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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.”
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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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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.
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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.
“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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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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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:
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.