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The commodity price windfall and relative buoyancy of economic activity might provide a temporary fiscal respite for the economy in the national budget this…

Ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech on February 23, University of Stellenbosch Business School economist Andre Roux says it would be “premature and foolhardy” to interpret economic growth in 2021, and moderate fiscal easing, as a preamble to better times. South Africa’s economy is thought to have grown by more than 4.5% in 2021 – the highest yearly increase in more than a decade.

Data from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey released by Statistics South Africa on Tuesday revealed that the countrys official unemployment rate had increased to an eye-watering 34.9%.

The School Governing Body (SGB) held an electronic vote on the name

The Hoërskool DF Malan community, including those who enrolled for 2022, will soon vote on the proposed new name for the school – Protea Akademie or DF Akademie

Pippa Hudson speaks to DF Malan Hoerskool SGB Chair, Andre Roux to find out the way forward.

Cape Town’s DF Malan High has issued a public apology after pupils were banned from staging gay pride events at the school.

Some pupils were reportedly later added a homphobic slur to a WhatsApp group. In a statement, the SAHRC said it had received numerous complaints from the public, "alleging that a group of LGBTI and gender non-conforming (GNC) learners [were subjected to] homophobic discrimination and hate speech by fellow learners and staff of the school". "It is further alleged that the principal, in response to the incident, has banned further gatherings of LGBTI and GNC students in support of Pride Month on ...

Signatories to a petition are calling on Hoërskool DF Malan to publicly apologise after an allegedly homophobic incident.

Officials say the process will not 'throw out' the school's history and traditions, or its previous achievements.