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Universities will individually decide on the fee increases for 2017 academic year, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande announced recently. 

Three thousand trainees contracted for the War on Leaks project have started training at Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges.

The Department of Basic Education has won the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) International literacy award for the Kha Ri Gude mass literacy campaign.

The newly elected Mayor of Tshwane, Solly Msimang, said he has a plan to deal with the housing challenge facing the city.

The role of community media in promoting human rights and fostering socio-economic development must be at the forefront of building sustainable societies.

Local government

Newly elected Mayor of eThekwini Municipality Zandile Gumede has vowed to drive a corruption-free city and raise the bar in service delivery.

Local government

The new Ekurhuleni administration will deliver quick and efficient services and resolve community issues in a speedy manner. 

The Electoral Commission will hold municipal ward by-elections in six provinces on 9 November 2016.

The by-elections will take place in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Northern Cape, Mpumalanga and Western Cape, following the death and resignations of councillors.

Thulile Cecilia Mbatha never wants to miss a day’s work. In the event that she does, her regular passengers cannot wait for her to return so they can tell her how much they love and missed her.

This passionate Metrobus driver has a special relationship with her army of passengers – learners attending school in various parts of Johannesburg. So when her alarm goes off at 3.30am every weekday, she prays there are no health issues that might prevent her from doing what she loves most – driving a bus.