South Africa

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has announced it will no longer communicate directly with students via SMS during the 2019 academic year.

The Department of Home Affairs has announced that several of its offices across the country will operate from 7am to 7pm shift from 2 to 11 January 2019 to ensure clients are not turned away from offices during this busy period.

The Department of Basic Education has described the discrediting of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) by non-governmental organisation Equal Education as an attempt to gain media exposure even before the announcement of the 2018 Grade 12 results.

Devotion, that’s the recipe to become a top matriculant according to one of the 2018 top performing learners, Rowan Crafford.

The Independent Examinations Board (IEB) matriculants have scooped a pass rate of 98.92%.

Presidency Director-General Dr Cassius Lubisi has received a memorandum from #FeesMustFall activists demanding blanket amnesty for activists who have been convicted of crimes arising from the #FeesMustFall protest in 2017.

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has confirmed the resignation of Deputy Governor Francois Groepe.

Following the stamp of approval by the council for quality assurance in education and training, Umalusi, the class of 2018 will find out how they fared in the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations later today.

Gauteng Premier David Makhura is this afternoon scheduled to visit the family of former Gauteng Member of the Executive Council, Khabisi Mosunkutu.

Due to increased demand, South African Airways (SAA) has expanded its non-stop service between Ghana and the US.

With about 70 houses flooded in Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg, following heavy rain in Gauteng, the Emfuleni Local Municipality has provided affected residents temporary shelter.

As thousands of people prepare to bid farewell to the province of KwaZulu-Natal, Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC Sihle Zikalala has extended a word of gratitude to all holiday makers who visited the province over the festive season.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed on behalf of the government and people of South Africa, his sincere greetings and best wishes to the new President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro.

Public health facilities around Gauteng delivered 106 births by lunchtime of the first day of 2019.

International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has called for a probe into the terror-related charges faced by South African citizen Andre Mayer Hanekom in Mozambique.