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A step closer to specialised sector-based curriculum

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Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, says a specialist-subject curriculum, which will see learners enrolling for subjects such as agriculture and maritime, has been gazetted for public comment.

Treasury to roll out gender-responsive budgeting strategy

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In order to ensure that departments meet their target of including women in departmental planning, the National Treasury is expected to roll out the first phase of a strategy and roadmap for gender-responsive budgeting.

One year of learning lost to COVID-19 – researchers

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Despite efforts to implement recovery plans, researchers have found that there has been a loss of one year of learning in as far as reading is concerned, Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, said on Wednesday.

Damage to KZN companies estimated at R7 billion

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A survey by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has revealed that at least 826 companies were affected by the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal, with the cost of the damage estimated at R7 billion.

Repo rate rises to 4.75%

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The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once again increased the repo rate by 50 basis points.

SA tourism showing signs of recovery

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The tourism sector, which was brought to a halt due to COVID-19 restrictions, is showing signs of recovery with an indicator being the increase in international arrivals.

Fuel prices remain high despite mitigating measures

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Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, says despite government’s mitigating interventions to cushion consumers against rising fuel costs, global events have led to prices escalating

Companies appointed to build temporary homes in KZN

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As the work to repair and rebuild infrastructure damaged by floods in KwaZulu-Natal gets underway, service providers have been appointed to construct 1 810 temporary residential units (TRUs) across the province.

President to engage Mpumalanga residents

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President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday undertake an oversight visit to Carolina, Mpumalanga, to assess progress in service delivery in line with the One District, One Plan approach of the District Development Model (DDM).