15 March 2021 The department of higher education and training cannot afford to clear historic student debt owed to institutions totalling nearly R10bn, nor can it support the call for a zero percent fee increment for the 2021 academic year, minister Blade Nzimande said at the weekend. File photo. Image: Kopano Tlape/GCIS
The department of higher education & training cannot afford to clear historic student debt owed to institutions amounting to nearly R10bn, nor can it support the call for a zero percent fee increment for the 2021 academic year, minister Blade Nzimande said at the weekend.
He was responding to a long list of demands made by the South African Union of Students (SAUS), which among other things called for the scrapping of debt of all students to ensure smooth registration processes.
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Louisiana OMV warns residents about imposter websites
LA OMV
and last updated 2021-03-15 13:36:01-04
The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles is warning citizens of third-party websites obtaining residentsâ personal data, credit card information and overcharging citizens for online vehicle registration services.
These websites, they say, are privately owned by for-profit companies and are not affiliated with any state government agency.
âWe have had reports from our citizens who were deceived into providing sensitive information to other websites,â said OMV Commissioner Karen St. Germain. âWe encourage our customers to utilize our online services when they can, but they should be aware of the dangers associated with some third-party websites.â
"Students are writing and they are only finishing next week Friday, so we won't be joining the forces now. But as soon as they are done then we will join," said TUT SRC president Mike Mothuba.