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.
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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...
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.
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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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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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...
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.
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.
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.
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