Day: May 19, 2021

Over one million students eligible for NSFAS funding

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says a total of 1 263 671 students have been assessed as eligible for funding.NSFAS Board Chairperson Ernest Khosa said the number of eligible students for 2021 funding includes 712 428 first time entry…

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R27bn pledge to usher in 5G technologies

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, has announced that R27 billion has been pledged by operators and vendors to usher in 5G fibre technologies in South Africa. The Minister said this when she tabled the depar…

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SA records 80 COVID-19 deaths

At least 2 357 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in South Africa in the last 24 hours, while 80 more additional deaths were recorded.This means as of 18 May 2021, cumulative confirmed cases were reported as 1 617 840 and 55 340 deaths.
Ac…

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8000 SANDF personnel deployed during pandemic

Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says the national defence force deployed more than 8 000 personnel to the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year.The Minister said this when she tabled the department’s budget vote during a …

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Suspected Fuel Traffickers Arrested in Gogo/Zoundwéogo

Ouagadougou: Members of a diesel smuggling network have been arrested in Gogo by the local police in collaboration with the community.

According to Burkina Information Agency, the operation, carried out on April 3, 2025, led to the seizure of illega…

Suspected Fuel Traffickers Arrested in Gogo/Zoundwéogo

Ouagadougou: Members of a diesel smuggling network have been arrested in Gogo by the local police in collaboration with the community.

According to Burkina Information Agency, the operation, carried out on April 3, 2025, led to the seizure of illega…