[ad_1] Students protesting at Wits University. Student leaders are reported to have protested registration issues. Fani Mahunts, Gallo Images Acting Public Protector, Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka, is ready to step into funding challenges by visiting various institutions of higher education. His office says it will involve management, SRC and NSFAS, among …
Read More »Nigeria’s unemployment rate rises to 33%, the second highest on the world list
[ad_1] We must value all forms of work, says the writer. (iStock) Nigeria’s unemployment rate has more than quadrupled in the past five years when the economy went through two recessions. More than 60% of Nigeria’s working-age population is under the age of 34, and the country is expected to …
Read More »More student protests expected on Tuesday – here is a list of student demands
[ad_1] Students protesting at Wits University. Fani Mahunts, Gallo Images The students want to eliminate the historical debt of 13 billion rand, among other issues. SAUS says more universities are expected to join the protests. Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Blade Nzimande called on students to speak with the …
Read More »Protest students intimidate journalists covering Joburg demonstrations
[ad_1] Previously, some students turned against members of the media when large groups of students from the University of Johannesburg marched to join their Wits counterparts. Protesting students return to Braamfontein along Solomon and Smit streets on March 15, 2021. Image: @ JoburgMPD / Twitter JOHANNESBURG – The situation remains …
Read More »Judge in George Floyd’s arrest trial weighs whether $ 27 million settlement contaminates jury
[ad_1] Judge Peter Cahill said he would call jurors to ask if they had heard the announcement of the city’s $ 27 million settlement with George Floyd’s family. He said the timing of the announcement was unfortunate. Video footage showed how a white police officer’s knee was on Floyd’s neck …
Read More »Jacob Zuma’s ‘public defiance’ war …
[ad_1] Former President Jacob Zuma (left) and Vice President of the Supreme Court Raymond Zondo. (Illustrative Image Sources: 2019 Tiso Blackstar Group / Thulani Mbele | Financial Mail / Freddy Mavunda) Zondo’s Commission of Inquiry into the state capture filed documents with the Constitutional Court on Monday asking the court …
Read More »SEE | Police deny shooting at protesters as student demonstrations flare up again
[ad_1] The Wits SRC has alleged that a woman was wounded by live ammunition during a student protest in Johannesburg on Monday. The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd and several students have been arrested. Students across the country began demonstrations Monday demanding that those in debt be …
Read More »No choice but to continue power outages, says Eskom
[ad_1] Eskom executives said they agreed the ongoing power outages were unacceptable, but did not want the power company to slide back to the point where it was at the peak of load shedding. JOHANNESBURG – Eskom said it had no choice but to continue the ongoing blackouts because it …
Read More »Western Cape Education MEC in career queue after tweeting about UCT acceptance letter
[ad_1] Debbie Schafer, Western Cape Minister of Education. Photo: Deon Raath The Western Cape MEC of Education, Debbie Schafer, had questioned in a tweet why the UCT was not accepting a potential medical student. He faced backlash on social media after it emerged that the student had rejected an acceptance …
Read More »Malawi court dismisses Bushiris’ request for disqualification of magistrate
[ad_1] Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary. The Bushiri have lost their bid to have Magistrate Patrick Chirwa recused from his extradition hearing in Malawi. The couple is wanted in South Africa in connection with a fraud and money laundering case. Your attorney now wants the court to treat the …
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