South Africa

The National Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) 2023 application cycle has opened.

Social Development Deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, in partnership with Airports Company South Africa and CIPLA Foundation, has handed over a R4 million day care centre to the residents of Greenfield in Kimberley, Northern Cape.

The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has asserted that it strives to remain at the forefront of infrastructure development by implementing projects that facilitate economic growth, socio-economic development, and employment opportunities within communities.

The board of power utility Eskom is expected to be "reconstituted and restructured" following a meeting with Department of Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan.

The State-owned electricity company has been facing serious and recurring challenges since June this year - reaching a nadir of Stage 6 load shedding twice over the past four months.

The department explained that the term of the board had expired in 2021 and that a review of its work has been underway.

The densification of the country's settlement patterns and where economic activity happens, especially in rural areas, is "very important", says economist Ayabonga Cawe.

Continuous budget cuts have created service delivery challenges for municipalities, says Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Developed metros and urbanised municipalities will continue to chase “moving targets” if undeveloped councils do not receive much-needed economic and infrastructure injection, says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.

Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head, Advocate Andy Mothibi, says the unit has gathered enough evidence for civil, prosecutorial and disciplinary action to be taken against those who allegedly “siphoned” some R279 million from the coffers of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC).

President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished the Jewish community well over Rosh Hashanah and the High Holy Days that culminate with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.

KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, has called for a harsh sentence for the pastor who allegedly raped 13 children at Luvisi village in Nquthu, northern KwaZulu-Natal.