·11 Jun 2025
The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, says several Provincial Education Departments are at risk of becoming insolvent this financial year.
After assuming office in 2024, the Minister launched a financial review of all nine provinces at the end of the year.
The analysis revealed that the education sector is facing extreme financial strain amidst a decade of chronic underinvestment by the national government.
Public funds were often redirected to bail out struggling state-owned enterprises, which was made worse by…
Kruger National Park: One of the largest game reserves in Africa, Kruger National
Park covers over 19,000 square kilometers and is home to the Big Five: lions, leopards, rhinoceroses, elephants, and buffaloes.
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Van, startled, spins around and answers the rep, \”It\’s my donkey\’s ears. When they walk under the highway their ears rub along the roof and hurt them. I\’m making it taller so that doesn\’t happen\”.
The rep looking confused, because it\’s a dirt track that runs under the bridge, asks him, \”Why don\’t you grade or dig some of the soil to lower the surface so they can pass through without their ears touching?\”
Van – no the one looking confused then angry answers, \”No man, it\’s their ears that are too long, not their legs!\”
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Fun South African Fact: In 2006, South Africa became the first African country and the fifth country in the world to recognize same-sex marriage.