# The DA says universities and TVET colleges owe the National Student Financial Aid Scheme nearly 12-billion-rand. In a reply to parliamentary questions, Higher Education and Training minister Nobuhle Nkabane revealed the debt was accumulated between 2017 and 2023. The DA’s Matlhodi Maseko urges NSFAS to use recovered funds to ensure students receive allowances on […]
# Roadrunning: Veteran runner Louis Massyn became the first person to complete the Comrades Marathon 50 times. The 74-year-old crossed the finish line just minutes before the 12-hour cut-off. Having first run in 1973, he only missed the race in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Massyn called it a tough but unforgettable day. He confirmed he […]
# Die minister van Sport, Kuns en Kultuur, Gayton McKenzie, sê die repatriasie van die oorskot van anti-apartheidshelde en inheemse Khoi- en San-voorouers is die sleutel tot die regstelling van geskiedkundige ongeregtighede. Hy het die herbegrafnisse van die oorskot van 58 Khoi- en San-mense genoem, terwyl gesprekke met die Universiteit van Glasgow voortduur om meer […]
# Die boek, Behind Prison Walls, sit praktiese stappe uiteen om die beleërde gevangenisstelsel te hervorm. Dis geskryf deur ‘n oudregter van die Konstitusionele Hof, Edwin Cameron, ‘n navorsingsgenoot aan die Sentrum vir Reg en Samelewing, Rebecca Gore, en die regsklerk Sohela Surajpal. Die boek kritiseer swaar vonnisse, oorbevolking en ongelykheid in korrektiewe geregtigheid. Cameron, […]
# A new book called Behind Prison Walls, written by retired Constitutional Court judge Edwin Cameron, research associate at the Centre for Law and Society, Rebecca Gore, and law clerk, Sohela Surajpal, has outlined practical steps to reform the strained prison system. Launched in Johannesburg, the book critiques harsh sentencing, overcrowding, and inequality in correctional […]
# Die minister van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding, Nobuhle Nkabane, het beloof om met die Universiteit van Suid-Afrika te vergader na aanleiding van berigte oor skorsings van senior personeellede en voortdurende kommer oor beheer en finansiële bestuur. Die ministerie se woordvoerder, Camagwini Mavovana, sê UNISA bly ‘n belangrike deel van die land se hoër onderwysstelsel […]
# The minister of Higher Education and Training, Nobuhle Nkabane, has pledged to engage with the University of South Africa, following reports of senior staff suspensions and ongoing concerns about governance and financial management. Ministry spokesperson Camagwini Mavovana says UNISA remains a vital part of the country’s higher education system and protecting its integrity is […]
# Sport Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie says repatriating the remains of anti-apartheid heroes and indigenous Khoi and San ancestors is key to correcting historical injustices. McKenzie mentioned the reburial of the remains of 58 Khoi and San people, as talks continue with the University of Glasgow to return more Khoi and San remains […]
# Inwoners van KwaZulu-Natal is versoek om veilig te bly met skadelike wind, erge storms en sneeu wat die provinsie tref. ‘n Vlak vier-waarskuwing is uitgereik vir skadelike wind en golwe langs die kuslyn en ‘n vlak twee-waarskuwing is uitgereik oor erge donderstorms in die binneland. Die provinsiale rampbestuursentrum is op ‘n hoë gereedheidsgrondslag. Die […]
