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Mpho Koka is a journalist at Sowetan, working as a general news journalist and reporter.

Minister of higher education, science and innovation Blade Nzimande .

NSFAS declines over 160,000 applications

More than 160,000 applications for financial assistance for the 2023 academic year have been rejected by the national student financial aid scheme (NSFAS) due to not meeting funding criteria.

The ANC is in talks with traditional leaders on land ownership

Traditional leaders in talks with party on land ownership

The ownership of land and its transfer in rural areas under the control of traditional leaders is being addressed with their full participation, President Cyral Ramaphosa told delegates at the ANC's 55th national elective conference in…

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the political report at the opening of the 55th ANC national conference.

Looted money from SOEs being recovered in court

"The effects of loadshedding are felt every day by households, businesses, schools, hospitals and government offices... We have undertaken several far-reaching measures to completely transform the country's energy sector," said Ramaphosa.

The City of Ekurhuleni has condemned the vandalism of the Chris Hani memorial site at the Thomas Nkobi cemetery in Boksburg.

Chris Hani monument vandalised

The ANC in Gauteng has expressed outrage over the vandalism of the Chris Hani monument in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni.

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial at the North Gauteng High Court has been postponed to May 2023 after the appointment of a new advocate to represent two of the five accused. File photo.

'Meyiwa died in a fight with people he was sitting with'

The lawyer for the first four accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial stuck to his theory that there were no intruders who entered the house on the night the former football star was killed, and that a fight ensued among people in the…

Mutilated body found in veld confirmed to be Bokgabo

The family of missing four-year-old Bokgabo Poo have confirmed that the mutilated body of a child found in an open veld on Tuesday is hers.

Fleet Street police officers were left in the dark for almost two weeks.

No foul play suspected in latest breakdowns as Eskom moves load-shedding to stage 2

Eskom says its system remains constrained as it is experiencing breakdowns and this could lead to a change in the load-shedding schedule this week, which is now at stage 3.

Amcu members during the tenth commemoration of the Marikana massacre.

'I came here to salute those Marikana heroes who fought for us'

"I read about people like Mambush (Mgcineni Noki). I came here to salute those heroes who fought for us," said Bonga Mvokwana.

The four police officers accused of the murder of Mthokozisi Ntumba at the Johannesburg high court while the judgement was read out.

Charges dropped against cops accused of killing Mthokozisi Ntumba

The Johannesburg high court has acquitted four police officers on charges of killing Mthokozisi Ntumba during a student protest in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, last year.

Sgt Thabo Mosia giving testimony during the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in the high court in Pretoria.
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'Meyiwa murder scene was deliberately cleaned up before cops' arrival'

The scene where Senzo Meyiwa was gunned down was cleaned up before police arrived and cordoned it off.

Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse with police minister Bheki Cele at a crime prevention imbizo at the Pimville Community Hall, after a police operation in nearby Chicken Farm.

20 illegal foreigners nabbed in early morning raid in Chicken Farm

An early morning raid has led to the arrest of 20 undocumented people at Chicken Farm informal settlement in Kliptown, Soweto.

Former Umhlobo Wenene presenter Luzuko Koti dies

Former Nelson Mandela Foundation spokesperson Luzuko Koti has died.

Two men accused of kidnapping an elderly Kariega woman appeared in court on Wednesday

Sphithiphithi Evaluator: Alleged instigator of looting, unrest released on bail

Zamaswazi Zinhle Majozi, a mother of two who is accused of inciting violence through the @AfricanSoil Twitter account, appeared in court on Monday.

The state capture commission has recommended that those who allegedly colluded with the late Joburg mayor Geoff Makhubo in the improper awarding of contracts to EOH should face criminal investigations. File photo.

Makhubo was a gift to SA’s public service, says Mashatile

ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile has described deceased City of Johannesburg mayor Geoff Makhubo as a selfless public servant who embodied intelligence, enthusiasm and hard work.

Gift of the Givers has taken the initiative to help out with the water crisis faced by Rahima Moosa and Helen Joseph hospitals by drilling for water.

Gift of the Givers asks for help in tackling water crisis at Joburg hospitals

"Bring more water bottles and cash donations to buy JoJo tanks and drill boreholes." This is the desperate call by humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers.