President Jacob Zuma has confirmed that he accepted Manana’s resignation and thanked him for his contribution during his term in office. Deputy Higher Education Minister Mduduzi Manana has resigned. President Jacob Zuma has confirmed that he accepted Manana’s resignation and thanked him for his contribution during his term in office. Manana recently admitted to assaulting..
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Deputy Higher Education Minister Mduduzi Manana resigns after assault charges
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Broke Jacob Zuma Foundation dumps university students
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President Jacob Zuma’s foundation has run out of money and cannot pay university fees for students it promised to fund. The Sunday Times has established that the Jacob G Zuma Foundation admitted this year that it was unable to honour bursaries for at least 30 students. In a January letter to the University of Zululand,..
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Black experts in the health sector: Where are they?
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Whether it is a story looking at the latest HIV policies or the best way to deliver a baby, I rely on the expertise of health professionals to help me to get my facts right. But in my year as a health reporter, I have been alarmed by one particular aspect of these interactions: the..
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Gauteng education is losing his grip on the province: 15 000 tablets and 50 smartboards are missing
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The DA fears that the Gauteng MEC for Education is losing his grip on the province. Khume Ramulifho, the DA Gauteng Shadow Member of the Executive Committee (MEC) for Education, said more needs to be done to safeguard the province’s education resources. According to a reply from the Gauteng Education MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi,..
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ANC plays it safe: free higher education soon – Bribery at its best!
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The ANC wants the government to provide free higher education for poor would-be students as early as next year. At a lekgotla of the governing party’s national executive committee at the weekend in Tshwane, it was proposed that the 2018 budget include provision for full first-year subsidies for students from households with a gross income..
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Can this be true: Everything Ramaphosa does is to please white people !! – Malema
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Cyril Ramaphosa does not qualify for South African tenders because “he is not black enough and he has done everything in his life to please white people”, Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema said on Tuesday. “Tenders must be given to genuine blacks. Cyril Ramaphosa is not black, he is non-white. Everything else he is..
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TEENAGERS SHOULD ENJOY THEMSELVES WHILE THEY CAN -TEEN PREGNANCY IS NOT A PROBLEM – REVEALS MINISTER OF BASIC EDUCATION
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Saying that most teenage girls in South African schools are already engaging in sexual activities, Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga revealed on Thursday afternoon that the rate of young girls falling pregnant while they are still in school increases every year. “The situation is getting worse every year and we have realised there is..
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Mpumalange Teachers working only two hours a day because of a teachers’ go-slow
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The education of thousands of Mpumalanga schoolchildren has ground to a near halt and exams have been postponed because of a teachers’ go-slow. For the past three weeks, teachers in the province have been coming to work for only two hours a day. Schools open at 8am and close at 10am. The protest is over..
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Education in SA is pathetic – 5‚139 teachers who are unqualified or under-qualified, maybe you should consider homeschooling !!
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Every day‚ tens of thousands of school children are being taught by teachers who aren’t qualified to do the job. The result is that pupils are “not receiving the quality of teaching they’re supposed to be getting”‚ the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) has admitted. And with mathematics and the sciences the subjects hardest..
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Just a question – Should the broadcasting Act be amended ??
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The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s recent proposal to amend the Broadcasting Act (1999) is, in principle, correct. But the manner in which the SABC wants the Act changed is helpful to the SABC and to marketing its case to the public. The Act, specifically the regulations regarding television licence fees, prescribes payment of a fee..
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“Stress is a ‘white man’s disease” comment got Zuma in hot water.
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Clinical psychologists and a Zulu culture expert have punched holes in President Jacob Zuma’s claim that stress is a “white man’s disease”. Zuma said Zulu people did not suffer from it as it was a foreign concept to them. Brushing aside calls for him to step down during his 75th birthday bash in Kliptown‚ he..
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Not only whites eager to escape South Africa
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There has been a notable increase in the number of people looking to emigrate from South Africa following the economic and political events of this past week. This is according to immigration consultant, Chris Watters, who spoke to 702’s Abongile Nzelenzele. “On average we may receive a couple of inquiries a week whereas this week..
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Zuma’s critics in ANC are very vocal .. but the question is .. will they act ??
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There is a lot of brave talk about standing up to President Jacob Zuma after the dismissal of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan amid a wider Cabinet reshuffle which has been widely condemned as disastrous for South Africa. Predictions that the country has reached “a turning point”, is facing a ratings downgrade and plummeting investment, rising..
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7 Photos Why White South Africans Desperately Need Help
How many Atheists have given or received Christmas gifts today? Merry Christmas for the year 12,016!
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It is safe to say that with the commercialisation and monopolization of Christmas, the majority of atheists or non believers partook in the Christmas celebration in some form or another. The need to believe in something is a basic fundamental human function and trying to pretend you believe in nothing is like saying you do not have..
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