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Ishmael Mnisi says talks with NSFAS are ongoing.

Plan by NSFAS to raise funding criteria for returning students stalls

Over a year after the National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) proposed that students should pass 75% of their modules to continue receiving funding from the scheme, discussions on the issue have been halted.

The City of Ekurhuleni has condemned the vandalism of the Chris Hani memorial site at the Thomas Nkobi cemetery in Boksburg.

Chris Hani monument vandalised

The ANC in Gauteng has expressed outrage at the vandalism of the Chris Hani monument in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni.

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial at the North Gauteng High Court has been postponed to May 2023 after the appointment of a new advocate to represent two of the five accused. File photo.

'Meyiwa died in a fight with people he was sitting with'

The lawyer for the first four accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial stuck to his theory that there were no intruders who entered the house on the night the former football star was killed, and that a fight ensued among people in the…

Nkosinathi Phakathi was found guilty on 148 charges including rape.

Ekurhuleni serial rapist Phakathi guilty of 148 charges

Ekurhuleni serial rapist Nkosinathi Emmanuel Phakathi, 38, has been found guilty of 148 charges of rape including sexual assault, kidnapping, robbery with aggravating circumstances, theft and possession of an unlicensed firearm.

Nkosinathi Phakathi is accused of terrorising women and girls in Ekurhuleni for nine years. File photo.

'Ekurhuleni serial rapist' pleads guilty to 148 charges, including 93 rape cases

The EC Super 14 club rugby tournament will be a vital aid in helping the Elephants identify talent before the Currie Cup First Division kicks off, EP coach Dumisani Mhani says.

Mutilated body found in veld confirmed to be Bokgabo

The family of missing four-year-old Bokgabo Poo have confirmed that the mutilated body of a child found in an open veld on Tuesday is hers.

Fleet Street police officers were left in the dark for almost two weeks.

No foul play suspected in latest breakdowns as Eskom moves load-shedding to stage 2

Eskom says its system remains constrained as it is experiencing breakdowns and this could lead to a change in the load-shedding schedule this week, which is now at stage 3.

Amcu members during the tenth commemoration of the Marikana massacre.

'I came here to salute those Marikana heroes who fought for us'

"I read about people like Mambush (Mgcineni Noki). I came here to salute those heroes who fought for us," said Bonga Mvokwana.

TKZee member Tokollo 'Magesh’ Tshabalala has died

Tokollo ''Magesh’’ Tshabalala, member of kwaito band TKZee and the son of Stanley 'Screamer' Tshabalala, has died.

Sgt Thabo Mosia giving testimony during the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in the high court in Pretoria.

'Meyiwa murder scene was deliberately cleaned up before cops' arrival'

The scene where Senzo Meyiwa was gunned down was cleaned up before police arrived and cordoned it off.

Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse with police minister Bheki Cele at a crime prevention imbizo at the Pimville Community Hall, after a police operation in nearby Chicken Farm.

20 illegal foreigners nabbed in early morning raid in Chicken Farm

An early morning raid has led to the arrest of 20 undocumented people at Chicken Farm informal settlement in Kliptown, Soweto.

Former Mandela Foundation spokesperson Luzuko Koti dies

Former Nelson Mandela Foundation spokesperson Luzuko Koti has died.

The offices where Mandisa Mthembu allegedly stole computer hard drives.

Case of woman who allegedly stole City of Joburg hard drives postponed

The case of a woman accused of being behind a spate of burglaries at city of Johannesburg offices has been postponed to give the police time to file an affidavit opposing bail.

One of the most wanted serial rapists in Gauteng, Nkosinathi Phakathi has been arrested
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Is this SA's most dangerous man?

The state is expected to add 142 counts of rape, sexual assault, kidnapping, robbery and theft to the crimes the alleged Ekurhuleni serial rapist committed when he appears in court on Tuesday.

Police officers, from left, Tshepiso Kekana, Cidraas Motseothatha, Madimetja Legodi and Victor Mohammed, are accused of murdering Mthokozisi Ntumba, who died after being caught in crossfire during student protests last year.

Student testifies he left studies and Joburg after Ntumba killing

Lefa Masiu, 18, dropped out of college and moved home to the North West after being shot and injured by police during the fatal student protest in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, last year.