Confusion and shock marked the opening of some schools in Limpopo and the Western Cape, where teachers’ bungles led to the revocation of promotion of some grade 11 learners. In Limpopo, 11 grade 11 learners were affected, while in the Western Cape the number was 43.
How quickly the year goes by: at the end of this month, you will be taking your first break of the year. This is another reminder that you should make use of every second, minute or hour profitably because, before you realise it, exams will be upon you.
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Zimbabwe’s chief opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been left fighting for his life after being brutally beaten in police custody, his deputy claimed on Monday. ”As of now … Tsvangirai is battling for his life at Borrowdale police station after he was brutally assaulted,” Thokozani Khupe, deputy head of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), told reporters.
The South African Football Association (Safa) has condemned an alleged match-fixing incident that led to the arrest of three soccer officials in Polokwane. ”This is a very sad state of affairs … Having people in positions of responsibility who are initiating such actions of bribery is very disappointing,” Safa spokesperson Morio Sanyane said on Monday.
Fidentia’s interim curators failed to arrive at a meeting with about 50 former Fidentia employees at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration (CCMA) on Monday. In a statement on behalf of the employees, Fidentia’s former spokesperson, Ross Edwards, said the curators — Dines Gihwala and George Papadakis — were informed of the meeting, but failed to appear.
A test that could dramatically reduce the diagnosis time for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) will be evaluated during the next 12 months, the parties involved in the project said on Monday. The two tests will be evaluated on about 40Â 000 TB patients at increased risk of MDR-TB ahead of an anticipated roll-out.
A Grahamstown resident whose dreams of being a soccer star were shattered when a bullet from the gun of a negligent police officer struck him in the head nine years ago is suing Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula for R8-million. This is according to lawyers acting on behalf of 27-year-old Daluxolo Simama.
Public impressions of corruption and the actual size of the problem are hugely different, a study presented at the National Anti-Corruption Forum in Pretoria on Monday shows. While bribes occurred at only 11,5% of the private-sector companies surveyed, 74% believed there was corruption.
Vodacom has obtained an interim court order preventing workers who belong to the Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) from continuing their strike, the CWU said on Monday. ”It is unfortunate that the judge granted Vodacom the interim interdict. That has forced us to suspend our strike,” CWU spokesperson Mfanafuthi Sithebe said.