A study by the University of Cape Town (UCT) has uncovered major barriers to surgical care in areas such as Gugulethu, Nyanga, Manenberg and the Klipfontein transitional council ... The findings paint a troubling picture ... TimesLIVE .
Johannesburg’s ongoing water shortages have left many communities struggling, with taps running dry for days in parts of the city ... Several large water tanks (JoJos) were visible on site ... Despite this, hospital operations appeared unaffected ... TimesLIVE .
The National StudentFinancial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has asked universities to allow students who qualify for loans to register for the 2026 academic year, even if their funding has not yet been finalised ... TimesLIVE .
Cosatu says it has “high expectations” for PresidentCyril Ramaphosa’s state of nation address (Sona), calling on the government to act decisively on unemployment, economic growth, crime and failing public services ... TimesLIVE .
A former Sefako Makgatho Health SciencesUniversity (SMU) student is pleading for legal assistance after his registration for an honours degree in medical physics was cancelled months after he was admitted, registered and had begun his studies.
A student from Walter Sisulu University (WSU) has approached the high court in Bhisho after claiming the provincial government failed to honour a bursary agreement that was meant to cover her studies at the university ... TimesLIVE .
Thousands of first-year students and their families filled the University of Pretoria’s Hillcrest campus on Saturday as the institution officially welcomed at least 9,700 undergraduates for the start of the 2026 academic year ... He said ... Learn hard.
The National StudentFinancial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has welcomed the recovery of more than R1.7bn by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), calling it a major step towards good governance and a lifeline for thousands of students ... TimesLIVE .
The University of Limpopo (UL) has extended its 2026 registration period for returning undergraduate and postgraduate students, and postponed the start of lectures and practicums for most of them.
More than 500 scholar transport providers gathered at the Gauteng roads and transport department’s head office in Johannesburg on Monday to raise concern about delays in obtaining operating licences ... “However, compliance with the law is not optional.
The 22-year-old driver involved in the Vanderbijlpark crash which claimed 14 school pupils’ lives appeared in court on Thursday ...Video ... TimesLIVE .
Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi says the taxi driver involved in Monday’s tragic scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark was driving with an expired public driver’s permit ... Five other learners were injured, with two still in intensive care.
KwaZulu-Natal education MEC Sipho Hlomuka has urged parents and pupils to be on high alert for illegal and unregistered education institutions operating in the province ... TimesLIVE .