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The Department of Human Settlements and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) are set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at addressing growing disputes between student tenants and landlords in the rental housing sector. Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane announced the planned agreement when she was delivering the department’s 2026 Budget Vote in...

Household access to improved water, sanitation and electricity has improved significantly over the past 23 years, according to Statistics South Africa’s 2025 General Household Survey.The survey, conducted annually since 2002, tracks development progress and highlights persistent service-delivery gaps across South Africa. Access to improved sanitation (flush toilets and pit toilets with ventilation pipes) increased from 61,7%...

World No Tobacco Day (May 31) highlights how repeated smoking puts ongoing strain on the heart and blood vessels, significantly raising the risk of serious heart disease. As South Africa marks World No Tobacco Day, health experts are drawing attention to something often overlooked in public messaging – that smoking is not only a long-term driver...