Showing posts with tag "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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5 important things happening in South Africa today

South Africa might not be able to avoid being greylisted, economists warn; industry says Nersa must not rush its “unimplementable” new methodology; investigation uncovers what could go wrong if Sou...

May 31, 2023
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business

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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5 important things happening in South Africa today

SANDF clarifies reports of troop deployment; Sanral is under pressure to reissue cancelled tenders on a tight deadline; Eskom has drawn the line at communities threatening its engineers with violen...

May 31, 2023
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business

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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government

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

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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5 important things happening in South Africa today

Economists say the worst of food price inflation may be over; Eskom warns that Nersa’s proposed new methodologies will just make electricity more expensive; South Africa’s army has been placed on s...

May 31, 2023
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business

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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government

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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government