In my view, the recent announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa to close public schools again was a political decision and it should not have come to this. If the Ministry of Education was decisive in the beginning and really took to heart the science of the matter and the complexity of our society, they would have played a wait-and-see game. Instead, they sent our kids to school and then changed that decision, which was enormously disruptive for the teachers and the system.
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In my view, the recent announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa to close public schools again was a political decision and it should not have come to this. If the Ministry of Education was decisive in the beginning and really took to heart the science of the matter and the complexity of our society, they would have played a wait-and-see game. Instead, they sent our kids to school and then changed that decision, which was enormously disruptive for the teachers and the system.
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Up until a few months ago, learning online was a choice. An individual could choose to study full-time, part-time, online or choose a combination of online and face-to-face, also known as blended learning. The Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated the move to online teaching and learning, which brings with it a world of opportunities and challenges.
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Global Citizen Africa has announced candidates for the second annual Global Citizen Fellowship Program powered by BeyGood. The program, which launched in 2019 following the overwhelming success of financial and policy commitments made at Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 in December 2018, is intended to provide young people with remarkable opportunities to fulfil their dreams.
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Bizcommunity is pleased to announce a regular column by trend consultant, analyst and strategist Bronwyn Williams, as an addition to our daily content mix.
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Expand your creative and marketing skills through short courses on offer at the Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography. The Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography is situated in Techno Park, the innovation hub of Stellenbosch.
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Both personally and professionally, 2020 has not been the year anyone imagined it would be. The world has been forced to digitise, evolve, and adapt and job scarcity is at an all-time high. In the current climate, the best way to ensure job security is to develop the skills needed to become indispensable to the organisation. Now is the time to embrace the training journey; especially while online solutions offer time and value efficiencies. Particularly in the Information and Communications Technology space, organisations are sweating existing assets; and enhanced skills are a definite differentiator.
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After reopening briefly, public schools across the country have had to face the reality of shutting down again for four weeks from 27 July as the Covid-19 pandemic escalates.
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After reopening briefly, public schools across the country have had to face the reality of shutting down again for four weeks from 27 July as the Covid-19 pandemic escalates.
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