# The National Student Financial Aid Scheme is reportedly burdened with 49.5-billion-rand in unrecovered loans owed by about 823-thousand former students. The figures have renewed concerns about loan recovery and financial management at the scheme. NSFAS has previously urged former beneficiaries who received loans before 2018 to repay their debts when they meet the required […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed four major infrastructure investment opportunities presented to local and international development financiers in Sandton. The projects span housing, aviation, bulk water and energy, with a combined debt-finance requirement exceeding 53-billion-rand. Macpherson says Infrastructure South Africa is connecting credible projects with investors to move them towards […]
# FMD Response SA says South Africa must achieve widespread, simultaneous immunity among cattle to break the transmission cycle and restore access to premium export markets. Spokesperson Andrew Morphew says at least 80-percent of cattle need to be immune within a six-to-eight-week window, rather than through a slow vaccination programme. He says while private sector […]
# Soccer: Argentinian star Lionel Messi’s legal team is reportedly preparing legal action against local media outlets over alleged privacy violations during the farewell ceremony for his late father, Jorge, who died over the weekend. Reports say the family objected to media coverage surrounding the private ceremony in Rosario. Messi, who recently returned home to […]
# Madlanga commission chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga has reprimanded National Coloured Congress Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams over the late submission of his statement. Adams blamed a faulty laptop and said he had tried his best to meet the deadline. Madlanga rejected the explanation as unbelievable, saying Adams had known for months a statement was […]
# National Coloured Congress Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams has blamed persistent problems with his laptop for the late submission of his statement to the Madlanga commission. He told commissioners the device frequently freezes, forcing him to seek information from colleagues or make calls. Adams also struggled to provide a specific date for when he […]
# A poll has revealed the MK Party’s support in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, has fallen by 15-percentage points. According to the polls, the party remains the largest political force in the metro. It now stands at 33-percent, from 48-percent in 2024, due to two years of internal chaos under former president Jacob Zuma’s leadership. The poll […]
# The Madlanga commission has postponed the testimony of National Coloured Congress leader and Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams to next week Wednesday. Evidence leader Michael Chaskalson says Adams’ statement was only received last night, despite repeated requests since October last year. Chaskalson emphasises the commission needs sufficient time to study the statement and prepare […]
# The Congress of the People Women’s Chapter is calling for a new era of women’s empowerment and leadership. COPE Women’s spokesperson Elisa Mookho Ngoebo says gender-based violence, poverty, unemployment, discrimination and economic exclusion remains a challenge for women. She urges women and young people to vote for accountable leadership, clean governance and change in […]
