Poster design by Nathi Ngubane, with a photo by Ashraf Hendricks for GroundUp.
- Fewer than one in ten teachers have been vetted against the National Register of Sex Offenders, more than a year after the initial deadline.
- Some convicted sex offenders who have been identified in schools, have not been removed from their posts.
- For years, confusion in the education sector meant that no one was doing criminal background checks on incoming teachers.
- The vetting drive remains crippled by non-compliance from teachers and a lack of coordination across government departments.
More than a year after the government’s deadline to remove convicted sex offenders from South Africa’s public…
Concentration of Ownership: A few large media groups dominate the market,
raising concerns about media diversity and pluralism.
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Fun South African Fact: Travel to Tsitsikamma, on the border of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape to visit the world’s highest commercial bungee jump! Those who are brave enough can take the 216-meter jump off the Bloukrans Bridge and soar through the air towards the Bloukrans River below. Definitely a must for thrill-seekers and adrenaline-junkies!
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Fun South African Fact: The Cape Floral Kingdom is one of the world’s six floral kingdoms – and the only one which is wholly contained within a single country.