The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is a government entity that has been responsible for distributing social grants to millions of South Africans since 2006. Some grant beneficiaries have been misled by a post circulating on social media. The fake advertisement had mentioned an additional grant, to which the Agency replied and said: No additional grant … Read more
The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns tripled South Africa’s school dropout rate and resulted in many educational gains being wiped out. Around 750 000 learners did not return to school in South Africa as a result of the pandemic. This is triple the pre-pandemic Out-Of-School Children (OOSC) rate of 250 000. The report by Unicef … Read more
PostBank has confirmed that it has lost millions after it suffered a cyber crime attack in which money was siphoned into bank accounts and withdrawn before it could be detected. Account balances on several individual accounts were inflated on the database and thereafter cash was withdrawn from ATMs over some time. amaBhungane, Centre for Investigative … Read more
After 750 days President Ramaphosa has announced that the State of Disaster, implemented to assist the government in dealing with Covid-19, will end. However a number of restrictions will remain in place as Covid-19 has not disappeared completely. The question many are asking is whether masks will still be required? The national State of Disaster … Read more
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the education sector has been negatively impacted, globally. This has led to learners leaving the schooling system and a high dropout rate in South African schools. This has affected the sector on a global scale. In 2021, learners were exposed to a hybrid form of learning, switching between attending online and … Read more
Long before the Covid-19 pandemic, this is one university that has been operating online. Unisa has upgraded one of its portals, and this is will benefit many students at the university. To make the student experience at Unisa more enjoyable and accessible, Unisa has upgraded the Unisa student portal. In a statement, the university said: Due … Read more
As part of the current financial year, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has received additional money to relieve the department from its pressures. The Education Department is relieved of the additional R2.2bn that has been allocated to this department. In the latest Western Cape Budget Speech, the education department has been allocated R28.03 billion … Read more
A student formation is not happy about the jail sentencing of postgraduate student, Sibongile Mani. The group wants to take the matter further but to a different court. As IntelliMali disbursed money for Walter Sisulu University (WSU), R14.1 million was credited into one of the university’s student accounts in 2017. After investigations, the student was … Read more
A South African university is set to begin with trials that will test the effectiveness of plant-based treatments and traditional medicine for Covid-19. The Department of Pharmacology at the University of the Free State (UFS) has teamed up with the university’s FARMOVS research team to carry out the first South African Health Products Regulatory Authority … Read more
The Department of Education offers many services to the public, whether you’re a learner or employed by this department. There has now been an announcement that has been made in relation to their certification services. After matric, learners may want to explore the option of either a rewrite or remark in instances whereby they are … Read more