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NW learner who wrote exams while being partially blind gets Bachelor pass

Kamogelo Motaung, a St Mary’s Secondary School Kamogelo Motaung, a St Mary’s Secondary School learner from Mahikeng in the North West, who was partially blind while writing his matric has passed his National Senior Certificate with a Bachelor’s pass.   This remarkable turnaround was made possible by the kindness of strangers.   Earlier in his matric year, the SABC reported about his deteriorating…

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Rental escalations ease, says TPN

Source: Supplied. Waldo Marcus, marketing director at TPN from MRI Software. The fact that most tenants continued to meet their rental commitments in the second quarter – despite high levels of household debt – is the result of stringent vetting and collection processes on the part of property owners, says Waldo Marcus, marketing director at…

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Mpumalanga youth turn to farming via Fortune 40 programme

Fortune 40 project in Umjindi. 3 minutes A group of unemployed university undergraduates in Barberton, Mpumalanga, have turned to farming through the provincial government’s Fortune 40 programme. The Fortune 40 programme is initiated by the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture to help graduates explore new career paths beyond their fields of study. While most participants lack…

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Analysts unpack Trump’s Oval Office ‘ambush’ over Malema video

3 minutes Political analysts are calling President Donald Trump’s decision to screen Julius Malema’s ‘Kill the Boer’ footage during bilateral talks an ‘orchestrated ambush’. This follows a confrontation at the Oval Office, where President Donald Trump reiterated claims of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa. This, as University of Johannesburg Professor Chris Landsberg praises President Cyril…

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Hlabisa commends Ramaphosa for establishing Water Crisis Committee

A dry tap. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader, Velenkosini Hlabisa has commended President Cyril Ramaphosa for establishing the National Water Crisis Committee aimed at addressing the country’s ongoing water crisis. The committee, which will be chaired by the President, will deploy technical experts and resources from national…

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