NSFAS administrators registering students. 1 minute The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has urged landlords of private student accommodation to verify whether a student is registered with the scheme before providing them with accommodation. The financial aid scheme faced a myriad of challenges this year, which include the non-payment of private student accommodation, resulting…
[File photo] IPSS Medical Rescue 1 minute A seven-year-old child is in critical condition after reportedly being assaulted by the stepfather at a farm in oThongathi, north of Durban. The man, who is now wanted, is said to have disappeared with a three-year-old child. IPSS Search and Rescue Spokesperson, Samantha Myrick says, “The child was…
Court gavel 1 minute Twenty-six illegal miners are expected to appear in the Stilfontein Magistrate’s court near Klerksdorp in the North West on Friday. They were arrested this week after four resurfaced at Margaret Shaft while another 22 also emerged from Buffelsfontein Shaft number 10. They are facing charges of trespassing and contravention of the…
2 minutes The Information Regulator has filed an urgent application to halt the annual publishing of the Matric Results in newspapers. The case is expected to be heard on the 7th of January just days before the results of the Class of 2024 will be released. The information Regulator, earlier, issued an enforcement notice on…
Firefighters battle fire at the Joe Slovo Informal Settlement in Langa on December 26, 2024 2 minutes Another shack fire has ravaged informal dwellings on the Cape Flats. The City of Cape Town says they’ve responded to a fire last night in the Joe Slovo informal settlement in Langa. Hundreds of shacks have been gutted…
SA police ‘arrest’ banner 2 minutes A 28-year-old man has been arrested on a charge of statutory rape after a 13-year-old girl gave birth on Christmas Day at the Seshego Hospital. The man is alleged to have impregnated the teenager. The thirteen-year-old is one of 31 teenagers who delivered babies at a Limpopo public hospital…
2 minutes Police in KwaZulu-Natal have launched a manhunt for suspects who shot and killed three men in the KwaMpondo area of Dabhazi, Nongoma. The shooting incident is said to have occurred during the early hours of this morning. The attack comes ahead of a visit by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu tomorrow. He will be visiting…
Workers harvest spinach at a farm 2 minutes Five emerging farmers in Odendaalsrus have accused land reform and rural development officials in the Free State of corruption. They say they’ve been living under the threat of eviction from the Melkkraal farm since 2019. The farmers say officials have already given someone the bigger portion of…
Some members of the Mxiyani royal family pictured during their visit to their ancestors’ graves in the Kruger National Park. 2 minutes As the festive season reaches its peak, many families across the country are observing their cultural traditions. For some, this includes visiting the graves of their departed loved ones. One such family is…
Land is seen alongside the Liesbeek river in Cape Town, South Africa 02 June 2021. 1 minute The contentious issue of land in South Africa is back in the spotlight. This as the Nelson Mandela Foundation has launched a Constitutional challenge premised on the state’s failure to comply diligently and without delay with Section 25(5) of the…
