Provincial Budgets: 2020/21 Financial Year Third Quarter Year to Date Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Report Overall Expenditure Trends – Third Quarter Year to Date: 2020/21 Financial Year A Special Adjustments Budget was tabled by the Minister of Finance in June 2020. Subsequently, provinces tabled their Special Adjusted Budgets in July 2020. The Special Adjustments Budget […]
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Presidential Youth Employment Stimulus creates 300 000 jobs
News Desk The Department of Basic Education has successfully implemented the Presidential Youth Employment Stimulus which commenced in December 2020. Through the Programme, over 25 950 School Governing Body (SGB) funded posts in public and government subsidised independent schools were saved. These posts came under threat due to schools experiencing financial distress, as a result […]
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Dit is soms die heel moeilikste ding op aarde om ‘n ma te wees. Mens kan alles vir jou kinders probeer doen en help, maar soms is daar dinge wat jy nie mee kan help nie. Dinge wat jy nie vir jou kind kan dra en sê: ek maak jou las ligter nie. Hartseer is […]
Minister re-emphasizes the importance of Schools’ Code of Conduct
News Desk Basic Education Minister Mrs Angie Motshekga is aware and concerned about a video that has gone viral on social media, where a teacher is forcefully combing the hair of learners at a school in Gauteng. While the incident is unfortunate, it is critical to ensure that the School’s Code of Conduct as specified […]
International Women’s Day
Kopano Brilliant The urgent need for w omen emancipation in society was highlighted during International Women’s Day on March 8th. Various influential women from around the world including Executive Director of United Nations Women and former first female South African Deputy President-Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, spoke candidly about the continued utilisation of harassment by men, as a […]