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Education is a political and ethical matter
Knowing the learners and teachers and what they need is essential to reform in the school system
Let’s go back to the NDP
To improve the South African economy, we need to institute practical measures to effect change
A decade to achieve Vision 2030
The new year marks the countdown to reaching the goals set out in the development plan for the country
We must invest in technical colleges
An outdated national development plan will help sink South Africa’s economic prospects if youth development is not prioritised
The DBSA finances climate-friendly infrastructure
The bank manages the design and construction of key projects in education, health, housing and renewable energy
Pre-grade R is on the timetable
The National Development Plan wants children to go to school earlier. Will the country’s provinces be ready to meet the start date in 2024?
Just implementing existing plans will mark a ‘revolution’ in the state — Patel
The minister wants smart policy and private sector partnership as central to industrial strategy. Will government have the discipline to implement it?
‘Dream big,’ Ramaphosa urges South Africans in Sona speech
President’s address dusts off dormant national development plan, making an aspirational plea, tempered with South Africa’s dire economic reality
Youth want to farm, but not as slave labour
Millions are interested in agriculture, but stigma and low wages drive them to greener pastures
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Ramaphosa issues instruction on Western Cape Covid-19 numbers
President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued an instruction to the Western Cape government to recruit more staff to stem the Covid-19 tide
Capture claims plague new private-security bargaining council
Unhappy members of the National Bargaining Council for the Private Security Sector say corporate governance standards are being flouted
A lifeline for the homeless people in eThekwini
eThekwini plans to retain permanent and safe open spaces for people with nowhere to sleep
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Automotive Industry and Covid-19
Many rental fleets are no longer operational and their usually well-maintained cars are entering the market in big numbers
Special Reports
The fourth industrial revolution: It works for UJ
Huge advances in technology make training and the application of medical knowledge better, faster and more widely accessible
Special Reports
PPS Webinar 4: Asset Protection in Times of Uncertainty
The Covid-19 crisis means people are spending more time at home, so they expect different packages from their insurance companies
Special Reports
International Partnerships are key for Africa during Covid-19
Perhaps this pandemic is the jolt that we needed to strengthen intra-country collaboration and revive international friendships
Special Reports
Auditor-General of South Africa seeks request for information
Suitably qualified and experienced vendors are sought to supply tools to assist in the support of financial statement audits
Special Reports
Former bursary student hits a six and lands top job at WPCA
Thuthuka Bursary recipient Tennyson Botes decided to make a difference in his community — and he's doing exactly that
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SANRAL to professionalise its finance division with world-class professional accounting designations
'It is about how I can get my staff to acquire more skills and sharpen those skills that they already have,' says SANRAL CFO Inge Mulder
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Empowering his people to unleash their potential
'Being registered as an AGA(SA) means you are capable of engineering an idea and turning it into money,' says Raymond Mayekisa
