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Davies denies irregularly firing consumer commissioner : Monday, May 14, 2012
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says his department did not fire Mamodupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi after clashing with director general Lionel October.

South Africa: Vocational education needed to make NGP a reality - 7thSpace Interactive (press release): Monday, May 14, 2012

South Africa: Vocational education needed to make NGP a reality
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Pretoria - Technical and vocational education is essential to developing the South African economy and making the New Growth Path (NGP) a reality, says Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande. "If we are to turn around the decline of our ...

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Moseneke in new clash with Zuma - Independent Online: Monday, May 14, 2012

Independent Online

Moseneke in new clash with Zuma
Independent Online
The Sunday Independent was reliably told that Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande and President Jacob Zuma have raised concerns regarding the tone of Justice Moseneke's lecture. They expressed their concerns soon after Judge Bill ...

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Vocational education needed to make NGP a reality - BuaNews Online (press release): Monday, May 14, 2012

Vocational education needed to make NGP a reality
BuaNews Online (press release)
Pretoria - Technical and vocational education is essential to developing the South African economy and making the New Growth Path (NGP) a reality, says Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande. "If we are to turn around the decline of our ...

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Donald W. Reynolds Library honors volunteers - Baxter Bulletin: Monday, May 14, 2012

Donald W. Reynolds Library honors volunteers
Baxter Bulletin
... Nealus Wheeler, Noel Rozelle, Pat Jackson, Patricia Wylie, Paulette Matthews, Sally Soderblom, Sandra Vostatek, Sarah Thomas, Sharry Neumann, Shirley Walters, Sunshine Tucker, Tom Rizzardo, Faiz Khayat, Betty Wright, Sharon Jones and Vicki Kauth.

University¿s turnaround `needs R1,7bn¿ - Business Day South Africa: Thursday, May 10, 2012
WALTER Sisulu University administrator Prof Lourens van Staden said yesterday he had sought R1,7bn from the Treasury, as he seeks to make the bankrupt institution both financially viable, and an effective institution of learning. The university was placed ...

Textbook crisis a disgrace¿ - Independent Online: Sunday, May 13, 2012
Democratic Alliance basic education spokeswoman Annette Lovemore said she would ask Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga questions about this in Parliament. “Minister Motshekga must take full responsibility for ensuring that teachers and learners are ...

TALKING HEADS: Business in SA is 'growing like topsy' - Business Day: Monday, May 14, 2012

TALKING HEADS: Business in SA is 'growing like topsy'
Business Day
"My mother was his youngest daughter," says the Honourable Rupert Soames OBE, who was recently in Cape Town to officiate at the opening of a new depot for the world's largest supplier of rental power solutions, Aggreko, of which he is CEO.

Is Tokyo bidding for presidency? - Independent Online: Monday, May 14, 2012

Is Tokyo bidding for presidency?
Independent Online
This has prompted SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande to suggest that the league's calls for the nationalisation of mines had less to do with addressing economic imbalances and more with bailing out ailing BEE firms such as Mvelaphanda.

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Textbook chaos a disgrace: DA - Sowetan: Monday, May 14, 2012

Independent Online

Textbook chaos a disgrace: DA
Sowetan
Democratic Alliance basic education spokeswoman Annette Lovemore said she would ask Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga questions about this. "Minister Motshekga must take responsibility for ensuring that teachers and learners are equipped with ...
Three provinces without textbooks - Annette Lovemore Politicsweb

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Shiceka laid to rest - BuaNews Online (press release): Sunday, May 13, 2012

Shiceka laid to rest
BuaNews Online (press release)
Basic Education Minister and ANC Women's League President Angie Motshekga described him as a revolutionary who fought hard for freedom. "He was always working amongst people but also leading from the front. Some of those who had the privilege of ...

"A Degree Is Not Enough!" is Used by Innovative Public School in Alaska - African Business Review (press release): Sunday, May 13, 2012

"A Degree Is Not Enough!" is Used by Innovative Public School in Alaska
African Business Review (press release)
Her goal is to help young people become economically self-sufficient professionals in adulthood by providing core personal finance and career development training. Berntzen is a former management consultant and former college recruiting administrator ...

Textbook crisis a disgrace - Independent Online: Sunday, May 13, 2012
Democratic Alliance basic education spokeswoman Annette Lovemore said she would ask Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga questions about this in Parliament. Minister Motshekga must take full responsibility for ensuring that teachers and learners are ...

'Textbook crisis a disgrace': Sunday, May 13, 2012

"Angie Motshekga must take full responsibility for ensuring that teachers and learners are equipped with the necessary resources."

'Textbook crisis a disgrace' - Independent Online: Sunday, May 13, 2012

Independent Online

'Textbook crisis a disgrace'
Independent Online
Democratic Alliance basic education spokeswoman Annette Lovemore said she would ask Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga questions about this in Parliament. “Minister Motshekga must take full responsibility for ensuring that teachers and learners ...

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Textbook crisis a "disgrace": DA - The New Age Online: Sunday, May 13, 2012

Textbook crisis a "disgrace": DA
The New Age Online
Democratic Alliance basic education spokeswoman Annette Lovemore said she would ask Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga questions about this in Parliament. "Minister Motshekga must take full responsibility for ensuring that teachers and learners ...

Union fumes at FW's homeland comments : Saturday, May 12, 2012
Nehawu demanded on Sunday that former president FW de Klerk's Nobel Peace Prize be retracted over comments he made in an interview with CNN.

ANOTHER VIEW: Back to school for a day makes all the difference - Times LIVE: Saturday, May 12, 2012

ANOTHER VIEW: Back to school for a day makes all the difference
Times LIVE
As Angie Motshekga, Minister of Basic Education, observes: "Research has shown that learner achievement is dependent also on the level of support and active involvement of parents and members of the community." It is critical that parents take greater ...

BMCC Hosts Its First Speed Interviewing Fair - African Business Review (press release): Saturday, May 12, 2012

BMCC Hosts Its First Speed Interviewing Fair
African Business Review (press release)
Hosted by BMCC's Center for Career Development, the Fair will present over 20 employers, who will conduct brief one-on-one interviews with students and provide constructive feedback. Students will rotate among the tables, answering classic job ...

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University's turnaround 'needs R1,7bn' - Business Day South Africa: Thursday, May 10, 2012
WALTER Sisulu University administrator Prof Lourens van Staden said yesterday he had sought R1,7bn from the Treasury, as he seeks to make the bankrupt institution both financially viable, and an effective institution of learning. The university was placed ...

JPMorgan loss spooks bank stocks: Friday, May 11, 2012

JPMorgan Chase & Co's shock trading loss of at least $2 billion from a failed hedging strategy knocked financial stocks across the globe.

The standards that matter - Mail & Guardian Online: Friday, May 11, 2012

The standards that matter
Mail & Guardian Online
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is due to file papers shortly in the Bisho High Court that explain why she will oppose Equal Education's landmark application centred on school infrastructure. And this week, the state's quality-assurance body ...

Jazz genius Gwangwa honoured - The New Age Online: Friday, May 11, 2012

Jazz genius Gwangwa honoured
The New Age Online
Appointed by Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande in October 2011 for two years to turn around the university's fortunes, Van Staden said WSU had already submitted the first quarterly result on the strategy to Nzimande.

Man's ear ripped off in dirty dishes row: Friday, May 11, 2012

A New Zealand churchgoer became so enraged by dirty dishes that she ripped off part of a fellow parishioner's earlobe.

University's turnaround 'needs R1,7bn' - Business Day South Africa: Thursday, May 10, 2012
WALTER Sisulu University administrator Prof Lourens van Staden said yesterday he had sought R1,7bn from the Treasury, as he seeks to make the bankrupt institution both financially viable, and an effective institution of learning. The university was placed ...

Failure to wash dishes costs churchgoer his earlobe: Friday, May 11, 2012
A New Zealand churchgoer ripped off part of a fellow parishioner's earlobe and gave him a black eye when she became enraged because dishes were not washed after a service.

This Day, May 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin - Cleveland Jewish News (blog): Friday, May 11, 2012

This Day, May 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
Cleveland Jewish News (blog)
Rabbi Samuel Isaacs officiated at the impressive ceremony. The building, which cost $125000 is smaller than Temple Emanu-El but compares favorably to it in terms of richness and architectural quality. 1869: Birthdate of Henrich Lowe, a German born ...

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Promoting payroll excellence in SA - Independent Online: Thursday, May 10, 2012
The SA Payroll Association has announced the dates and venues of its annual national conference and the directors plan to use the event to showcase what is being done to help drive payroll excellence. A two-day conference will take place in Joburg on ...

How to thaw out a winter of discontent - Independent Online: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Update your skills in customer service – because according to Natalie Rabson of Boston City Campus and Business College, the following few months could prove rather trying for most people. For one, there aren’t any long weekends lined up until ...

University's turnaround 'needs R1,7bn' - Business Day South Africa: Thursday, May 10, 2012
WALTER Sisulu University administrator Prof Lourens van Staden said yesterday he had sought R1,7bn from the Treasury, as he seeks to make the bankrupt institution both financially viable, and an effective institution of learning. The university was placed ...

Poignant tributes to Roy Padayachie - Independent Online: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Other dignitaries who attended Padayachie's funeral included Higher Education Minister and SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande, ANC chairwoman Baleka Mbete, IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi, and DA provincial leader Senzo Mchunu, as well as foreign ministers.

My advice? Please ignore most advice - Independent Online: Wednesday, May 09, 2012
If you are an artist and I attend your exhibition, you will do well not to listen to either my praise or my criticism. The same is true of formally trained musicians. I am not qualified to tell you how good or bad your art and music are. Yes, I have an ...

How to take control of your life - Independent Online: Wednesday, May 09, 2012
"The National Planning Commission's diagnostic report argues that if a young person does not get a job by age 24, she is unlikely to ever get a job," Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant said at the 12th ILO African Regional Meeting. Amukelani Chauke ...

Manuel brings education debate to UCT - VARSITY News: Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Manuel brings education debate to UCT
VARSITY News
One student demanded an apology from Manuel for the state of Outcomes-Based Education (OBE), the recently-scrapped educational system in South Africa. One student, referring to the older generation's impact on future planning and the temporal ...

'Higher education is key to future' - The New Age Online: Wednesday, May 09, 2012

'Higher education is key to future'
The New Age Online
Van Staden was appointed in October by Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande to run the affairs of the university after an investigation into the university by Prof Dan Ncayiyana found that "WSU was an institution in grave crisis".

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