# The DA says the National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s legal review comes far too late for the thousands of students who have already endured evictions, unsafe living conditions, and severe academic disruption. NSFAS is currently undertaking a comprehensive legal review of its student accommodation management processes and the involvement of third-party partners. The scheme reportedly owes […]
# The advocacy movement Soil of Africa will be marching to the Mamelodi Municipal offices today against the ongoing water crisis in parts of the City of Tshwane. The metro’s ageing water infrastructure, combined with high water consumption, are some of the major contributing factors to this issue. The movement’s chairperson, Bongani Ramontja, says this water […]
# The minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, has announced the launch of phase two of the Trusted Tour Operator Scheme. Schreiber says this will add another 45 vetted and approved tour operators to the existing 65 operators that have participated in the programme since its launch in February this year. The minister says since the launch of the […]
# The GOOD Party says the published regulations for the implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act, are the product of a settlement agreement reached at a private meeting. The party says this was between Basic Education minister, Siviwe Gwarube and Solidarity, last November. GOOD secretary-general, Brett Herron says this came to light in […]
# Al Jama-ah Party has announced that its full support for the National Dialogue initiative and confirmed its participation in the upcoming first national convention in Pretoria next week. The party leader, Ganief Hendricks says the party fully endorses the National Dialogue which will address pivotal issues such as poverty, unemployment, inequality, crime, and political fragmentation. He says these […]
# The Activists and Citizens Forum is calling on the Hawks to arrest the suspended Independent Development Trust CEO, Tebogo Malaka, and spokesperson Phasha Makgolane. Daily Maverick published footage showing the two offering investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh 60-thousand-rand in cash to shut down a probe into corruption. Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson has laid […]
# The Soil of Africa Civic Movement has launched a nationwide tour to address the crisis of blocked identity documents, particularly among marginalised and rural communities. The Department of Home Affairs has been blocking IDs for several reasons, including those documents the biometric system has flagged as duplicates, held by illegal immigrants, or because the […]
# The Freedom Front Plus has formally lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission against the presenters of the Open Chats podcast. The podcast went viral on TikTok, as in one episode, the hosts engaged in racially offensive stereotyping of coloured people. FF Plus’ Grant Marais says it is unacceptable for individuals on a public […]
# The United Nations Development Programme has welcomed the approval of the third phase of the Climate Transparency Global Support Programme. The programme aims to build the capacity of developing countries to meet the requirements of the Enhanced Transparency Framework under the Paris Agreement. It will also support countries in tracking progress against their national climate plans. The […]
