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The provision of money to pay for historical debt is a welcome relief for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funded university students.

An amount of R967 million has been allocated by the Department of Higher Education and Training for the payment of fees for students owing ‘historical debt’.

The department said the money would assist students who owed fees from the previous year.

Advanced Certificate in Public Administration student Abongile Mbonja said the money will help pay her debt of R37 000.

Sport, Arts and Culture

Sport, Arts & Culture

A partnership between government, the MTN SA Foundation and Samsung is ensuring that dyslexic learners have access to better resources.

A multimedia centre at Tlhokomelo Special School in Meadowlands, Soweto, is being used to develop dyslexic learners’ reading, writing and mathematical skills.

Television icon Oprah Winfrey started a reading revolution in the United States when she started her own book club in the 1990s. Books on her recommendation list became best sellers overnight and jumpstarted the careers of many great writers. It also motivated people around the world to start their own book clubs and begin to enjoy reading again.

Imagine being able to give your child the world and all the knowledge in it. Anyone can do this, thanks to the magic of cheaply priced books.

In fact, you mostly do not have to spend a cent, as a library card instantly gives you access to thousands of books, free of charge.

By picking up a book, you give your child the keys to open doors to worlds that would otherwise be impossible to reach. Children living in Mqanduli in the Eastern Cape can use their minds to go anywhere they wish in the world.

The ownership of a driving licence can be a door opener for young job seekers. This prompted the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) to give pupils from no-fee schools an opportunity to be qualified drivers.

Pupils from selected no-fee schools in Gauteng recently took the first step of being drivers by taking part in the K53 learner’s licence programme.

Pupils of Ubuhle Bemvelo Primary School in Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal will now be using safe new toilets, thanks to a partnership between government and the private sector.

The 48 toilets were donated by Amalooloo, a private company, after a call made by President Cyril Ramaphosa for business to work with government in eradicating unsafe toilets. The Principal of  Ubuhle Bemvelo Primary School, Oscar Sithole, said they are grateful for the toilets as they ensured that pupils are safe. He said the toilets would protect pupils from contracting illnesses.

Mafikeng chicken farmer Siyabonga Mhlabane (26) has gone beyond the average chicken farming enterprise by raising, slaughtering, processing and packaging his own chicken products.