Bright lights, explosion in Eastern Cape could be meteorite JBay News tweeted at Nasa, asking, "Is it true that a meteorite landed in Patensie South Africa on 8th November?" @NASA is it true a meteorite landed in Patensie, South Africa on 8 November? — JBay News (@JBayNews1) November 9, 2015. Local lawyer ... Read more on News24 This Eastern Cape South … [Read more...] about Bright lights, explosion in Eastern Cape could be meteorite
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How South Africa could fund steeper higher education costs | The Conversation
Students protest over planned increases in tuition fees in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Reuters/Mike HutchingsRecent student protests over tuition fees, university staff and curricula, university autonomy and outsourcing have highlighted a number of issues facing South Africa. The agreement not to increase fees in 2016 has left the country with a short-term education financing … [Read more...] about How South Africa could fund steeper higher education costs | The Conversation
South Africa: More MTN Execs Could Face Axe
Analysts say more senior executives at mobile network MTN [JSE:MTN] may have to face the music after the resignation of its group chief executive officer Sifiso Dabengwa. Dabengwa is the first executive casualty at MTN after the company announced two weeks ago that the Nigerian Communications Commission had fined it $ 5.2bn for failing to switch off five million unregistered … [Read more...] about South Africa: More MTN Execs Could Face Axe
Workplace skills development levy could be used to fund universities
Bloomberg News reports that the government may reallocate money collected through a workplace skills levy to help fund universities. The funds are levied in terms of the Skills Development Act of 1998. This comes amid protests by tertiary students against fee increases that have shut classes. “There are a lot of imbalances in the system”, […] The post … [Read more...] about Workplace skills development levy could be used to fund universities
Case could be SA’s biggest class action
This was the question posed by Wim Trengove SC, representing mineworkers who contracted either silicosis, tuberculosis or both in what has the potential to be the biggest class-action case in South African history. Three law firms have joined together to represent the employees working in mines that have unsafe ventilation practices which can expose workers to high levels of … [Read more...] about Case could be SA’s biggest class action
