SA education system fails global test

Okuhle Hlati|Published

Dismal performance in maths and science shows urgent need for educational reform.

Newspaper ban for 2024 matric results

Okuhle Hlati|Published

The IR has directed that the department should not publish the results of the 2025 matriculants if the Enforcement Notice instructions are not complied with.

Unemployment rate improves to 32. 1% but more still needs to done, economists caution

Okuhle Hlati|Published

The largest increases in employment were observed in the Eastern Cape with 83,000 followed by 75,000 in the Western Cape and 69,000 in the North West.

Daniel Smit sentenced to life for murder of Klawer teen Jerobejin van Wyk

Okuhle Hlati|Published

Judge Hayley Slingers also ordered that the 58-year-old should not be eligible for parole until he has served two-thirds of his sentence.

Two men sentenced to life for raping pregnant e-hailing driver

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During the trial, the duo pleaded not guilty, claiming that the encounter had been consensual. The two men were sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a ...

MPs demand answers over millions set to better NSFAS ICT

Okuhle Hlati|Published

Embattled NSFAS appeared before the committee on Wednesday to provide an update on funding of students for the 2024 academic year and progress in resolving some ...

Western Cape braces for more havoc

Okuhle Hlati|Published

Thousands more people in the Cape could be left homeless this week, adding to the 5,000 already displaced when gale force winds accompanied by heavy downpours destroyed ...

Exclusive Books ‘sets the record straight’

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The store said it was sensitive to the current global issues transpiring between Israel and Palestine as it believed that they provided a diverse range of perspectives ...

Allowances to be paid directly: NSFAS begins process to terminate fintech firms’ contracts

Okuhle Hlati|Published

NSFAS has already begun the process for the migration of the students allowance payment system starting with the TVET cohort and university students will continue ...

Health department warns public about increasing MPox and Flu cases

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Mohale urged the public and communities to support those who tested positive for Mpox to take treatment and those with suspected symptoms to go for screening and ...

Ex-NSFAS board chair Khosa ‘cleared’ on fraud claims

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A report by Tshisevhe Attorneys Incorporated on fraud and corruption allegations by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has reportedly cleared former NSFAS board ...

Drama as Nzimande dissolves NSFAS Board

Okuhle Hlati|Published

Decision to dissolve the board follows the resignation of the entity’s chairperson. NSFAS is now under administration.

Mantashe challenges business leaders at energy indaba

Okuhle Hlati|Published

A task team inclusive of private sector energy players has been set up to strategise over gas supply as well as its availability in efforts to avert the “gas cliff”, ...

Ramaphosa says govt removing obstacles to mining sector

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured investors that the South African government is addressing blockages, including energy and port challenges, that are hampering ...

Students call for Blade to get the chop

Yogashen Pillay and Okuhle Hlati|Published

The embattled National Student Financial Aid Scheme was still “concluding” the process of clearing the 20,000 outstanding 2023 allowance disbursements on Monday ...

Concern raised as NSFAS scrambles to pay 20,000 student allowances

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The entity has faced much criticism over its mandate including from parliament as it was marred by IT challenges, corruption allegations and overdue payments.

Home Affairs services to be rolled out to more banks

Karen Singh and Okuhle Hlati|Published

Parliament’s portfolio committee on home affairs has hailed commitments to roll out Home Affairs services to more banks.

No quick fix: ‘NSFAS needs to be re-imagined’

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OPINION: Higher education expert and former Universities South Africa chief executive Professor Ahmed Bawa believes the National Student Financial Aid Scheme needs ...

Mantashe slams environmental NGOs

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Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has blamed environmental organisations who are against the exploration of fossil fuels for some companies moving ...

Off the tracks: 8,600 rail incidents recorded in last year

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Safety-related incidents including vandalism of the railway system have seen an increase in South Africa, with about 8,600 incidents reported in the last year, according ...

Koeberg headache for Ramokgopa

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Hours after Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa expressed deep concern about the performance of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, Eskom announced that it ...

Municipalities owed over R290 billion, says Treasury

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Money owed to municipalities across the country for services provided to consumers has increased to a staggering R294. 7 billion and not all of it is realistically ...

NSFAS to go ahead with direct payment

Okuhle Hlati|Published

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme will forge ahead with its direct payment of allowances to students through their bank cards despite conceding that the ...

Provinces urged to be on high alert amid cholera outbreak

Okuhle Hlati and Yogashen Pillay|Published

As health experts cautioned that “every case of diarrhoea be treated like cholera until proven otherwise”, provinces have been urged to institute surveillance amid ...

Nzimande to make Unisa findings public

Okuhle Hlati|Published

While it’s not clear when exactly Nzimande intends to make the report public, among the first recipients will be National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula ...