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NSFAS is the main deck for poor and working-class South African students to access higher education. As the academic year of 2026 beckons, recommendations for reliefs for students made or not in the plan are being finalized pending individual decisions. Top officials now want to provide real relief to students with fewer resources. The year … Read more
South Africa is ready to adopt a revamped vehicle registration system aimed at improving road safety, limiting vehicle thefts, and digitizing traffic administration. This proposed number plate system is one of many reforms planned for strengthening vehicle identification and enforcement structures on a nationwide scale. The new plates are therefore intended to supersede plates in … Read more
The Department of Basic Education’s move has made a proposal to shift to the school calendar in 2026 and close all schools in South Africa from February 5, 2020. The closure has managed to capture the attention of parents, learners, and educators, since it directly affects academic planning in the first term of 2026. Reasons … Read more
In a move to modernize the process by which licenses are issued and renewed, South Africa is introducing a network of new ‘Smart DLTCs’; those being “10 minute” Drivers Licence Testing Centers. Launched greatly, in Gauteng, this initiative is looking at cutting down the time people spend waiting and reducing the formality of a process … Read more
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) offered more clarity on foreign nationals’ eligibility for the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. The R370 SRD grant turns out to be a rather substantial bonus for vulnerable individuals–yet no one is quite sure who really qualifies to claim the grant, even this year, for people living … Read more
This year, South African drivers are pleased to pay less at the pump, for a renewed down-pricing mechanism affecting petroleum prices. By the beginning of last year, a substantial number—the citizens alongside the consumers of nyala, the more prevalent magnates, the exceptions in income, and those who watched a distinct, less-than-perfect, effortful capitalist model—succumbed to … Read more
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has released info on changes to banking rules in 2026 which affect processing and receiving social grant payments. These measures come as a part of the attempt to increase security, reduce fraud, and ensure that grants are only compensated to the intended target group. All recipients are urged … Read more
The standard retirement age of 65 has long been treated as a finish line for workers worldwide. But today, this benchmark appears to be increasingly becoming irrelevant as economic exigencies, longer life expectancy, and changing work patterns change how we perceive retirement. In South Africa and in many other countries, retirement is now defined not … Read more
People all over social media are talking about changed rules for senior drivers in South Africa with respect to driving licences. The suggestion is that if not renewed, all licences will be automatically suspended from 31 January 2026 or under certain conditions. Such speculation has become of concern for the majority of older drivers. However, … Read more
Permanent social grant payments will be remitted in the first week of the month of January 2026 by SASSA. The Older Persons Grant gets paid on Tuesday, 6 January 2026-the first payday of a new year. The Disability Grant goes out the day after that on Wednesday 7 January 2026, and all children’s grants, the … Read more