Load Shedding represents a persistent problem in South Africa. As the energy crisis worsens, government has declared a State of Disaster to resolve the matter. As the year of 2022 drew to its end, citizens began to feel the increasingly difficult effects of load shedding-induced power outages. At the height of this load shedding, South […]
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South Africa is among many countries around the globe that are faced with high levels of both unemployment and poverty. This was further exacerbated by the effects of the Covid‐19 pandemic, and it is for this reason that there has an increase in calls for permanent solution for individuals who are in needed of government
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Sassa has approved millions of clients to receive grant payments for the Social Relief of Distress grant. However, some have not yet received their payments. The Social Relief of Distress Grant (SRD Grant), was introduced with the aim of providing financial assistance to those who do not have any financial means to support themselves due
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AKA, real name Kiernan Forbes, was gunned down along Florida Road in Morningside, Durban, on Friday night. AKA had just turned 35 on 28 January and was having a string of birthday celebrations across the country. On the night, he was about to go perform at Yugo Durban at an event dubbed AKA Supa Mega Birthday Celebration when
Bursaries provided by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme ensure that higher education is accessible to students from poor and working-class backgrounds. However, not all students who applied for a bursary have been approved for funding. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) received more than 1.6 million funding applications for the 2023 academic year.
Why is my Sassa R350 Approved however no payday?There ought to be a variety of motives why your sassa reputation take a look at has been Authorized however you have no longer but acquired payment. Those authorised however no longer but paid will regularly be these whose information are first-rate financial institution accounts, or financial institution bills
You might have been one of those unlucky individuals who had their SRD grant application rejected. If the reason why was ‘UIF registered’, keep reading to find out what this means and what you can do next. Should you R350 grant application be declined due to being ‘UIF registered’, we can help you decipher what
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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme requires students to meet certain requirements before they are able to receive funding for their tertiary education. The Department of Higher Education says students who provide false information to receive funding will face legal action. The National Student Financial Scheme (NSFAS) is a government bursary that provides funding to
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The Social Relief of Distress is recognised as a critical relief mechanism for millions of vulnerable people living in South Africa. The president revealed that the government intends to continue the implementation of the critical relief mechanism. President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed that the government will continue paying the Social Relief of Distress grant. It is
More than 1.6 million bursary applications were considered by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme for the 2023 academic year. The scheme has now finalised the funding list and students have been informed of the outcome of their bursary applications. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) has released the funding list for returning students
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With the increasing number of people in South Africa who are dependent on some form of income support, government has decided to increase monthly pay-outs to social grant beneficiaries. At his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that government will ensure that existing social grants are increased to cushion the poor
The Department of Home Affairs has digitized registration for youth employment programme by hiring unemployed youth on a fixed term contracts to assist. The Department of Home Affairs, (DHA) has started the digitization process of converting over 350 million paper records into electronic format for improved service delivery. The DHA, in collaboration with the Department
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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme is aiming to pay increased allowances to students in an efficient manner. A student union has welcomed the way the financial aid scheme wants to achieve this. Earlier this year Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande announced an increase to the allowances received by students who are funded by
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More than 1.6 millions applications were submitted by students hoping to be funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme in 2023 academic. Now, many of these applicants are awaiting feedback from the bursary scheme. To make sure that the 2023 academic year is delay free, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) has provisionally
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Since its introduction to the South African public during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the R350 grant has ensured that those who are financially vulnerable can afford bare necessities. However, there remains a portion of qualifying beneficiaries who have gone months without receiving their grant payment for a number of reasons. Being a beneficiary
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