Showing posts with category "government"

Government rolling out new subjects at schools in South Africa

The Department of Basic Education is making significant changes to the school curriculum to boost mathematics, science and technology among learners in the country.

May 26, 2023
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Massive water outage hitting Johannesburg and Pretoria this week – here’s who’s affected

Rand Water in Johannesburg and the City of Tshwane have issued an alert, warning residents of a 53-hour water outage due to planned maintenance.

May 27, 2023
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Major headache for public sector wages in South Africa

Civil society unions are set to challenge governments’ incremental wage increases for representatives of semi-government institutions.

May 27, 2023
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Big changes proposed for visas in South Africa – including plans for highly skilled foreign workers

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says that the government will explore the feasibility of a visa recognition programme next quarter, that will allow the holders of certain visas of recognised coun...

May 24, 2023
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Government’s plan to get people off the R350 grant

The Department of Social Development says that it is working with other government departments to try and find work opportunities for South Africans who are still on or no longer qualify for the R3...

June 1, 2023
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A look at the new R140 million school built in South Africa – which includes 32 ‘smart classrooms’

The ministers of basic education and minerals and energy have officially unveiled a newly built world-class Waterkloof Hills Combined School in the mining community of Rustenburg, North West.

May 24, 2023
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Major headache for new retirement plan in South Africa – report

Civil society groups raise concern over an en masse run on retirement funds leaving no room for liquidity.

May 24, 2023
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Good news for teaching jobs in South Africa – and how much they earn

Western Cape MEC David Maynier says that his department is in a position to appoint up to 1,143 teachers in the province for the 2023 academic year.

May 26, 2023
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Government’s new plan to crack down on copper theft in South Africa

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has gazetted its draft policy proposals to regulate and restrict the trade of scrap metal in South Africa for public comment.

May 31, 2023
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New tender document shows alternative plans for e-tolls – including licence renewals and a fuel reward system

Road agency Sanral has put out a new tender looking for contractors to take over the Gauteng open road tolling project – including new services that could be implemented and added to its systems.

May 27, 2023
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Big changes on the cards for e-tolls in South Africa

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has issued a tender for the failed e-toll system and is set to meet on Thursday (4 August) to discuss it further.

May 30, 2023
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Big changes proposed for public service in South Africa – what you need to know

Cabinet is considering the implementation of a framework geared towards the professionalisation of the entire public service, says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister, Dr Nkosaz...

May 28, 2023
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