FRIDAY, 30 JANUARY 2026, 22:40
Deadline looms for NSFAS rejected students to appeal
Students, including first-time applicants and continuing students, who were rejected by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) for funding, have until 31 January, to appeal the decision.
The appeals window is open until 31 January 2026.
For the 2026 academic year, NSFAS has streamlined its appeals process to ensure...
Correctional Services says the transfer of Thabo Bester to the Kokstad prison is routine practice.
Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester has been transferred to eBongweni Correctional Facility in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal.
COSATU says the US attack on Venezuela is an attack on sovereignty.
Chen Fujia is accused of defrauding the Chinese government of R120 million.
Thabo Bester transferred to eBongweni Correctional Centre
Convicted rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester, has been transferred to the super maximum eBongweni Correctional Centre in Kokstad.
Bester was being held at the Kgoši Mampuru II Correctional Centre (C-Max) in Pretoria.
“It has to be emphasised that offender transfers are a routine practice, guided by established security risk...
Centurion Home Affairs office relocated to Centurion Mall
The Department of Home Affairs will from today relocate its Centurion office to Centurion Mall, with the new office opening to the public on Monday.
The current Centurion office will close on Friday, 30 January 2026.
“During this brief closure period, mobile units will be stationed at the existing site to assist clients...
Condolences after 11 die in Isipingo crash
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has conveyed its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the 11 passengers who lost their lives in a road crash in Isipingo, Durban.
At approximately 08:30 on Thursday morning, a Toyota minibus taxi and an interlink truck crashed on Wanda Cele Drive.
“The RTMC acknowledges the...
Nkabinde Inquiry extension granted
President Cyril Ramaphosa has granted an extension for the completion date for the Nkabinde Inquiry.
The inquiry – formally known as the Enquiry into the Fitness to Hold Office of Advocate Andrew Chauke – was established in September last year to investigate and determine the fitness to hold office of Advocate Andrew Chauke, the Director of...
Home Affairs and BMA brief media on festive season 2025/26 border operations successes.
A former municipal manager has been found guilty of fraud, after giving herself an unauthorised salary increase, and signing off on car and travel allowances for municipal staff without following the required procedures.
Businessman Brown Mogotsi says police have not returned phones and items confiscated during a raid
KwaZulu-Natal police noted that no officer was wounded during the incident.
City of Ekurhuleni has paid tribute to its TRT members who took part in LP and Mozambique floods
The Free State School of Nursing welcomed almost 400 new students for training.
Gauteng Police spokesperson Tintswalo Sibeko says the arrested suspects will appear in court soon.
General Lesetja Senona was slammed for sharing sensitive police information with Vusimuzi Matlala.
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says the stadium has been subjected to vandalism over the years.
The new smart prepaid split meter roll-out started last year.
The crash claimed the lives of 11 people, including a 13-year-old learner.
Reviews are conducted to determine whether identified beneficiaries meet the eligibility criteria