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Potential higher education students in need of financial aid will now be able to apply at nearby teacher centres. 

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has partnered with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to use 15 national teachers' centres across the country as application centres for financial aid.

Sisipho Portia Lolwana (24) says studying at a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college provides her with the opportunity of learning the theory and acquiring practical skills she will need in the workplace. 

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Arts Festival Monica Newton says working online will be the new norm for the arts sector.

She says the Coronavirus Disease forced the arts to consider using the digital space in order for artists to continue working.

This was because live events and social gatherings were banned during various stages of the national lockdown.

Nico Phooko the music painter, one of Africa's most gifted visual artists, has been selected as a Bakanal de Afrique (BdA) 2020 Fellow. He will join 50 other talented Africans to create artwork that will be featured in the virtual BdA Afro Urban Festival in November 2020.

South Africans are receiving free health treatment thanks to the Phelophepa Train service.

A group of cotton farmers are weaving a path to commercial success by working together to produce cotton.

Director: Public Employment Services (2 posts)

Centre: Provincial Office: Limpopo
Ref No: HR4/10/20/30LP (1 post)

Provincial Office: Gauteng
Ref No: HR4/10/20/35GP (1 post)

Salary: All inclusive:
R 1 057 326 per annum.

Enquiries:  Mr X Sicwebu,
Tel: (012) 309 4382

Applications: Chief Director: Human Resources Management:  Private Bag X 117, Pretoria, 0001

Email: Jobs-HQ@labour.gov.za 

Legal Administrative Officer Grade 1 to Grade 2

Cyberbullying, also known as online bullying, is the same as face-to-face bullying, except that it takes place online or electronically, such as on social media; via SMS and instant messaging apps, such as WhatsApp and Messenger; and on email.

Job seekers are falling victim to scams from people claiming to be genuine labour brokers or employers.

A job scam is one of the growing crimes in South Africa, with various scams used to try and make people pay for jobs that do not exist. They are also used in human trafficking and to recruit people for criminal activities.

A KwaZulu-Natal man was recently given two life sentences and 20 years imprisonment in the Estcourt Regional Court for raping and assaulting his two nieces.

According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the two victims, aged 13 and 14, went to live with their maternal grandmother from 2016 to 2018 after their mother passed away.