Author: Phumla Mkize

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Listeria disease
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Researchers warn of another outbreak of deadly listeriosis in SA

A new study by the University of Pretoria (UP) researchers has raised alarm bells about a possible new outbreak of listeriosis in South Africa. Gauteng, the eco... Read more.
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Women owned, middle-class homes the target for serial rapist Mashilo

The sentence of six life terms and 636 years handed to Neo Clifford Mashilo this week is cold comfort to the community he brutalised in his three-year reign of ... Read more.
Schools
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More than 800 small schools to be closed

A total of 806 small and unviable schools around the country have been identified for closure this financial year, with the biggest number in the Eastern Cape. ... Read more.
NSFAS
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NSFAS payment delays due to sabotage by universities – eZaga

Sabotage, misinformation; lack of access to technology and tech illiteracy are barriers to the effective implementation of the National Student Financial Aid Sc... Read more.
Catholic school
Education

Catholic school retracts expulsion of pupil who set off firecracker

The grade 11 pupil who was expelled from a Roman Catholic school in Soweto for lighting a firecracker has been reinstated, but with a punishment that will hang ... Read more.
News

No crisis at NSFAS, just teething problems – boss

Barely three years after the term of the administrator ended, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is back in the spotlight amid allegations of ten... Read more.
Catholic school
News

Catholic school  kicks out grade 11 pupil for setting off a firecracker

A grade 11 pupil has been expelled from a Catholic school in Soweto for lighting a firecracker on the school  premises. The 16-year-old pupil at St Matthews Se... Read more.
Higher Education minister Blade Nzimande has given assurance of his support to restore governance at the beleaguered University of Fort Hare.
Education

‘Placing Unisa under administration may not solve problems’

The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Dr Blade Nzimande’s plan to place Africa’s largest university (Unisa) under administration is the m... Read more.