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The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will cut around 2 400 teaching jobs in the province, due to severe budget shortfalls amounting to R3.8 billion. On Tuesday, department head Brent Walters informed schools in a circular that “the current number of educator posts in the Western Cape cannot be maintained”.In the circular addressed to school principals, educators and school-based staff at public schools, Walters said they would receive their 2025 “basket of educator posts” on Friday.”We have done everything we can to weather this storm for the past year and to protect our educators. We have frozen the recruitment of non-educator…
When a crate escorted by the FBI from New York was opened this week at the national museum of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, Kaitip Kami instantly recognized the statue inside.It incorporated the skull of a male ancestor of the hill tribes of Malakula, his island home, said Kami, a curator at the Vanuatu Cultural Centre.“By looking at it, I knew straight away,” he said. “I recognize it, where it belongs, up in the bush.”U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell attended a ceremony on Thursday in Port Vila, the capital, to repatriate five crates of human relics, in…
The end to regular power outages in South Africa may lead to an upward revision to economic-growth forecasts and help in the fight against inflation, the nation’s central bank said. This article was originally published by a www.dailymaverick.co.za . Read the Original article here. .
After having second thoughts for so long, I finally switched from a physical SIM card to an eSIM in 2024. I’ve been using my iPhone with an eSIM as the primary line. Here are my thoughts on using an eSIM and why I’m never going back. Activating an eSIM Is Seamless Digvijay Kumar / MakeUseOf The first thing that impressed me about switching to an eSIM was how easy and seamless the activation process was. Unlike physical SIM cards that require a store visit or delivery wait, you can activate an eSIM entirely from your device. When I received my…
The four crew members of the Polaris Dawn missionSpaceX SpaceX is getting ready to execute the first ever civilian spacewalk. Until now, every time a human has left their spacecraft to venture into the void of space it has been a government-trained astronaut – but the Polaris Dawn mission, scheduled to launch on 30 August or later, is changing that, making it perhaps the most dangerous civilian space mission ever. The main source of risk comes from the fact that the Crew Dragon, which will carry the four explorers into orbit, lacks an airlock. When astronauts perform spacewalks, or extravehicular…
The spread of Mpox in Africa, particularly in North Kivu, poses a severe threat to economic stability. With over 17,000 cases and 570 deaths reported this year in the DRC alone, the outbreak is alarming. The crisis has the potential to disrupt supply chains, strain tourism, and deter foreign investment, which are critical for economic growth and stability in the region. Experts say the economic consequences of a continued spread of Mpox are dire. Supply chain disruptions could lead to a slowdown in economic growth. When raw materials cannot be transported from their source areas to factories, and finished goods…
Springbok prop Ox Nche is ready for the scrum battle against the All Blacks. (Charle Lombard/Gallo Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire. This article was originally published by a www.news24.com . Read the Original article here. .
Prince William has decided to avoid clash with his younger brother Prince Harry in major move.The Prince of Wales has taken a very mart step to avoid awkward run-in with the Duke of Sussex as two royal brothers bitter feud rages on. It has been revealed that Prince Harry will travel to New York next month for a series of appearances that coincide with a summit being held by Prince William’s Earthshot Prize.However, a royal expert has confirmed that the estranged brothers won’t be in the Big Apple at the same time.According to the Daily Mail’s royal correspondent Rebecca English,…
JOHANNESBURG – The provision of adequate and affordable housing in South Africa still remains a challenge and with home loan rejections averaging at a rate of 68 percent exacerbating the level of inequality in country ranked among the most unequal countries in the world. READ: Interventions to redress inaffordability of houses for middle income familiesAccording to the Office of Disclosure, the average home loan approved per historically disadvantaged persons was just over half a million compared to previously advantaged persons at an average mortgage value of R2.5-million. Dr Tshifhiwa Mphigalale, the deputy chairperson of the Office of Disclosure, discussed this with eNCA.…
Auditor General (AG), Tsakani Maluleke, says the office of the AG remains committed to assisting municipalities to improve, following a reported regression of clean audits in the 2022/23 local government audit outcomes. On Tuesday, Maluleke briefed the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on the consolidated general report on local government audit outcomes 2022/23. Outcomes of the municipalities (including those finalised after 31 March 2024) are as follows:• 34 clean audits• 110 unqualified with findings • 90 qualified with findings• 6 adverse findings• 14 disclaimed with findings• 3 outstanding audits In a media statement following the briefing, it was revealed that only 34 of South…