Tshepiso Moche

1 week ago | sabcnews.com | Tshepiso Moche

The South African Students Federation (SASF) has asked the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, to intervene in the evictions of students from their places of accommodation. Thousands of students across universities in South Africa have reportedly received eviction letters from their landlords due to failure to pay accommodation fees. The federation blames the process followed by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) when paying landlords.

3 weeks ago | sabcnews.com | Tshepiso Moche

The Mthatha High Court has stopped evictions of Walter Sisulu University students from student residences. The Walter Sisulu University Student Representative Council (SRC) made an urgent application to stop the eviction of students from university residences. The ruling come after campus management instructed students to vacate the premises by 4 pm today (Friday).

2 months ago | sabcnews.com | Tshepiso Moche

The family of the late Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro says they seeking justice as the culpable homicide trial of her partner began in the Barkly West Regional Court, in the Northern Cape. The Barkly West Regional Court in the Northern Cape has set aside three days this week for the trial of David Mmelesi. Mmelesi was allegedly the driver of the vehicle that collided with a truck in April 2023. Justice Mokgoro died on 9 May last year.

2 months ago | sabcnews.com | Tshepiso Moche

Mining company PP Gemstones has accused Assmang, a prominent mining company jointly owned by Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Minerals, of carrying out illegal mining activities. This as the ongoing dispute involving a rare and valuable gemstone known as sugilitecontinues. PP Gemstone says it’s in possession of a permit to mine the rare earth mineral and says sugilitereserves at the disputed mine are worth billions of rand. The company says their concerns to government have fallen on deaf ears.

2 months ago | sabcnews.com | Tshepiso Moche

Eskom has announced that load shedding will be suspended from 5am on Wednesday morning. The power utility says this is as a result successful recovery of generation capacity and significant progress in replenishing emergency reserves. On Sunday, Eskom implemented stage 6 power cuts across the country due to multiple unit trips at Camden power stations. #PowerAlert1Tuesday, 25 February 2025:Eskom is pleased to announce that loadshedding will be suspended from 5:00 AM on Wednesday, 26 February 2025.