NSFAS Logo. 3 minutes The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it has provisionally funded more than 600,000 eligible students at various universities for the 2025 academic year. More than 200,000 students have been fully funded. The scheme was giving an update on the status of NSFAS applications for this year before the Select…
Workers are seen building housing units at a construction site as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown regulations ease in Fleurhof, near Johannesburg, South Africa, October 6, 2020. 2 minutes Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson says they are working to ensure that Expanded Public Works Programme becomes a vehicle for skills transfer and offering recipients…
Executive Mayor Dada Morero 2 minutes The City of Johannesburg says it has already taken steps towards establishing a comprehensive Climate Action Plan by planting trees around the City. Speaking at a four-day summit on Urban Forestry in Bryanston, north of Johannesburg, Executive Mayor Dada Morero says these initiatives focus on restoring vital ecosystems, removing…
Alexandra Magistrates Court 1 minute Five suspects arrested for the killing of a Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officer in Riverside two weeks ago are expected to appear in the Alexandra Magistrates Court on Wednesday. The officer was fatally shot multiple times outside her house by unknown gunmen. Her son also sustained injuries during the shooting…
The accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case seen during their appearance. 1 minute A Middlepos resident has testified that she saw Kelly Smith pulling her daughter, Joshlin, into her shack on the Sunday evening before she went missing. Paulina Tshosa is facing cross-examination by the defence for Steveno van Rhyn at the Western Cape…
Human rights illustration 1 minute The FW de Klerk Foundation has identified the country’s economic state as the most significant factor contributing to the decline in human rights. This follows the foundation’s release of its annual report card for 2024, which revealed a concerning deterioration in human rights. The report evaluated 27 rights protected under…
DNA testing 1 minute A toxicology expert says there’s a lack of political leadership at all levels in the as police forensic laboratories face a DNA backlog exceeding 140 000 cases. The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron has called for the Office of the Auditor General to conduct a full forensic…
Vice Chairperson of the FW de Klerk Foundation, Christina Teichmann 1 minute As South Africa gears up to celebrate Human Rights Day on Friday, the FW de Klerk Foundation has released its 2024 report card in Cape Town. The report assesses the practical enjoyment of rights and freedoms outlined in the Bill of Rights over…
[File photo] Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester 2 minutes Convicted serial rapist and murderer Thabo Bester has turned to the Constitutional Court in a bid to seek leave to appeal against the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein’s judgment that dashed his hopes of challenging the alleged poor conditions of his incarceration and his…
Caregiving. 1 minute The Western Cape Department of Social Development says they are celebrating World Social Work Day today under the theme, “Strengthening Intergenerational Solidarity for Enduring Well-being”. Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Jaco Londt, says the focus is the need for people to work closer together, across generations, towards a thriving economy and…
