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Matriculants have been urged to apply for National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) for the 2025 academic year as applications are set to close soon. The Higher Education Department says the 15th of this month is the last day for online applications. The application process has been opened since September. This year, the scheme supported about 1.2 million students, with the number anticipated to grow next year.   NSFAS has […]

Some South Africans say they will have to cut their spending this festive season to accommodate the increase in the fuel prices as they get ready to travel. The price of both grades of petrol increased by 17 cents per litre, while diesel went up by between 55 and 56 cents a litre this morning. The Department of Mineral Resources says that even though international oil prices dropped over the […]

A Florida woman, who locked her boyfriend in a suitcase and left him to die, says she fell in love with a monster, and she forgives herself for that. Sarah Boone (47) was sentenced to life in prison yesterday for zipping her then partner, Jorge Torres (42), in a suitcase in which he suffocated to death. Torres was found dead in February in the couple's Winter Park apartment. Boone claimed […]

Government has rejected claims that the BRICS bloc is planning to establish its own currency. Pretoria was responding to US President elect Donald Trump's threat to impose 100% tarrifs should the bloc go ahead with such alleged plan. The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar while we stand by, and watch is OVER. We require a commitment from these Countries that they will […]

There have been mixed reactions to Australia's looming social media ban of children under-16. According to the new law, which will come into effect in a year, social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat and X will now have to prevent minors from logging in to the apps or face fines of up to R582 million. Australia's government says the Social Media Minimum Age Bill will assist in […]

As Black Friday sales come alive, experts have urged customers to be weary of scams and to avoid overspending on unnecessary things. November 29 marks the famous day, where retail stores 'slash' prices of certain items including, appliances and groceries, amongst other things. Black Friday is historically a United States tradition that take place after Thanksgiving and marks the start of the Christmas shopping season. It is one of the […]

A couple that had a child even whilst incarcerated have shocked many, especially because they had never met in person. 29-year-old Daisy Link, who is in prison for shooting and killing her boyfriend, had a child with Joan Depaz, 24, who also doing time for murder. The two who were previously held together at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Centre in Miami-Dade County, Florida in the United States, would communicate […]

TikToker, Jools Lebron, says she started doing videos using the catch phrase ‘demure, very mindful’ as a joke. Demure has now been named as the word of the year by Dictionary.com. According to the digital dictionary, the word saw an increase of almost 1 200% in digital web usage alone between January and the end of August. The centuries’ old word took on a new meaning in August after Lebron […]

Social media has been abuzz with concern and rumours after Texas megachurch pastor, TD Jakes, almost collapsed on stage. The disgraced founding pastor of the Potter’s House Church had just finished preaching when he lowered his mic and looked like he was about to fall off the chair. A crowd of people quickly rushed over and surrounded him on stage.   The 67-year-old pastor and author is said to be […]