Student Financial Aid Scheme Board Dissolved Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has dissolved the board of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) with immediate effect, reports News24. The decision was announced by NSFAS in a social media post. Consequently, the institution will be placed under administration. Nzimande plans to hold a special media […]
Thuli Madonsela is one of more than 100 signatories Many members of the senate of Stellenbosch University have joined calls around the world for a ceasefire in Gaza. They have signed a statement that also effectively calls for a boycott of institutions linked to the Israeli Defense Forces. About 100 of the university’s approximately 380 […]
The agriculture ministry has set aside N$5 million for the poultry value chain development scheme in all 14 regions. The allocation translates into a reduction of N$500 000, compared to the previous year. In the 2023/2024 FY, the programme received N$5.5 million for all 14 regions and benefitted 1 110 beneficiaries. This was announced by […]
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has unveiled plans to allocate N$10.9 billion toward meeting evolving health and social requirements in the nation. Kalumbi Shangula, the Minister of Health and Social Services, disclosed these intentions during a comprehensive overview of the ministry’s performance and forthcoming strategies. The population surge, as evidenced by a preliminary […]
Zimbabwe’s new gold-backed currency is designed to fight inflation and wean the economy off the US dollar, but it has suffered a chaotic start with shops accepting only US dollars on Tuesday and Zimbabweans queuing up outside banks for hours to access their savings. The ZiG – short for Zimbabwe Gold – officially started trading […]
The Dedza border post, situated between Malawi and Mozambique, is a busy place. On average, more than 80 trucks are cleared daily, carrying shop merchandise from South Africa to Malawi including fertilizers for Malawi’s agriculture sector. For the past few years, before the construction of the new One-Stop Border Post (OSBP) facility, it took about […]
Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has moved to clarify a misunderstanding on the gazetted regulations recommendations on the Critical Skills and General Work Visas. This comes after some media reports had stated that the department had done away with the Critical Skills Visa in favour of a point-based system. Briefing the media on the […]
Many teachers are afraid to report for duty The Eastern Cape Department of Education has allocated an additional R59-million to bump up security at schools in the province. Since November 131 schools in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro have been robbed, many at gunpoint. Many teachers say they are afraid to report for duty. Since […]
Ramaphosa, Masisi Visit Limpopo Bus Crash Site Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana are set to visit the site of a bus accident that killed 45 Botswana citizens near the Mmamatlakala Bridge in Limpopo, reports IOL. The victims were on their way from Gaborone to the Saint Engenas Zion […]
The Graça Machel Trust team recently visited Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa, to host a two-day capacity-building workshop for women-owned small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs). The workshop provided the space for an enhanced understanding of land ownership and essential skills in financial literacy and business planning. Since 2021, the Trust has offered technical support […]
When Nelson Mandela stood in front of the Union Buildings in Pretoria in May 1994 as South Africa’s first democratically elected president, my country was brimming with optimism for its post-apartheid future. I was there and relieved at the prospect of an end to bloodshed. I had seen far too much violence and death in […]
Blantyre — Police in Malawi have arrested a newspaper journalist over an online story published last year exposing fraudulent activities involving a corruption suspect charged with conspiracy to defraud the Malawi government. The journalist, Macmillan Mhone, who works for the daily Nation Newspaper in Blantyre, was arrested Monday following the story he allegedly wrote in […]
A court in South Africa court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma can stand in next month’s general elections, overturning a decision by electoral authorities to bar him over a criminal conviction. The electoral court on Tuesday overruled a decision by electoral authorities to bar the 81-year-old former president Jacob Zuma from running in […]
Minister of Information and Digitalisation Moses Kunkuyu says government is discussing with the Media Institute of Southern Africa Malawi Chapter to see how they can intervene in the arrest of Nation Publications Limited’s journalist Macmillan Mhone. Kunkuyu said that government remains committed in safeguarding press freedom; hence, it is exploring alternatives on how it can […]
Zimbabwe’s new gold-backed currency the ZiG strengthened a day after its debut, even as it roiled commerce nationwide as banks, retailers and utilities battled to switch to the new unit. It gained 0.2% to 13.53 per US dollar, according to data published on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s website on Tuesday. It began trading Monday […]
The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) has reported a total of 1,588 confirmed cases and five fatalities of malaria within a single week. According to the Disease Surveillance Report for the week concluding on March 24, 2024, the MOHCC highlighted that among the reported cases, 140 affected children were under the age of […]
Friday the 5th of April 2024 marks the beginning of the withdrawal of SAMIM Force. The Contingent to withdraw was the Elements of Botswana Contingent from Cabo Delgado in Mozambique. The contingent arrived in the mission area in October 2023. SAMIM mounted a well-attended farewell parade graced by the presence of SAMIM Acting Head of […]
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Today’s question to the major political parties deals with the backlog of court judgments. We asked the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party, and RISE Mzansi on 13 March and sent follow-up queries […]