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Health & Social Welfare

From WhatsApp to queues and 350k reviews: Sassa to save R1.5bn

22 Jul 2026

Two South African insurance giants collect 87% of all funeral policy premiums deducted directly from pension and disability grants paid out by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

Two insurance giants dominate Sassa funeral deductions

Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph 9 Apr 2026

Old Mutual SMEgo: The role of business operations in the growth and expansion of SMEs

SMEs

Old Mutual SMEgo: The role of business operations in the growth and expansion of SMEs

Issued by The Noise Factory 2 Jul 2024

The IBM Z platform leverages AI for the highest security, performance and availability. Source: ibm.com

Services

Home Affairs service down because of SITA mainframe issue

Lindsey Schutters 4 Jan 2024

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

Home Affairs Minister extends validity of Zimbabwean permits

8 Jun 2023

Image source: Getty Images

Corporate & Commercial Law

Motsoaledi welcomes ConCourt ruling on contract cancellation

24 Dec 2021

Dr Blade Nzimande

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS funding applications to open on 2 November

28 Oct 2021

African countries must include all migrant populations in their vaccination plans. Thierry/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Covid-19

Excluding migrants undermines the success of Covid-19 vaccine rollouts

Rebecca Walker, Jo Vearey & Nicholas Maple 2 Aug 2021

Department of Home Affairs flouts court orders, year after year

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Department of Home Affairs flouts court orders, year after year

Tariro Washinyira 23 Mar 2021

Undocumented learners must be admitted, court finds

Primary & Secondary Education

Undocumented learners must be admitted, court finds

13 Dec 2019

Home Affairs kick-starts dialogue on new marriage policy

Family Law

Home Affairs kick-starts dialogue on new marriage policy

30 Aug 2019

Gauteng Health MEC, Gwen Ramakgopa

Mental health

Gauteng Health in search of 16 Life Esidimeni patients

4 Mar 2019

#AfricaMonth: How InvestSA's one-stop shops boost investor confidence

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: How InvestSA's one-stop shops boost investor confidence

Leigh Andrews 29 May 2018

Leakers dodge jail, R10m fine

Cyber Law

Leakers dodge jail, R10m fine

Nico Gous 23 Oct 2017

Home Affairs, labour negotiations get underway

Labour Law

Home Affairs, labour negotiations get underway

3 Jul 2017

Gaertringen via

Tourism & Travel

SA tourism still short of potential

Stafford Thomas 25 Apr 2016

Steve Roetz via

Travel

Top local bleisure travel tips by city

20 Apr 2016

luckysilver1 via

Tourism & Travel

Weak rand and revised visa rules boost tourism

Linda Ensor 11 Apr 2016

Entropy explained - South Africa's dilemma on visa regulations

Tourism & Travel

Entropy explained - South Africa's dilemma on visa regulations

Gaby Gramm 30 Jun 2015

Gigaba 'satisfied' with Lindela Repatriation Centre

Administration

Gigaba 'satisfied' with Lindela Repatriation Centre

21 Oct 2014

Portugal's Golden Visa Programme offers EU citizenship

Facilities & Property Management

Portugal's Golden Visa Programme offers EU citizenship

10 Apr 2014

Foreign nationals arrested for marriages of convenience

Law Enforcement

Foreign nationals arrested for marriages of convenience

23 Oct 2013

Report: TB remains the country's biggest killer

Tuberculosis

Report: TB remains the country's biggest killer

12 Apr 2013

Emergency documents out in Botswana

Tourism

Emergency documents out in Botswana

12 Apr 2013

Law Enforcement

Free State on alert ahead of elective conference

12 Dec 2012

Cape Town to get cruise terminal

Shipping

Cape Town to get cruise terminal

12 Dec 2012

Home Affairs on track with smart card IDs

Administration

Home Affairs on track with smart card IDs

23 Nov 2012

Shipping

No Home Affairs officials in Durban port due to 'logistical problem'

3 Aug 2012

Massive leap in home affairs building rental

Administration

Massive leap in home affairs building rental

6 Mar 2012

Fingerprint technology cuts search time significantly

Technology

Fingerprint technology cuts search time significantly

7 Oct 2011

Refugees can now own bank accounts

Banking & Finance

Refugees can now own bank accounts

12 Nov 2010

New SA passport won't solve fraudulent use of travel documents

Travel

New SA passport won't solve fraudulent use of travel documents

20 Mar 2009

Healthcare

World's top Lean operations experts headline local conference

17 Aug 2007

Management

World's top Lean operations experts headline local conference

17 Aug 2007

Media

Media guardians appalled by Chauke's actions

23 Oct 2006