NSFAS is facing backlash form service providers about non-payment. Some frustrated landlords in Kimberley in the Northern Cape are accusing Sol Plaatje University and NSFAS of victimisation and failing to honour their contractual agreements. [LISTEN] Landlords threaten to evict university and TVET students following failures by NSFAS to make payments towards their accommodation #sabcnews #updateatnoon…
Empty bed inside of a healthcare facility. South African Human Rights and Social Justice Activist, Mark Heywood says the country’s healthcare system has reached a crisis point and requires immediate government intervention. This comes as the country’s public health system faces a worsening crisis with staff shortages, shrinking budgets and mounting debt. Heywood has outlined…
A delegate stands near a banner during the 55th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 18, 2022. Some political analysts are questioning why the ANC will start attaching real consequences for underperforming councillors at this point when the party has failed to…
African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa. ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled the Service Delivery Action Plan to thousands of the party’s councillors at the FNB stadium outside Soweto. The plan seeks to revitalise local government that is facing serious service delivery failures. It is aimed at addressing water crisis in some municipalities, fixing…
Pregnant woman. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has raised concerns over the high levels of teenage pregnancies in the province. Over 23 000 cases were reported from January to December last year in Gauteng. 521 babies were delivered by girls between the ages of 10 and 14. About 4 840 girls between the ages…
An Uber logo is shown on a vehicle. The Transport Department has introduced a number of regulations for e-hailing services, which include the branding of all e-hailing vehicles. This follows the department’s publication of the National Land Transport Amendment Act on Friday. The Act introduces e-hailing services as a recognised mode of public transport. The…
An inmate is escorted out. The lawyer for the family of Leigh Matthews, who was kidnapped and killed in 2004, says her convicted killer Donovan Moodley has been recommended for parole by the parole board. Moodley abducted Matthews from Bond University and held her captive and demanded ransom. He pleaded guilty the following year. However,…
FILE | Residents of Westbury, Coronationville, Newlands and surrounding communities block roads with burning tyres, rocks and branches during a protest over water shortage in Johannesburg Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says they are doing everything possible to restore water in affected areas amid decaying infrastructure. Some residents have endured prolonged water outages, sparking violent protests…
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has admitted that service delivery in the City of Johannesburg could be better. Mbalula’s comments come as residents in and around Johannesburg have been battling water shortages under the mayorship of Dada Morero. Speaking to SABC News at the FNB stadium ahead of the ANC’s roll call…
The ID scanning device, also called the zip-zip machine is used to confirm the registration status of a voter. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has tabled a private member’s bill in Parliament to amend the Electoral Act of 1998. The proposed legislation aims to automatically register all South African citizens on the national voters’ roll…
