In a bid to resume contact classes next year, Rhodes University's council has decided to approve mandatory vaccinations for all its students and staff members. Read: University Of Free State To Implement Mandatory Vaccination Policy If you are a student at Rhodes University then you may have to go for your vaccination jab before the start of the next academic year. In a statement issued on Thursday, the University said that it will...
The University of Cape Town recently released a statement that its council approved, in principle, a compulsory vaccination policy. The institution becomes the first university to move towards instructed vaccination in order to access its campuses. The University of Cape Town confirms that the policy adoption of compulsory vaccination was an inclusive process where staff and students were also invited to participate in a survey and the...
With the final matric exams set to begin the next five days the department of health has announced that it will halt its on-site school vaccination rollout to avoid disrupting schooling. The National Department of Health says it will not roll out COVID-19 vaccines at schools, for now, to avoid disruption to critical schooling. Department of Basic Education Spokesperson, Elijah Mhlanga say that much of the reasoning behind this decision is that...
Matriculants will write their final National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams from Wednesday 27 October and the final exam will be written on Tuesday, 7 December. It will be the second final matric exam since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the beginning of 2020. The Department of Basic Education has urged the members of the public through its social media platforms to report any irregularities during the sitting of matric exams. The department...
As less than a week remains before the final matric exams kick-off, many Grade 12 pupils have been spending their nights and days preparing. But it has not been without challenges for some of them. It is the final quarter of the year, and many learners across the country have been preparing for their final exams. However, it has not been an easy road for some pupils at Dr Beyers Naude Secondary School, Soweto Johannesburg. As she...
A report by the Department of Social Development on the implementation and use of the Covid-19 SRD grant revealed that many eligible beneficiaries were excluded. More than 3 million qualifying beneficiaries of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant missed out on receiving the grant according to a report by the Department of Social Development. The report cited lost identity documents and lack of access to smartphones as among the reasons why...
SASSA has announced that unclaimed SRD grant payments can still be collected. The SRD grant is now in it's second round which will end in March 2022. On Tuesday morning, SASSA released a statement saying that they have now released unclaimed R350 grant payments from the first round. Previously, SASSA gave beneficiaries a cut off date for when they could collect grants that were not claimed during the first round. The agency then said that SASSA...
The Higher Education and training sector is calling on more students to get vaccinated. This comes amid concerns by Higher Health that only one-third of students have been vaccinated so far. Some universities across the country are contemplating mandatory vaccinations for staff and students as well as having those who refuse to undergo testing on a weekly basis. CEO of Higher Health, Professor Ramneek Ahluwalia says that it is unfortunate that...
or months, Unisa students have complained that the University has not issued their certificates, resulting in their plans for employment being put on hold. Unisa said they had already started issuing the certificates at regional centres but suspended the action due to the challenges brought by the Covid-19 Pandemic. The University of South Africa (Unisa) has once again released a statement through its website noting the difficulty that some...
The final leg of the countdown to the final matric exams has begun, as over 700 000 full time candidates prepare to write. The Department of Basic Education has posted a reminder on its social platforms stating that only a week is left before the start of National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams. As it has done in past years, the Department of Basic Education has initiated a countdown to the Matric exams with...
NSFAS has recently had to clear the air as fake messages have been circulating concerning what they offer students. This comes as everyone awaits an announcement from NSFAS about 2022 bursary applications. No, students will not be receiving an increase in allowances and a car allowance. Fake messages seem to be reaching new proportions and sadly, they give students hope. Now, NSFAS has had to set the story straight. A fake NSFAS circular was...
NAPTOSA has welcomed the proposed vaccination of Children aged between 12 to 17 but also expressed its reservations about how it is being rolled out. The National Association Professional Teacher’s Union of South Africa has welcomed the health department’s announcement that children aged 12 between and 17 will now be vaccinated. This age group will be administered a single jab of the Saprah approved Pfizer vaccine. The teachers union said...
Sassa has so far processed over two-thirds of appeals for the SRD grant and has called on applicants waiting for feedback to be patient as some of them are still being processed. Advertisement Their cases have been sent to the banking sector for validation, which is likely to take time. Sassa further stated that the main purpose of this is to double-check if they do not receive any income as this forms part of the SRD grant criteria. In order...
The Department of Health announced that children between the ages of 12 and 17 are now eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccinations, starting from Wednesday, 20 October. However, this progress in the vaccine rollout has not come without some concerns. NASGB spokesperson, Matakanye Matakanye said in the event that students and teachers continue to remain unvaccinated, this could negatively impact the education sector as Covid-19 cases in schools...
Most state laws presume that minors lack medical decision-making capacity and therefore require parental consent for most health care decisions, including vaccination. This might not be the case in South Africa's latest decision to include children in the vaccine rollout. Some parents have reacted with concern to the Health Minister’s announcement that children between the ages of 12 and 17 years will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination...
The DBE is piloting the rollout of the General Education Certificate which will be given to Grade 9 learners to address the current issue of many learners leaving school without a national qualification. The General Education Certificate is piloted by the Department of Basic Education, which aims to provide learners, who wish to leave school after Grade 9, with a national qualification that will allow them to navigate the labour market without...
Have you chosen the Cash Send payment option to receive your R350 grant and still waiting on your payment? Well, keep reading to find out why you have not received your payment yet.Advertisement The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has introduced the Cash Send payment option to allow R350 grant recipients to receive their payments from ATMs instead of post offices. However, many of these clients have not provided SASSA with their...
The Gauteng Education Department began their school placements on Friday 15 October. According to Gauteng Education spokesperson Steve Mabona, parents have been confirming that they have received school placement offers for their children. Yesterday on Friday 15 October, the Gauteng Department of Education stated that the online admission of Grade 1 and 8 were taking place. According to Gauteng Education spokesperson Steve Mabona, parents...
Instead of visiting the Post Office, Sassa is calling on all Gold Card Carrying clients to access their 350 SRD grant payouts in the following way. Clients who receive their special COVID-19 SRD grant through their SASSA gold cards have been advised to access their grants at participating merchants or bank ATMs. Furthermore, it is well worth noting that this method of accessing the 350 SRD grant payment is reserved for approved unemployed...
A bunch of us are patiently waiting for NSFAS to announce when their 2022 applications will open. Now, the financial aid scheme has given us some insight into why we are seeing this delay.Advertisement NSFAS is yet to open their NSFAS bursary applications for 2022. On Thursday morning, the financial aid scheme released a statement where they spoke on why NSFAS 2022 applications have not been announced yet. Normally, NSFAS would open their NSFAS...