Grade nine pupils in a school in Tembisa, Johannesburg listen attentively to their teacher as she asks them to work out an equation in a financial literacy class. But instead of scribbling the answers down in a notebook, the pupils each work out the
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Backups are in place for a paperless learning system which is expected to be introduced in seven Gauteng township schools on Wednesday, Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said. Each pupil would receive a tablet loaded with lesson plans, he told
Communications minister Faith Muthambi has denied that she is considering suspending some members of the SABC board. This is after Democratic Alliance MP Gavin Davis said in a statement on Tuesday that the party understood “from several sources” that Muthambi
Eskom hopes the need for rolling blackouts will not arise on Monday as most businesses resume operations after the festive season. “The power system is currently constrained but stable,” the power utility’s spokesman Khulu Phasiwe said just after 10am. “At this stage, Eskom is able to
Finance minister Nhlanhla Nene says Eskom must sort out its problems because they are hurting the economy, according to Monday’s Business Report. Nene told the publication government was not able to help Eskom with day-to-day and operational issues
Post-matric students should consider alternatives other than university, higher education minister Blade Nzimande said on Monday. “The future of our youth does not only lie in going to university, or in going
Matriculants found to have cheated could be banned from writing matric for the next three years, the education department said in Durban on Monday. In addition, officials found to be complicit
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State-owned energy company Eskom began rolling blackouts at 11am on Friday. “Due to the electricity demand that has exceeded the supply, Eskom implemented load shedding Stage 1 from 11h00 until
Eskom’s financial issues are partly responsible for the country’s rolling blackouts, it said on Friday. “Eskom does have financial issues. It is true that we are having financial crunch and we are currently in discussion