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/ 23 October 2003
The desert city of Timbuktu, where French President Jacques Chirac arrives on Friday during a visit to West Africa, has been a synonym for romance and exoticism for generations. The 17th-century chronicler and historian Abderahman Saadi called the oasis on the edge of the Sahara desert ”exquisite, pure, delicious, illustrious, a blessed city, fertile and lovely”.
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/ 23 October 2003
A -million lawsuit has been filed against the designer, marketer and a retailer of the video game series Grand Theft Auto by the families of two people shot by teenagers allegedly inspired by the game. Aaron Hamel was killed and Kimberly Bede was seriously wounded when their cars were shot at in June as they passed through the Great Smoky Mountains.
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/ 23 October 2003
It has been hailed as a cultural and architectural jewel, nicknamed the ”sparkling artichoke” but also portrayed as a symbol of the vast gap between the city’s rich and poor. On Thursday the -million Walt Disney Concert Hall will open to the sound of superlatives from architectural critics and carrying with it the hopes of a city that has often been accused of lacking a heart.
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/ 23 October 2003
Sector education and training authorities (Setas) will now be required to enter into service level agreements with the Department of Labour to ensure that they perform optimally. This is one of the changes that will be brought about by the Skills Development Amendment Bill.
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/ 23 October 2003
Investigative journalism is a cornerstone of media practice in a democratic society. Rhodes University is running a course this month that aims to equip prospective investigative journalists with the necessary skills to function in this fraught and competitive area.
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/ 23 October 2003
Despite the spate of management crises facing some of the sector education and training authorities (Setas), South Africa is winning the battle to address skills shortages in the country.
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/ 23 October 2003
The Services sector education and training authority (Seta) has disbursed more than R180-million in grants to its members, according to its CEO, Ivor Blumenthal.
The Services Seta comprises 29 industries with 65 000 member companies and about two million employees. Many of these are in small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
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/ 23 October 2003
The unprecedented growth in the hospitality and tourism industries has created an urgent demand for skilled professionals. These industries are expected to be the single-largest employers in the 21st century, locally and internationally, says Dr Jane Spowart, head of Technikon Witwatersrand’s (TWR) school of tourism and hospitality.
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/ 23 October 2003
Few matriculants leave school armed with the certainty that for the next six years they are ready to commit to studying medicine. Becoming a doctor is a life-changing decision and not all 17-year olds have the confidence to make this choice.
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/ 23 October 2003
If you’re brave enough to combine work and study, the Wits Plus centre for part-time studies offers a fresh on-campus experience.