NSFAS officials assisting students The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says 180 000 documents were submitted, leading to 50 000 additional approvals for the 2026 academic year. Currently 660 000 students have been approved for funding with 13 000 applications rejected. NSFAS CEO Waseem Carrim addressed the media at the GCIS building in Pretoria…
The DA Flag. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it wants the President, the Office of the Public Protector as well as Parliament to probe allegations of maladministration and abuse of power at Parliament. The party says it has submitted a 393-page document for the three institutions, to investigate the rapid escalation of the salary of…
Outside a Joshco building in Johannesburg, Tenants operating from the Johannesburg Social Housing Company-owned commercial spaces in the inner city collectively owe the entity over R2 million. That is according to City of Johannesburg Member of the Mayoral Committee for Human Settlements, Mlungisi Mabaso. He was speaking during an operation of several law enforcement agencies…
The R102 crash near Lotus Park at Isipingo south of Durban, January 29, 2026 Some families of the 11 people killed in the horrific crash on the R102 in Isipingo south of Durban, want owners of the truck, alleged to have caused the accident, to be held accountable. Last Thursday, a truck collided with a…
Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has welcomed the High Court in Johannesburg’s dismissal of North West businessman, Suliman Carrim’s bid to not testify before the commission. Carrim will now have to appear before the commission on Friday, after High Court Judge Denise Fisher struck the matter off the roll with costs….
The Ad Hoc Committee probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the country’s criminal justice system under way at Parliament in Cape Town. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says critical people are not being called to testify before the Ad Hoc Committee probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political…
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says businessman Brian Mogotsi and private investigator Paul O’ Sullivan must produce evidence that there is a security threat to their lives. This comes after Mogotsi and O’ Sullivan refused to testify before the Ad Hoc Committee probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the…
ActionSA leadership walk alongside the families of the Lily Mine victims to honour 10 years since the tragedy. Political parties are expected to attend the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of an incident in which three workers were trapped underground at the Lily Mine near Barberton, Mpumalanga. Solomon Nyirenda, Pretty Nkambule and Yvonne Mnisi were working…
ActionSA President Herman Mashaba and the party’s leadership are seen with the families of the Lily Mine victims to honour 10 years since the tragedy occurred ActionSA President Herman Mashaba has committed to exploring all legal channels to ensure the retrieval of the three Lily Mine workers whose remains are still trapped underground. Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and…
Graphic illustrating a SAPS investigation. Police say they are investigating an incident in which there was an attempted hit on a person implicated at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. They have identified him as Wiandre Pretorius. He’s reported to be linked to the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department. Preliminary information suggests that deceased Witness D, Marius van der Merwe, mentioned Pretorius during his testimony. Pretorius is…
