee increases for next year spreads across the country. Rhodes SRC president Zikisa Maqubela said: “Students are protesting (about the) minimum initial payment, which means students are required to pay 50 percent of the fees. This means if students live[…]
Social justice advocacy group Black Sash has welcomed a R10 mid-year increase on social grants by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa), but has warned that the additional funds will do little alleviant the strain on beneficiaries. The increase is set to benefit roughly 16.4 million grant recipients from[…]
Eskom’s request for an additional increase in electricity prices has been declined by the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) on Monday. Making the announcement in Pretoria before assembled media and officials, chairperson Jacob Modise said there were several reasons as to why Nersa has turned down the application. “Some[…]
Despite getting a salary increase of R130 000 annually, or 5%, President Jacob Zuma insists he is sensitive to the country’s social and economic conditions. In response to media reports that he would now be getting a salary of more than R2.7m a year, Zuma said he has opted on[…]
The Western Cape has seen a steady increase in baby abandonment over the last three years, according to the provinces MEC for Social Development, Albert Fritz. The increase compromises five cases in 2014, as well as a further three cases so far this year. The most recent incident is that[…]
The SA Post Offices (Sapo) annual rates increase has occurred without much publicity both through the media and at Post Offices around South Africa. The increases took effect on April 1, with most basic postal services increasing by between 30c and 70c. Sapo did not publish any press release and[…]
The petrol price will increase by R1.62 a litre from Wednesday, the energy department said. The price on 95 octane petrol would increase by R1.62 in Gauteng and R1.60 on the coast, according to a statement on Friday. In Gauteng the price per litre of 93 octane petrol would increase[…]
Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) benefits are set to increase, Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant said on Saturday. “The prudent investment of your funds by the UIF management and the board means that government is now in a position to increase unemployment insurance benefits from the current eight months to a year,”[…]
Walmer Estate residents are worried about an increase in criminal activity in the area, following three armed robberies in two weeks. On two occasions, a cigarette delivery van was hijacked and robbed while delivering at local shops. On Sunday late afternoon, a female resident was attacked and her car was[…]
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