Since the National Student Financial Aid Scheme became a bursary, it has managed to reach a great number of students and made tertiary education much more accessible. In the current financial year, the Scheme has reached its newest milestone. 

South Africa is currently faced with a triple threat of hunger, poverty and unemployment. The government has announced that work is being done to make sure that there is financial support to help vulnerable individuals.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme announced it would have a ‘delay free’ start of the 2023 academic year, as necessary measures had been put in place. Unfortunately, the scheme has been faced with student backlogs on its applications.

Long and tedious queues outside Sassa offices have become the norm. It is for this reason that there have been calls to revisit the government agency’s system.

During this time of the year, a great number of seasonal farm workers get to be retrenched from farms, and they will need to access their benefits. To make sure that they receive what's theirs, they have been advised to work with their former employers to get the required documents.

It has been more than decade since South Africa has been faced with loadshedding. However, government has assured the country that work is being done to put an end to rolling blackouts.

Some civic society groups have claimed that South Africa is currently faced with a triple threat of hunger, poverty and unemployment. It is for this reason that the government has responded by continuing one of its social grants.

The President has declared a state of disaster in South Africa due to the country's energy crisis. In an attempt to solve this crisis, a number of suggestions have been made and it's only a matter of time before government acts on them. 

Prior to coastal schools reopening for 2023, Western Cape Education Department was expecting over 1 million learners to return to class. However, this department is currently faced with the ordeal of high volumes of late applications since the school year started.

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 assistance.

South Africa currently needs at least 60% of students to pursue artisanal training to meet the country’s ever-increasing demand for scarce skills. In the 2023 State Of the National Address, the Higher Education sector continues to target more students entering this qualification.

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 Unemployment Insurance Fund provides temporary financial assistance in the event of unemployment and illness, among other factors. These benefits also apply to parents that are adopting a child or are about to go on maternity leave.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme provincially accepted approximately 613,000 online funding applications for 2023. The Scheme has released its funding list to tertiary institutions across the country and brought help closer to its recipients.

This year's State Of the Nation Address is one of the most difficult for South Africa, as the country is faced with a number of pressing issues that need to be responded to with urgency. The spotlight will be on President Cyril Ramaphosa when he delivers his speech.

South Africa has been experiencing the worst loadshedding since rolling blackouts started 16 years ago. Speaking at the 2023 Mining Indaba, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe revealed that power cuts cost the economy at least R1-billion a day in 2022.

Social grant payments were interrupted by suspicious activity that had been picked up by the Postbank in December 2022 The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has since introduced new measures to protect recipients of one of its grants.

The youth unemployment rate in South Africa reached its peak in 2021, with more than 60% of the country’s youth aged 15 to 24 being without employment during this period. A seasoned media mogul has continued to promote youth entrepreneurship irrespective of the country being faced with the ripple effects that came with the Covid-19 pandemic.

It has been almost two decades since the country has been experiencing the worst loadshedding, both businesses and ordinary citizens are faced with the negative implications that come with the rolling blackouts.

A quarter of parents did not paid school fees at the end of the 2022 school year. This is according to a survey released by a credit bureau. Some experts have since weighed in on the matter at hand and the underlying causes.