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National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Board Chairperson, Ernest Khoza, says the new eZaga payment system will allow students to hold the institution accountable. Khoza was giving an update on NSFAS' current state of affairs following widespread student protests against the new payment system in recent weeks, with some calling on the Higher Education Minister to abolish it. NSFAS recently introduced the new direct payment system for student allowances, through […]

Police Minister, Bheki Cele, has conceded that more work needs to be done in shutting down illegal mine dumps. The minister conducted a walk-about at the Zamimpilo Informal Settlement in Riverlea, where five bodies of suspected illegal miners were discovered on Sunday. Cele has also revealed that the zama zama's reopened the underground tunnels that they attempted to close in Riverlea. "We have seen those places that have been temporarily […]

South Africa's hopes of making it to the 2023 Netball World Cup semi-final were dashed on Thursday evening despite their 52-50 victory against Uganda at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The Proteas went into the match needing to secure an unlikely victory margin of more than 64 goals and keep their opponents from scoring more than 20 to make it into the last four. South African Goal attack, Ine-Mari […]

A case of corruption has been laid against the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) over its decision to allegedly use a fly by night system that has service providers who do not even have a financial license. Tshwane University of Technology Students' Representative Council (SRC) President, Keamogetswe Masike, says they opened the case at the Pretoria Central Police Station. Masike says it is concerning that some students are forced […]

The Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) 10th anniversary at the FNB Stadium on July 29, 2023, was not short of Ripley’s Believe or Not spectacle. The stadium that the EFF filled with throngs of followers clad in red, is the largest in the continent and ranked the 5th biggest in the world with a seating capacity of 94 736 people. The EFF did what many thought could not be done. It […]

Kelly Khumalo's manager has accused the director of the upcoming music festival, Tribute To Women, of using dirty tactics to get back at the award-winning artist following her decision to not renew her contract with Sheer Music. Khothatso Tsotetsi's remarks come just days after the organisers of the festival announced that they had dropped the songstress from their line-up due to safety and security concerns. In a statement, the organisers […]

Mthokozisi Thwala has described his deep sense of skepticism and discomfort heading to singer Kelly Khumalo’s home in the moments leading up to Senzo Meyiwa’s shooting. He’s the sixth state witness to have taken to the stand in the footballer's rebooted murder trial. Thwala was among those present at the Khumalo home the night Meyiwa was gunned down in, what he alleges, was a botched robbery. He’s detailed a long-standing […]

Banyana Banyana will now travel to Sydney, Australia, where they will prepare to take on the Netherlands on Sunday at the Allianz Stadium. President Cyril Ramaphosa sent his congratulations as the South African senior women’s team made history and qualified for the Round of 16 in a FIFA World tournament for the first time ever on Wednesday morning. Banyana beat Italy 3-2 at the Wellington Regional Stadium to send the […]