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868,626 NSFAS applications in, four days left to beat the 31 October cut-off

NSFAS had recorded 868,626 applications for 2027 funding by 19 October, with the window closing on 31 October. The scheme has warned applicants about fraudulent social media accounts and people charging for help.

The Enquirer Politics Desk ·

Durban launch puts women researchers in the room, with a deputy minister on the podium

MUT's Women in Research Initiative for Growth and Transformation is designed to raise women's participation and leadership across the university's research ecosystem. The Science Deputy Minister gives the keynote, and a patent attorney and a CAPRISA deputy director join the programme.

More Politics
  1. 01 Tshwane cuts water to 14 reservoirs overnight as Hammanskraal and Bronkhorstspruit stay on unsafe supply Politics ·
  2. 02 75 contractors blacklisted in two years, one in the 22 before that Politics ·
  3. 03 Mashatile: every vote on 4 November is a tribute to Tambo Politics ·
  4. 04 Your ID card is the only ticket into the 4 November local elections Politics ·
  5. 05 KZN Treasury tells failing SOEs: there is nothing developmental about funding failure Politics ·

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Ntshavheni takes Love Your Street clean-up to Kliptown, with Morero at her side

South Africa to phase out SKD vehicle assembly as Tau orders probe into light commercial vehicle imports

Arrested, questioned, then honoured: SAPS Brigadier Dineo Mokwele wins whistleblower award
NEWS BRIEF

Twelve official languages, one nation: columnist says what holds South Africa together is stronger than what pulls it apart

Durban voters turn on the ANC: 74% blame it for the city's collapse, MK party sits on 48%

eNgonyameni gets a road, a bridge and water for R9m as eThekwini bets on concrete

Nine days to the polls: where you must vote, what to bring and why the driver's licence stays home

408 sick in Bronkhorstspruit as Mashatile inspects the water works

Ramaphosa: debt has stabilised, now South Africans must feel it