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Student accommodation providers demand NSFAS address payments delays

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NSFAS Logo. Aggrieved student accommodation service providers have demanded NSFAS roadshow officials should address their payment issues collectively after they refused to be assisted individually. The service providers were holding a meeting with NSFAS today in Bloemfontein in the Free State today. They claim that they are owed money for housing students dating back to…

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24-year-old CPT man arrested for illegal possession of assault rifle

19 hours ago2 mins

SAPS AntiGangUnit confiscates an AK 47 assault rifle with ammo in Delft. A 24-year-old man has been arrested in N2 Gateway near Delft in Cape Town, for the illegal possession of an AK-47 assault rifle and ammunition. Police Spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says members of the Anti-Gang Unit followed up on information about a firearm being…

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Rwanda received migrants deported from the US earlier this month

20 hours ago3 mins

Migrants wait for a bus. Rwanda received seven migrants deported from the United States earlier this month, the government spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday, weeks after the two countries reached an agreement for the transfer of up to 250 people. “The first group of seven vetted migrants arrived in Rwanda in mid-August,” Rwandan…

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SANParks reopens Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area to the public

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Part of the Tsitsikamma reserve in the Garden Route. SANPARKS says it’s shifting from a fortress-style conservation effort to inclusivity for a renewed sense of hope for communities surrounding the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route National Park in the Western Cape. For years the park and locals have been in conflict over restrictions to…

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15 taxi drivers and owners interrogated after KZN taxi violence

21 hours ago4 mins

Fifteen taxi drivers and owners have been taken in for questioning following a police operation after one e-hailing service driver was assaulted and another was shot at in KwaDabeka near Pinetown in Kwazulu Natal.  A taxi-owner who allegedly fired the shot presented himself at the police station, accompanied by his attorney.  E-hailing Council says the…

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Santaco halts operations in Ekurhuleni, commuters left stranded

22 hours ago2 mins

Taxis at a rank in Gauteng Taxi commuters in different parts of Ekurhuleni such as Germiston and Katlehong are without transport until further notice following taxi association Santaco’s halting of their operations in the area. The taxi association is not happy with the impounding of vehicles by officials. The minibus taxi body has urged government…

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Western Cape education dept. promises 35,000 teaching jobs for 2026

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Stock image of a learner in class. The Western Cape education department estimates they will be able to provide over 35,000 teaching posts for 2026, with schools expected to receive their staff establishments tomorrow. It says the Basket of Posts allocation for 2025 will remain unchanged next year after consultations with unions and school governing…

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Joburg Public Safety conducting a sting operation on the M1

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Members of SAPS, Traffic Police. Johannesburg’s Public Safety Department is currently conducting a sting operation on the M1 road near Killarney Mall. The aim is to enforce traffic regulations. Member of the Mayoral Committee for Public Safety Mgcini Tshwaku, says their focus is on taxis, buses, and scholar transport. Tshwaku has encouraged motorists to work…

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We’re re-looking at strategies to curb violence in W Cape: Masemola

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Taxi warfare in Western Cape, sees taxi riddled with bullets. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says they’re re-looking at strategies to deal with the ongoing taxi-violence and gang-related shooting incidents in the Western Cape. Masemola was speaking on the second day of the 27th Interpol conference currently underway in Cape Town. He says over 200…

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Sassa gearing up to roll out new biometric enrolment system next week

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File image of biometric scanning. The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) is gearing up for a major rollout next Monday, with around 80% of offices expected to implement a new Beneficiary Biometric Enrolment system. It’s designed to curb fraud and strengthen the integrity of the grant system. The initiative marks a significant step in…

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