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The evidence both locally and internationally is so overwhelmingly clear on the impact of school closures and alternative timetabling on early learning that immediate action should be taken. The SA Human Rights Commission welcomes the Department of Basic Education’s decision that all primary...

News Author: Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking [Alec Basson] Published: 27/05/2021 ​Researchers from ReSEP (Research on Socioeconomic Policy) in the Department of Economics at Stellenbosch University (SU) contributed significantly to Wave 4 of the 11 Working Papers that capture the findings of data collected for this wave of NIDS-CRAM which is a broadly nationally representative survey of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on South Africans. As par...

South Africa has one of the highest rates of income inequality in the world, making it difficult to determine how much money it takes to be considered…

What can employers do when both ends don’t meet? By Opinion By: Bryan Habana Although the economy seems to be coming out of the doldrums, life is still tough out there and many people have lost their livelihoods, if not their lives, as a result of Covid-19. South Africa’s economy gained 6.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Statistics South Africa. However, this was on an analysed basis. Stripping out the statistics agency’s fancy footwork with accounting or sta...

The parallel pandemic: Covid-19 and the mental health impacts on New Zealand young people 3 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 13 minutes to read Our pandemic year has given Sharonika Prasad a new perspective on life. Photo / Dean Purcell When Covid-19 came to New Zealand, and level 4 lockdown abruptly followed, Sharonika Prasad lost much more than just her day-to-day freedom. Aged 19, newly moved out of the home in which shed long carried a heavy load of responsibilities, and starting a deg...

DURHAM – People grow old at different rates, regardless of what the calendar says. And for those whose bodies age more quickly, the cumulative effects show up

Preeti Sudan retired from service on July 31 last year, after a three-month extension. Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday issued an order asking former Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan to explain why disciplinary proceedings under relevant rules should not be initiated against her, close to seven months after the 1983 batch IAS officer retired from service. The order was issued by Chief Secretary Aditya Nath Das. The Andhra Pradesh government accused her of violating the pr...

The AP government accused her of violating the provisions of the All India Service (Conduct) Rules, 1968. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: The State government has sought an explanation from retired IAS officer of the AP state cadre Preeti Sudan on alleged misuse of her position during her tenure as Union Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, to derive personal gain. The State government, through a GO issued by the General Administration Dep...

Disciplinary proceedings against IAS officer Preeti Sudan begin Updated: Updated: February 24, 2021 00:07 IST She is facing charges of violating rules in conversion of extra ordinary leave into earned leave Share Article AAA She is facing charges of violating rules in conversion of extra ordinary leave into earned leave The State government has initiated disciplinary proceedings against 1983 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer Preeti Sudan who is facing charges of violating the provisions ...

PREMIUM! Saheti School matriculants, from left, Andrew Oseghale, who achieved 2 distinctions, George Hicks with 9 distinctions, Sofia Rovithis, who achieved 6 distinctions, and Despina Lazanakis, who also achieved 6 distinctions, celebrate after collecting their 2020 matric results, 19 February 2021, at Saheti in Bedfordview. Picture: Michel Bega Given the inequalities in South African society were widened by Covid-19, a signif...