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eNCA | WATCH: Condemnation in SA after 12-year-old boy told to cut his dreadlocks at UK school

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JOHANNESBURG – There’s been mixed reaction over a British school’s treatment of a 12-year-old Rastafarian boy’s hairstyle.

He was told to cut his hair or face suspension.

eNCA’s UK correspondent, Natalie Powell explains: “This is probably the first story that has come out in this way very publicly. Other children have faced similar things, but very often the parents will comply with these school uniforms regulations and cut the child’s hair. This is the first publicly outspoken parents.

“The response has been quite significant – a lot of people are quite shocked by this. On the hand, you’ve got those that say this is the school uniform policy. Interestingly, this regulation has only been introduced recently.”

WATCH: Dreadlock drama

The CEO and founder of natural hair products range, Afrobotanics says society needs to relook at traditions, particularly those around black hair.

Ntombenhle Kathwane was part of a discussion on the treatment of a Rastafarian schoolboy at a British School.

She says: “There are other things that have changed according to tradition, for instance, the way we disciplined our kids. Corporal punishment used to be a norm, used to be a tradition, it no longer is,

“When it comes to how black children look, it perpetuated a generation of racist young kids, not just black children who don’t feel good about themselves, but white kids who think that black kids are dirty. We still have schools that check if kids have lice in their hair because they have natural hair or braids. We need to embrace diversity as a tradition.”

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eNCA | Fees commission findings shifting the burden to the taxpayer: Analysts

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JOHANNESBURG – Analysts say a proposed cost-sharing student loan model may hurt the taxpayer.

The fees commission report, released by President Jacob Zuma on Monday, has recommended that banks should make loans available to qualifying students with the state guaranteeing repayment. 

EXPLAINED: What the fees commission recommended

Some financial experts say the taxpayer will ultimately bear the burden of defaulting loans.

According to Gary Booysen of Rand Swiss, “With government standing as the guarantor you are just shifting the risk to the taxpayer.

READ: Social media reacts to the #FeesCommission report

“Unfortunately for taxpayers in general, this is probably a soft way of getting them to pay tertiary education. What will happen if students start to default? And you would see a large number of defaults.”

The Davis Tax Committee says government can use R15 billion more from taxpayers to pay for tertiary education, but it says this can only be used for the poorest students.

The committee has released its latest report looking at various aspects of tax administration.

It’s also found that government’s current proposals for National Health Insurance (NHI) are unlikely to be sustainable without economic growth. 

The committee, headed by Judge Dennis Davis, sees no need for a major overhaul of the country’s oil and gas tax laws.

The Fees Commission of Inquiry into free higher education has recommended that billions be redirected from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF towards the Technical and Vocational Education sector.

It wants R50 billion to be ring-fenced for infrastructure development.

The commission says it’s aimed at ensuring these colleges are institutions of first choice.

According to professor Steve Koch of the University of Pretoria, “It’s not practical at all to tap into pension and unemployment funds…Those funds have been contributed to by people that expect to draw on those funds, tapping into funds is not wise.”

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Workshop Technician.
for the Vaal and Sasolburg region
This position requires the candidate to carry out repairs, maintenance and services on EAZI Access Platforms, the employee must also be prepared to carry out stand-by duties. The technician is requested to perform his/her duties in a professional and safe manner. TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED
? PC Literacy: required to have basic computer skills.
? Mechanical qualification in diesel/electric/hydraulic equipment/Millwright.
? Basic admin skills required. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED ? PC Literacy: required to have basic computer skills.
? Mechanical experience in diesel, electric and hydraulic equipment. ? Basic knowledge of general health and safety CORE FUNCTIONS: ? Establish & maintain a safe work environment at all times
? Service and repairs to be carried out as per EAZI Access’s quality standard, services are to be completed as requested and done on time. ? Preventative maintenance is to be carried out to prevent breakdowns.
? Pre and post inspections on Eazi access equipment to be completed each time the unit is checked.
? Avoid rework at all cost and ensure that the complete unit is checked and not just the problem that was reported.
? Ensure work area is cleaned after each repair
? Ensure job card/POD/Work sheet is completed with all necessary details and paper work to be handed in weekly ? Maintain awareness of EAZI Access’s employees’ rules and regulations as per the EAZI Access policy manual
? To be available to do standby monthly as set out by the register and available for that week on standby. When on stand-by response time of two hours must be maintained
? Ensure start and finish time is accordance with the policy manual
? Correct PPE to be used at all times
? To hand back to the office all invoices from suppliers within 2 days where applicable.
? Ensure lifting equipment ie. Slings, chains etc. is tested annually
? Ensue all tools are free of damage and correct tools used for the job
? Conform to all safety rules and regulations Send applications to sallyg@eazi.co.za

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Requirements: Hospitality qualifications Three years’ reservation and accounting software experience. Proven Night Management & Auditing experience. Deadline: 30 November 2017
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Public Protector’s application for the postponement of the CIEX case and SARB’s answering affidavit and annexures

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Health24.com | UCT prof I of only 5 SA women to win prestigious award

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Heather Zar, a physician and scientist, has been declared one of the 2018 L’Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science Laureates.

Zar has been recognised for the work on child health in Africa and triumphed above several other opponents from the Middle East and Africa.

Saving children’s lives

The prestigious aware is awarded annually and contestants are chosen from Africa and the Middle East, Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America, Latin America and the Caribbean – one contender per region.

This is in recognition of her wide-ranging contributions to child health, which have improved – and saved – children’s lives across the globe, as well as helping to shape international policy.

Zar is the Head of Paediatrics and Child Health, the Director of Paediatric Pulmonology and the Director of the South African Medical Research Council Unit on Child and Adolescent Health at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital at the University of Cape Town. She has conducted extensive research in child lung health, ranging from pneumonia and asthma to TB and HIV-associated lung diseases.

In a statement issued by UCT, Zar said it is humbling to be counted among such amazing women scientists, and a wonderful acknowledgement of the work they have been doing in child health over many years. 

“The aware reflects the extraordinary teams and people I am fortunate to work with and the strong collaborations that we have built,” said Zar.

Respiratory illnesses are a few of the major causes of mortality and are incredibly debilitating illnesses affecting children worldwide. These illnesses are also considered serious complications in HIV-infected children. Zar has made invaluable contributions in epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention and management of respiratory illnesses, which has resulted in reductions in childhood mortality around the world.

Joins past laureates

Zar won the American Thoracic Society’s World Lung Health Award in 2014 and is also known for her innovation in the development of a low-cost alternative for asthma spacers – using a simple 500ml plastic cold drink bottle.

Possibly her most important work has been establishing the Drakenstein child health study. This unique birth cohort study is among the first in Africa to investigate comprehensively the early life determinants of child health and the link between early life illness and development of chronic disease. The information obtained from studies like this provides new knowledge to inform strategies for improved prevention and treatment of childhood illnesses.

This body of work has had a big impact on child health, improving management and prevention of childhood illnesses, and changing policy and international practice guidelines, including those produced by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Zar now joins the likes of past laureates Valerie Mizrahi, Jennifer Thomson, Tebello Nyokong, Jill Farrant, and Quarraisha Abdool Karim – the only other South African women in science who have won the prestigious award.

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Financial Literacy Spelling Bee

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The Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDoE) in collaboration with The Banking Association South Africa, hosted their first ever, District Financial Literacy Spelling Bee Competition, at the Education Leadership Institute in East London on the 10 November 2017, where 15 schools from the East London District participated.

The diagnosis of the ECDoE 2014 ANA and the 2015/16 End-of-Year Provincial results, indicated that learners are still not performing satisfactorily in basic literacy skills, especially in reading and comprehension.  To support learners to improve their proficiency, the GET Curriculum directorate is piloting the first District Financial Literacy Spelling Bee Competition for Grade 7 learners in the BCM Education District.

Mvelenhle Yaka, Manager of Financial Education at The Banking Association South Africa, welcomed and thanked the learners for practicing so hard for the competition, Yaka went on further to say’ “We are here to demonstrate your excellence.” Yaka concluded by saying: “We are hoping to roll out this program to all the Education Districts in the near future.”

With round one underway each learner got a different financial related word to spell e.g. affirmative, accounting, repayment, usury, volatile, reputation, custodian etc. The first round was nerve wracking and saw 6 learners being eliminated and 24 learners moved on to round 2.

Round 3 took a turn, where learners now either got a word or a phrase, which they had to not only spell, but also give the definition. This round saw a total of 7 learners being eliminated. In round 4, the remaining contestants each got the same word, “Administration”, where they had to correctly spell the word and give the definition of the word, most learners spelt the word correctly but could not identify the meaning of the word.

With a nail biting 8 rounds, position one, two and three were correctly identified, and announced as follows:

  1. Lona Dunga from Aquavista Primary School
  2. Vuyolwethu Madlebe Aquavista Primary School
  3. Lisakhanya Mzimgayi Cambridge Primary school

Lindelwa Damane, coordinator for the program, from the Provincial Office in Zwelitsha, ended off the occasion by saying, “I am blown away by this event today.” Damane said, “I would like to give my sincere gratitude to each and every person that was involved and truly committed themselves in making this event a success today.” She concluded by saying, “This event would not have been a success without your 100% support.”  Most importantly she thanked the VIP’s of the day, which were the learners for the achievement they have made this far and was so proud that they participated in the first Competition of its kind in the Eastern Cape.

ECDoE Employees equipped with excellent customer care training

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The Eastern Cape Education Department (ECDoE) in partnership with the National School Government hosted a three day Customer Care Training Course at the Fish River Sun International Hotel.

The training course is meant to equip workers with customer care skills, qualifications and bringing together the departmental workers as they are all employed towards mutual goals, missions and values.  Eastern Cape Department of Education Customer Care Administrator, KhayaNakani welcomed the participants with a very powerful word of encouragement such, hoping that participants will have a fruitful and invigorating time whilst they learn the importance of dealing with customers in the 3 days.

Nakani also said that the main objective of offering this course is to capacitate our frontline staff officials in the department in particular and all ECDoE employees in general to render services to both our internal/external clients moving from or applying Batho Pele Principles”; said Nakani.

One of the NSG Facilitator,BaswabileMajila took the opportunity to tell participants about the importance of this course. “The course is aimed to improving the ability of frontline staff within the South African public service, to provide the broader public with a quality service”, said Majila.

After her presentation the participants were divided into four classes out of 25 each. Dayonewas all about introduction to the course and Ice breaker exercises in which participants shared their profile and answered various questions based on their personal experiences.  Day Two  was about discussions and answering formative assessments as the participants were preparing for portfolio of evidence then day three students were discussing previous activities, role play been done then answered few question from the portfolio of evidence.

ECDoE  accounting clerk,FikileNcanywa  said he was privileged to have attended the programme, not only by adding a certificate if found competent, but will surely apply everything that he has learned  and will pass what he has learned to other colleagues in order to maintain departmental goals. He also wishes can attend these training courses to better or sharpen their working skills.