The day has officially arrived when the Minister of Basic Education announces the Matric results. This year’s Matric results came as a surprise when compared to the previous year’s Matric results. Before matriculants receive their results, Minister Angie Motshegka will conduct the annual examination results announcement tonight. The grade 12 class of 2021 results announcement … Read more
Teachers’ union has reacted with contempt to the High Court’s ruling to allow the publication of matric results in newspapers. Matric results are set to be announced tomorrow and released on 21 January 2022. South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) is not at all happy with the ruling made at the Pretoria High Court in … Read more
After a week of uncertainty, the courts have decided that the Class of 2021’s results will be published on all media platforms. Judge Millar has ordered the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to make the National Senior Certificate (NSC) results available to those who have requested it. This decision took place in the North Gauteng … Read more
The cost of living constantly rises, as this is influenced by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Universities have also announced an increment for 2022 fees and hostels. Public universities have been given permission to increase tuition fees by 4.3% and a 6.3% increase for student accommodation, rather than the requested 5% increase in fees and … Read more
Online learning and teaching are slowly being accepted by many institutions. It’s important that you equip yourself with the tools that are required, especially if you are a Unisa student who’s preparing for the Unisa online exams. Unisa has opted to adopt a non-venue-based exam option as a means to adapt to the Covid-19 pandemic. … Read more
Workers who are found guilty of improperly benefitting from the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) have been warned that they will not return to work in the public service. The R350 SRD grant was introduced to assist unemployed individuals during the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. The level five lockdown prohibited citizens from leaving their … Read more
Almost half of South Africa’s population receives some form of social grant and this means the country has a strong social security system on paper. Economic experts say that the current is unsustainable with the current unemployment crisis. The National Treasury says that 46% of the entire population in South Africa currently receives social grants. … Read more
The Post Office says it has noted that there has been a large number of beneficiaries who attempt to withdraw their R350 SRD grant before receiving their SMS. Recipients of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant who collect their payment at the South African Post Office have been urged to do so only after … Read more
NSFAS is set to announce the opening date of 2022 NSFAS applications this week. Thousands of students and prospective students have been eagerly awaiting this day. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will be making announcements on the opening of the NSFAS funding applications for the 2022 academic year and the overall readiness of … Read more
SASSA has assured beneficiaries for the Special Relief of Distress grant that payments will continue for the R350 grant even though the grant has come to an end. The SRD grant reached its last day last week. SASSA’s Special Relief of Distress grant, or what we’ve come to know as the R350 grant, came to … Read more