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policy towards indigenous people
30-year ECD delay 'biggest mistake', admits Ramaphosa at Education Lekgotla
President Cyril Ramaphosa makes a landmark admission about South Africa's 30-year failure in implementing crucial early childhood development programmes, while outlining ambitious plans to transform education for 13. 5 million learners. The President's candid acknowledgment at the Basic Education Lekgotla sets the stage for fundamental changes in the country's education landscape.
R599 billion paid to policyholders and beneficiaries last year: Asisa
According to Asisa, payments made to policyholders and beneficiaries included retirement annuity and endowment policy benefits.
Gauteng education department finding new schools for Crowthorne Christian Academy pupils after dreadlocks saga
The Gauteng education department has confirmed it will be relocating pupils from the unregistered Crowthorne Christian Academy to neighbouring schools in Midrand.
COP27: Human rights advocates urge parties to increase recognition and protection of environmental, land defenders
Most threats relate to land conflicts involving climate-damaging industries, from deforestation by agribusinesses to mining, yet corporate accountability for such harms is lacking.
The tragic ‘kakapusa’ of the Sarah Baartman opera
The erasure of First Nation peoples in South Africa is evident in their consistent exclusion from their own stories and histories, says the writer.