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Public urged to apply online for smart cards: THE Department of Home Affairs has reiterated its call to the public to ignore “mischievous messages” about green barcoded ID books expiring on March 31. The messages purporting to be from the department, which first surfaced at the end of 2017, have resurfaced on social media. Director-general Mkuseli Apleni said the messages were causing panic
Israel blacklists all and sundry: THE Israeli government’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs, headed by Gilad Erdan, has added 20 international groups including South African human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation Boycott, Divestment, Sanction (BDS) (an NGO) and public benefit organisations (PBOs) to its “blacklist”. However BDS-SA says it’s unmoved by the blacklisting. Erdan says members of the blacklisted organisations will
Nehawu prepares for strike at NSFAS: The National Education Health & Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) is preparing for a strike at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to demand a salary review. “The looming strike is as a result of the failed negotiations in the Bargaining Council between the employer and Nehawu,” the union said. The workers are also demanding
Race violations in top spot: HUMAN rights violations related to race continue to bedevil South Africa’s efforts to eradicate inequality and discrimination, a trend analysis by the South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) has revealed. The report found that despite the Constitution and a plethora of anti-racism laws, racism remains endemic in South Africa. Of 749 complaints received by the
Free education ‘feasible’: Free education, which has become a political hot potato, drew comment yesterday from trade union federation Cosatu, which believes the initiative is feasible if wasteful expenditure and endemic corruption can be curbed. President Jacob Zuma’s surprise announcement on the feasibility of free education last month has put everyone including institutions of higher education into a
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