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/ 11 January 2008
By the time this first edition of the Teacher is out, most readers will be battling to get the syllabus under way.
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/ 11 January 2008
The issue that is prominent in every teacher’s mind is occupation-specific dispensation (OSD). Following last year’s crippling public service strike the state was forced to review salary scales and grades of various sectors within the public service, including the teaching profession.
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/ 11 January 2008
Fundisa – launched by the Association of Collective Investments (ACI) in mid-November 2007 – is a key contribution to the financial industry’s efforts to promote access to affordable financial products in accordance with the Financial Sector Charter.
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/ 11 January 2008
A new initiative known as the Fundisa Fund plans to reward South African parents who save for their child’s higher education by paying out an annual bonus to strengthen their savings.
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/ 11 January 2008
Scrabbling around in rock pools in search of treasure at the end of the African continent is a treat for any kid — even if the treasure comprises flotsam and jetsam washed up on the shores around Cape Point. The grade five and six pupils from Lehlohonolo Primary School in Guguletu emerge holding twisted pieces of kelp, perlemoen shells, cuttlefish bones, gull feathers, barnacle-encrusted rocks and the odd smelly marine object.
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/ 11 January 2008
Gold prices soared to new records trecently, on the back of oil’s surge, helped by geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty. The oil price hit $100 a barrel in trading last week, having increased 57% last year, according to Fortune magazine. This puts oil within reach of its all-time inflation-adjusted high of $102 a barrel.
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/ 11 January 2008
The significant other and I found ourselves owning two cars with a combined engine capacity of 7,2 litres. Bought before 2000 when oil was below $20 a barrel, these beasts were hardly fuel-efficient or modest about contributing to a warming planet. After some research we bought a 2,5-litre Subaru Forrester, but delayed selling one or both of the beasts as I probed our best option.
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/ 11 January 2008
Dressed in dark cotton robes, a bracelet of prayer beads hanging from his wrist, Gugan Taguchi certainly looks the part. But, as he kneels to chant a sutra before an altar in the corner of the room, the people around him continue to chat and his rhythmic prayers can only just be heard above a Blue Note jazz track.
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/ 11 January 2008
A clash between secular and religious conscience could unfold in South Africa’s education system — and different interest groups are set to line up against one another. The teaching of evolution to grade 12 learners from next year might trigger an uproar among South African parents, teachers and religious sectors.
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/ 11 January 2008
President George W Bush sought recently to boost confidence in the flagging United States economy after a virtual stalling of the country’s job-creation machine triggered fresh fears that the world’s biggest economy is on course for recession in 2008.