WC Education MEC hoping to maintain over 80% matric pass rate: The IEB results are due out at midnight, while government schools will see their results released on Wednesday. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Business icon Richard Maponya dies aged 99: The man dubbed as the father of black retail in South Africa developed the over R400 million Maponya Mall in Soweto. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
No load shedding for Monday – Eskom: The utility is warning load shedding could be implemented at short notice if there’s a significant shift in plant performance or an increase in unplanned breakdowns. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Businesses set to suffer as Eskom loadshedding returns: Cape Town – As many businesses reopen on Monday, power utility Eskom has implemented load shedding yet again. On Sunday Eskom announced Stage 2 load shedding would continue until 5am on Monday morning. “The system remains constrained and vulnerable. As such load shedding Stage 2 will have to continue from 8am on Sunday until 5am on Monday (today).” The embattled power supplier implemented Stage 2 load shedding…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Concern mounts over Grade 12 pupils’ poor maths results: Durban – The exams quality assurance body, Umalusi, has called for detailed research to be conducted to explain the reasons Grade 12 pupils continue to struggle in maths. The Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi) spoke on Friday, saying the 2018 Grade 12 class had failed to improve the maths pass rate from last year. The organisation approved the release of the 2019 national exams results after successfully conducting the quality assurance of the management and administration of the examinations. Umalusi’s senior manager for public relations and…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Court battle over RAF inability to pay billions in outstanding debt: Pretoria – As thousands of road accident victims are anxiously waiting to be compensated by the cash-strapped Road Accident Fund (RAF) following court orders in their favour, the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, is expected to soon deal with the fund’s inability to pay up. Hundreds of claimants recently turned to the court where they had obtained an urgent order to attach eight of the RAF’s Absa bank accounts. The bank was ordered to use the proceeds from the accounts to pay the 346 injured victims. The RAF in turn headed to court last month, in which it wanted…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
It’s the final countdown to matric results for the class of 2019: The countdown to the annual matric result release has begun with first IEB results becoming available from midnight on Tuesday. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
A happier new year for Tshwane? DA to provide update on embattled metro: The DA is planning to shed some light on the situation in the Tshwane metro as it scrambles to retain power after a messy end to 2019. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
AmaZulu King Goodwill Zwelithini condemns illegal initiation schools: AmaZulu King Goodwill Zwelithini called on communities to take a stand against…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Gauteng Health Dept compensates Martha Marais for ill-treatment: The Gauteng Department of Health has reached an undisclosed settlement with Martha Marais'…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
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