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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme says it has finalised its 2025 student allowance caps and confirmed a second upfront payment to universities. NSFAS says as the tertiary education academic year continues, it has released this information to all institutions in order to ensure that students receive their March allowances on time. Despite this, activists say issues persist, particularly for...

The Director of Operations at the Electoral Commission of Namibia, Zenia Klazen has highlighted the importance of coupling electronic voting systems with voter and civic education. Klazen was speaking at the conclusion of the E-Voting Conference in Cape Town. The conference seeks to initiate a public conversation about the possibility of introducing e-voting in South Africa. Klazen says the introd...

Yet another  Ekurhuleni bus crash today. A bus carrying school children this morning collided with a truck on Blackreef Road and Dekema Road near Wadeville, Germiston, in Ekurhuleni. The pupils were being transported from Ramaphosa Informal Settlement to Segutlong Primary School when the accident happened. No fatalities have been reported; however all the children are receiving medical attent...

All eyes are on Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana ahead of his second attempt at tabling his budget speech for the year. Godongwana had postponed the tabling of the budget speech last month citing disagreements among GNU parters over a proposed VAT increase. The Minster is now set to table his speech at 2pm this afternoon. Meanwhile, Labour Federation, COSATU, together with political parties and...

The Malawian Chief magistrate is expected to deliver a ruling on the extradition on the matter of Sherpered Bushuri nad Marry Bushiri in South Africa. Bushiri was placed under the interpol red Alert after he skipped the country. Bushiri is facig the charges of fraud and money laundering Sophie Mokoena reports.. 

All eyes are on Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana ahead of his second attempt at tabling his budget speech for the year. Godongwana had postponed the tabling of the budget speech last month citing disagreements among GNU partners over a proposed VAT increase. The Minster is now set to table his speech at 2pm this afternoon. Meanwhile, Labour Federation, COSATU, together with political parties and...

 The SAHRC is in Mahikeng to investigate challenges in the scholar Transport. This inquiry follows numerous complaints regarding the inadequate, unreliable, and unsafe transport for learners, which negatively impacts their right to basic education. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SAHRC Commissioner, Nomahlubi Khwinana  

A couple of dead bodies still remain trapped under a bus which crashed and rolled on the R21 near O.R Tambo International Airport on Gauteng's East Rand. This has preliminary investigations continue to take place in order to understand what may have led to this fatal accident. At least 12 people have been confirmed to have died while 45 others have been seriously injured and taken to nearby hospit...

At least 6 people been killed in a turf war between community members and a notorious gang in Amaoti, in the north of Durban. All six deceased are believed to be residents from the area. The area is close to Inanda where the bodies of five people were discovered hacked to death in a sports field in January. At the time, Inanda residents called for the release of the 12 suspects who police had arre...

The City of Johannesburg says there's a need to root out criminality including hijacked buildings in order to return the City to its former glory. This emerged at the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry into the Usindiso-building fire that claimed 76 lives in 2023. The City's Human Settlement acting executive manager - Oupa Nkoane concluded his testimony yesterday. Pearl Magubane filed this report

The family of a man killed at Philadelphia Hospital in Dennilton, Limpopo has accused the provincial health department of trying to conceal the cause of his death. The department says Klaas Ledwaba was killed on Saturday when a patient attacked three others in a ward. Security guards allegedly failed to contain the patient and fired rubber bullets at him. Family spokesperson, Seun Mokgotsi says th...

INTRO: The Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) and Health Ombud is currently hosting a media briefing to  release the findings of the  inspection and investigation into the allegations against the Helen Joseph Tertiary Hospital. This follows allegations made by Thomas Holmes, after he posted a video recording alleging that during his admission in September 2024, he experienced n...

Residents of Amaoti, north of Durban say they fear for their lives due to the high crime rate in the area. Three community members were shot and killed allegedly by the members of a notorious gang this morning. The community says the group has been terrorising them for many years and not much has been done to address the situation.  Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Nonjabulo Mtungwa-Ma...

Two people have reportedly died in Soweto following an incident attended to by the Johannesburg Metro Police in relation to a taxi route dispute by associations.  It is reported that the Metro police crashed into pedestrians and knocked down two pedestrians. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department Spokesperson, Xolani Fihla 

Gauteng police say one of the deceased from last night's shooting at the Solo restaurant in Sandton, Johannesburg had two pending cases of attempted murder. The shooting, left three people dead and four others injured.  According to police a man with a firearm wanted to enter the restaurant which has a no firearm policy, when an altercation began. This led to a shootout between the man's body...

Seven Chinese nationals have been found guilty of about 160 charges including human trafficking, debt bondage and violation of labour and immigration laws. They have been found of being Involved in the trafficking of illegal immigrants into South Africa and subjecting them to forced labour. During investigations 91 Malawian nationals were found in a factory including 37 children. Sakina Kamwendo s...

Gauteng Police Commissioner, Lietenant General, Tommy Mthombeni says the province has recorded a 6.5 percent crime decrease for the 3rd quarter when compared to the same period in 2023/2024. He was addressing the province's legislature's portfolio committee on Community Safety in Johannesburg. Mthombeni says close to 11-thousand illegal immigrants have been arrested between the months of October a...

The Postbank says it is close to finding a solution to ensure that social grant beneficiaries who are bedridden are able to acquire a Postbank card. This, as the bank is administrating the process of grant beneficiaries migrating from a SASSA gold card to Postbank black cards. Earlier this month, Postbank officials appeared before Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Social Development to give an u...

 Government has vowed to intensify efforts to revitalize and rejuvenate Johannesburg and return it to its former glory. President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the establishment of the Presidential Johannesburg Working Group. This came out at his meeting with the executive committee of the Johannesburg City Council which included the mayor and his Members of the Mayoral Committees. The meetin...

Police have uncovered a drug lab in the Westerneria, this afternoon. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Lopang Alamu  

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the Gauteng Provincial Government to clean up the province and Johannesburg and make them presentable ahead of the G20 summit. The president has undertaken similar visits to Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. Ramphosa says the G20 summit affords the country to make a mark in history. Meanwhile, the latest Quality of Life survey in Gauteng has found that...

The Universal Healthcare Access Coalition (UHAC) has slammed the draft regulations that Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has published. The draft regulations have set out a new tariff determination framework for private healthcare in the country. The UHAC  says the use of an exemption provision to the Competition Act to manage health policy is questionable and open to legal...

The City of Tshwane says it is giving residents with illegal electricity connections until 31 March 2025, to come forward and declare their status or face penalties. The city says the innitiative has been taken in a bid to address the growing issue of illegal electricity connections, while encouraging residents who are unlawfully connected to the grid or have tampered with their meters, to come fo...

The rape case of gender-based violence activist Andisiwe 'Andy' Kawa is proceedings at the Gqeberha High Court, where the accused, Moses Ngqesha, has pleaded not guilty to all 11 charges of kidnapping, robbery, theft and multiple counts of rape. Kawa's rape incident made headlines, after she was abducted and gang raped for 15 hours while taking a walk at Kings Beach in 2009. The now 60 year old Ng...

Ten people have died and about 30 inquired following an accident involving a truck and a bus on the N6 between Reddersburg and Springfield in the Free State. The road had to be closed and traffic  diverted as a result. Free State Emergency Medical Services officials are attending to the trapped and injured passengers. The injured have been  transported to hospitals in Bloemfontein and th...