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20 June 2013
                       
 
 
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20 Jun 2013
 
 
Government failing in education
education
Government has failed South Africa's youth through corrupt and inept management of the education system, Agang leader Mamphela Ramphele said on Thursday. "At national government level, education is...
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12 Jun 2013
 
 
 
The impact of sectoral minimum wage laws in South Africa
ECON3X3
The introduction of minimum wage laws in five non-agricultural sectors has not been associated with a significant loss in employment in the years following their promulgation – a period when most...
 
 
10 Jun 2013
 
 
 
Short Course in Intellectual Property Law
WHATS ON
The Short Course in Intellectual Property Law is presented annually during the third term of the academic year (June or July) and awards a certificate of attendance from Stellenbosch University....
 
 
09 Jun 2013
 
SANRAL: Statement by South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited, stating that tolling is good for the economy (09/06/2013)
STATEMENT
Tolling pays. That is the simple truth – it makes transport easier, boosts economic growth and individual businesses. And makes travelling more pleasant for private citizens. Tolling is...
 
 
29 May 2013
 
 
 
How much do unions and bargaining councils elevate wages?
ECON3X3
Past studies have found that trade union members earn substantially higher wages than non-union workers. New results suggest a much lower union wage premium (6-7%) when the impact of the size of...
 
 
28 May 2013
 
DA: Statement by Manny DeFreitas, Democratic Alliance MP, asserts that the Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act assists those marginalised and misunderstood (28/05/2013)
STATEMENT
Replies by the Minister of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), Naledi Pandor to my questions prove to be most interesting. I asked the Minister about the Alteration of Sex Description and Sex...
 
 
21 May 2013
 
SA: Statement by the Sonke Gender Justice Network, NGO promoting gender equality and HIV/AIDS prevention, calls for applications to the second MenEngage Africa Training Initiative course (21/05/2013)
STATEMENT
Sonke Gender Justice Network, the MenEngage Africa Network and the Women’s Health Research Unit at the University of Cape Town are proud to host the second MenEngage Africa Training Initiative...
 
 
20 May 2013
 
SA: Statement by Rhodes University, South African academic institution, on academic freedom (20/05/2013)
STATEMENT
Rhodes University will hold an open debate on the academic freedom question on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 in the Arts Major lecture theatre at 17:30. The debate is intended to help Rhodes which, like...
 
 
16 May 2013
 
SA: Derek Hanekom: Address by the Minister of Science and Technology, on the occasion of the Science and Technology Budget Debate, National Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town (16/05/2013)
SPEECH
Science and technology are rarely the first things one thinks of when one talks about our major challenges as a nation, and few people fully appreciate the toil and investment that goes into the...
 
 
14 May 2013
 
Eskom CEO calls for ‘super grid’ to power up sub-Saharan Africa
ELECTRICITY
The CEO of South African power utility Eskom, Brian Dames, said on Tuesday that countries in sub-Saharan Africa should work together to establish a “super grid” to boost electricity supply in...
 
 
13 May 2013
 
CSIR: Statement by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, appoints mining and industry sustainability ace to head natural resources and the environment unit (13/05/2013)
STATEMENT
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has announced the appointment of May Hermanus as the Executive Director of its Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) research unit....
 
 
10 May 2013
 
SA: Statement by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Government calls for return of Professor Karabus to South Africa (09/05/2013)
STATEMENT
The South African Government takes note of the latest developments surrounding the return of Professor Cyril Karabus's passport after being found not guilty twice by the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...
 
 
Kaberuka urges sub-Saharan Africa to push GDP growth to 10%
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Sub-Saharan Africa has been growing steadily over the past few years, but needs to push up its growth rate to 10%, African Development Bank (AfDB) president Donald Kaberuka believes. He told a...
 
 
08 May 2013
 
VF+: Statement by Pieter Groenewald, Freedom Front Plus, states that the ANC Government's interference at universities is lowering standards (08/05/2013)
STATEMENT
“The Freedom Front Plus seriously objects to the ANC government’s interference at universities as it lowers standards,” Mr. Pieter Groenewald, the parliamentary leader of the Freedom Front...
 
 
06 May 2013
 
SA: Statement by the Sonke Gender Justice Network, NGO promoting gender equality and HIV/AIDS prevention, training on Masculinities, Leadership and Gender Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa’ (06/05/2013)
STATEMENT
‘Masculinities, Leadership and Gender Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa’ is a short, intensive, ten-day residential course which seeks to expand the skills and knowledge of women and men in the...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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