HIGHER EDUCATION WARNS OF ILLEGAL “FLY BY NIGHT” COLLEGES

Fri 06 January 2023: Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has warned prospective students, who want to register at institutions of higher learning, not to fall for bogus colleges. These institutions, also known as “fly by night” colleges, are not registered with the Sector Education and Training Authorities (Setas), the Department of Higher […]

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CORRUPTION IN SOUTH AFRICA: NEW BOOK LIFTS THE LID ON WHO PROFITS – AND THEIR CORPORATE ENABLERS

Thu 05 January 2023: The new book The Unaccountables: The Powerful Politicians and Corporations who Profit from Impunity is welcome for the way it contextualises corruption. It shows how politicians and bureaucrats could not implement corruption without their corporate and professional enablers – the accountants, auditors and advocates who make it all possible. The book is the […]

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PRESIDENT HASSAN OF TANZANIA ENDS 6-YEAR BAN ON OPPOSITION RALLIES

Wed 04 January 2023: A ban on opposition rallies put in place in 2016 by her strongman predecessor has been overturned by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan as a gesture toward political rivals calling for the restoration of democratic traditions. “According to our laws, it is the right of political parties to hold their public […]

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UNITED STATES DROPS BURKINA FASO FROM AFRICA DUTY-FREE TRADE PROGRAMME

Burkina Faso’s new military leader Ibrahim Traore is escorted by soldiers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, October 2, 2022 Mon 02 January 2023: Burkina Faso has been removed from the US’s trade preference program due to serious concerns regarding a “unconstitutional change” in the country’s administration, according to the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office Two military […]

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SA POLICE WARN PUBLIC AGAINST SOCIAL MEDIA SCAMS

Fri 30 December 2022: Police management in the North West has warned members of the public to exercise caution when responding to social media advertisements, as criminals are coming up with numerous tricks to scam citizens. “The warning stems from numerous scam incidents involving social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and WhatsApp advertisements, circulating […]

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DROUGHT IN THE HORN OF AFRICA WORSENS THE SUFFERING OF CHILDREN

Mon 26 December 2022: The number of children suffering dire drought conditions across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has more than doubled in five months, according to figures released by the United Nations Friday. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that around 20.2 million children in the countries are now facing the threat of severe hunger, […]

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LAND IS A HEATED ISSUE IN SOUTH AFRICA – THE PRINT MEDIA ARE PRESENTING ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE STORY

Mon 26 December 2022: The land question was at the heart of the South African national liberation struggle. The 1913 Natives Land Act restricted black people from owning and occupying parts of the country, leading to whites owning about 87% of the land. This reduced the African majority to “pariahs in the land of their birth”, […]

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