Bachelor’s pass doesn’t guarantee university spot: Higher Education

Students at the entrance of Tshwane University of Technology, Soshanguve North Campus The Department of Higher Education has emphasised that a Bachelor’s pass in matric does not automatically guarantee a university spot and encourages prospective students to explore multiple options within the post-school education and training (PSET) system.   This as universities throughout the country…

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Parliament Committee questions Free State’s housing spend

File image: RDP house in the Free State. 1 minute Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements says it is not satisfied with the way the Free State government is spending its housing infrastructure funding. Part of the funding has been spent on houses for military veterans. The committee says it suspects corruption in some housing…

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Race to appoint next NDPP faces legal hurdle

NDPP The race to find the country’s next National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) is facing a legal hurdle. This as the department of Justice and Constitutional Development has received an urgent application filed by B Xulu and Partners Inc, seeking to interdict the appointment of the National Director of Public Prosecutions. The said South…

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Fire crews contain blaze at Laborie Wine Estate

Fire crews responding to the Laborie Wine Estate fire. Fire crews have contained a blaze at Laborie Wine Estate at Paarl in the Boland. The Drakenstein Municipality says the fires at the Cucina Di Giovanni restaurant, and the first wing of the accommodation facilities were brought under control, and damping-down operations are now underway. The…

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