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How Covid-19 will affect students
Universities and vocational colleges have the responsibility of protecting graduates’ futures
How we should boost TVET colleges
A lack of policy coherence, course differentiation, and institutional capacity hinders these institutions
Is life back to normal at UKZN?
With private security keeping watch, the university and SRC seem to be working towards a compromise on student debt
Thousands of students still fail to take up Nsfas funding
The financial scheme assisting those in higher learning institutions says it is ready for the year ahead, but many don’t know that they qualify
Nsfas employees defraud students of their funds
One staff member was arrested last month for fraud amounting to just over R30 0000
Carolissen turns NSFAS around in six months
Sars executive brought in experts to sort out the shambles he found institute in
Student fatally shot in DUT protests
The student was injured during protests at DUT Steve Biko campus and later died in hospital
NSFAS receives 400 000 new funding applications
The budget is expected to increase next year to R32-billion to fund about 400 920 TVET students and 377 050 university students
The youth want rapid change, and voting is one way to achieve it
The 2019 election marks the first time that young people will constitute the highest number of voters in South Africa, giving them plenty of power
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ConCourt settles the law on the public protector and interim interdicts
The Constitutional Court said it welcomed robust debate but criticised the populist rhetoric in the battle between Busisiwe Mkhwebane and Minister Pravin Gordhan
Gauteng nurses say they did not take an oath to die
With more resources than other provinces, health workers in Gauteng still say they do not have enough protective equipment to ensure safety when working with Covid-19 patients
Covid infections among health workers increasing in Eastern Cape
Health worker infections have risen to 170 at state and private hospitals and two healthcare staff succumb to the disease in a space of seven days
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Covid-19 and Back to School Webinar
If our educators can take care of themselves, they can take care of the children they teach
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5G technology is the future
Besides a healthcare problem Covid-19 is also a data issue and 5G technology, with its lightning speed, can help to curb its spread
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JTI off to court for tobacco ban: Government not listening to industry or consumers
The tobacco ban places 109 000 jobs and 179 000 wholesalers and retailers at risk — including the livelihood of emerging farmers
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Holistic Financial Planning for Professionals Webinar
Our lives are constantly in flux, so it makes sense that your financial planning must be reviewed frequently — preferably on an annual basis
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Undeterred by Covid-19 pandemic, China and Africa hold hands, building a community of a shared future for mankind
It is clear that building a community with a shared future for all mankind has become a more pressing task than ever before
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Wills, Estate Administration and Succession Planning Webinar
Capital Legacy has had no slowdown in lockdown regarding turnaround with clients, in storing or retrieving wills and in answering their questions
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Call for Expression of Interest: Training supply and needs assessment to support the energy transition in South Africa
GIZ invites eligible and professional companies with local presence in South Africa to participate in this tender to support the energy transition
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Obituary: Mohammed Tikly
His legacy will live on in the vision he shared for a brighter more socially just future, in which racism and discrimination are things of the past
