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‘Verifying qualifications is crucial for employers’

Graduating students 1 minute The positive matric pass rate introduces challenges in the employment market. This is as a surge in the number of graduates entering the job market looking for entry-level jobs means competition for limited roles, further escalating the country’s high unemployment rate which is currently sitting at 32.1%. As a result, verifying…

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Residents of Komani say access to clean water a battle

Water dripping from a tap 2 minutes Residents from Komani in the Eastern Cape say they have been struggling to access clean water since November last year. Community leader Solomzi Nkwentsha claims that the water shortage is intentionally caused and the municipality is providing contaminated water. Nkwentsha say this has led to residents falling sick….

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Some Gauteng learners yet to be placed at schools

Learners start their first day of school. 2 minutes Anxious and frustrated parents are queuing at the Johannesburg central district offices in Pimville, Soweto, to have their children placed in schools. Some say they did apply on time through Gauteng Education’s Online Admission systems for Grades 1 and 8. The department says over 300 000…

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