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Kentmere Academy and Nursery celebrates NACE Challenge Award accreditation Date published: 29 April 2021 Mrs Nicola Howard, Head of School at Kentmere Kentmere Academy and Nursey has been accredited with the National Association for Able Children in Education (NACE) Challenge Award. The Rochdale school is the 451st school to be accredited with the accolade, given in recognition of school-wide commitment to high-quality provision for more able learners. The award is based on the NACE Challen...

705 This year’s State of the World Population (SWOP) report has charged societies to support women and girls to make their own choices about their bodies. The report highlights the fact that half of women in developing countries are denied the right to decide whether to have sex with their partners, use contraception or seek health care. The SWOP is the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) flagship report, that is released every year, since 1999, that guides policy making, advocacy, pro...

Statement on UK government funding cuts Format Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has been informed that the Government of the United Kingdom intends to implement an approximate 85 per cent cut to UNFPA Supplies, the UNFPA flagship programme for family planning, this year. This means that the expected contribution of £154 million ($211 million) for 2021 now will be reduced to around £23 million ($32 million)...

Apr 29, 2021 Our client in the mining industry is looking for a Manager: Sustainable Development to join their team in Bryanston. Role Description: Reporting to the Human Resource and Sustainable Development Executive, this role will be responsible for developing, implementing and managing a sustainability strategy & framework that assists the company to improve environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, strengthen its Social License to Operate and progress sustainable shared soc...

The Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team has re-arrested a “real estate agent” who has been on the run for months. Hawks spokesperson Captain Dineo Lucy Sekgotodi said the estate agent was found hiding in Boksburg where she was re-arrested on Monday, 26 April. ESTATE AGENT FAILED TO SHOW UP IN COURT Police launched a manhunt to find Annica Van Staden, 46,  after she failed to appear in court last year. “Van Staden who was initially arrested in Protea Glen, Soweto in August...

Twenty-seven years after the first democratic elections and a day that marked freedom for many, we take a moment to look at South Africans’ quality of life today.

The directive came into effect immediately, according to the circular. The circular reads no "Notification of Award" can be issued for any physical works (construction/structure) under the revenue and development budget in the remainder of the current fiscal year to combat the ongoing pandemic situation following the governments austerity policy. The fiscal year ends on June 30. However, physical works of the work orders already been given will continue as usual. After the completion of the bid...

GILGIT: The Development Working Party (DWP) has envisaged uplift projects worth over Rs58 billion for Gilgit-Baltistan. According to a press release issued here on Sunday by Ali Taj, the GB government spokesperson, the DWP meeting was held in Gilgit with Chief Minister Mohammad Khalid Khurshid Khan in the chair. Finance minister Javed Ali Manwa, minister for planning Fatullah Khan, the chief secretary, additional chief secretary and other officials were in attendance. The meeting recommended up...

Free 12-week employability course to get you back into work hosted by Dale Community Trust Date published: 26 April 2021 The Dale Works course aims to help people back into employment A free 12-week employability course is being run by the Rochdale AFC Community Trust to support people back into employment. The ‘Dale Works’ courses, funded by the European Social Fund, are ideal for those who are wanting to embark on their first experience of work or for those who are thinking of returni...

Press Release – New Found Sound Raise Up Hamilton is excited to announce the return of New Found Sound for 2021! A youth music showcase event, New Found Sound will be running at The Meteor on May 14, 7pm with the support of De Stylez Music Studio and Youth Week. Raise Up is the … Raise Up Hamilton is excited to announce the return of New Found Sound for 2021! A youth music showcase event, New Found Sound will be running at The Meteor on May 14, 7pm with the support of De Stylez Music Stu...