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ANC is keen to win in Cape Town's historic Bo-Kaap, s...

ANC Deputy Secretary-General Jessie Duarte said the party is ‘keen to win’ the ward in which the historic Bo-Kaap is in, following a two-day visit to Cape Town.

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More than 80 signatories join in plea for 'peace and security for all citizens of SA'

More than 80 signatories join in plea for 'peace and security for all citizens of SA'
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Ombud service 'has power to address any discrimination in banking and put it right'


The banking sector has since the start of the pandemic been accused of discrimination, seeing the collapse of several black businesses, but the Banking Ombudsman Services of SA (OBS SA) has argued that if banks are found guilty of any misconduct, including discrimination, then the ’OBS has the power to put things right’. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
Ombud service ‘has power to address any discrimination in banking and put it right’
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CAPE TOWN - AS BLACK-OWNED businesses continue their struggle to secure financial assistance from banks, while others endure the abrupt termination of their bank accounts without valid reasons, the banking ombudsman stressed that they are there as a last resort and as a form of recourse to investigate any possibility of unfair treatment.

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PICS | Cape Town protesters call on Ramaphosa to 'stand up' for Palestinians


Supporters of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign march to Parliament in Cape Town. (Photo by Ziyaad Douglas/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
Cape Town protesters who participated in a pro-Palestinian march are calling on the President Cyril Ramaphosa to respond to the violence.
On Monday, hundreds of Palestinians were wounded after Israeli forces stormed the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.
The Israeli Embassy of SA released a statement after rockets were fired at Israeli communities. 
More than a thousand people in Cape Town participated in a pro-Palestinian march to Parliament on Tuesday, amid ongoing violence in Jerusalem and Gaza.
Many who participated are calling for the South African government to address the violence.

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WC DA blames national govt for high number of unplaced pupils in province


WC DA blames national govt for high number of unplaced pupils in province
The Democratic Alliance (DA)'s Lorraine Botha said that national government was doing a great disservice to learners as the funds allocated simply did not meet the education needs of the Western Cape.
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CAPE TOWN - The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape is blaming national government for the high number of unplaced learners, saying that this was primarily due to the Basic Education's Department's failure to adapt the funding model for schools.
On Tuesday, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) briefed the legislature's Standing Committee on Education.

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Food truck owner's stand against burger giant unites local small business eateries

Food truck owner's stand against burger giant unites local small business eateries
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Western Cape Education department sanctions 250 teachers


Statistics were revealed in a written parliamentary question from the ANC to Education MEC Debbie Schäfer.
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's spokesperson Kerry Mauchline told News24 the 250 teachers sanctioned in 2019/20 are from around 225 schools, and the 88 teachers approved in 2020/21 are from about 80 schools.
Equal Education Law Centre's senior attorney Tarryn Cooper-Bell said the majority of the sanctions imposed in the transgressions listed by the Western Cape Education Department involve punitive sanctions.
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has sanctioned 250 teachers, 33 principals, and 53 education department officials for fraud, assault, and financial mismanagement.
These statistics were revealed in a written parliamentary question from the ANC to Education MEC Debbie Schäfer. 

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Forest Village pupils rejected 'because they did not study Afrikaans'


Forest Village pupils rejected ’because they did not study Afrikaans’
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One of the reasons why Forest Village children are learning under trees is because they were rejected by locals schools as they did not previously do Afrikaans as a subject.
This is according to education advocacy group, Equal Education (EE).
“Existing schools in the area are also contributing to the problem in that they refuse to accept learners that have not previously done Afrikaans,” said EE researcher, Stacey Jacobs.
The community of Forest Village is made up of families that have been relocated from Langa, Nyanga, Gugulethu, Crossroads, Khayelitsha, Athlone and Mfuleni to their current location. Pupils and teachers are currently running a school under trees; using chairs, buckets, crates and other makeshift means for chairs and tables.

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China's people-centred approach to beating poverty


Paper-cutting artist Guo Min (C) teaches villagers the skills of paper-cutting in Shounan Village of Guantao County, north China's Hebei Province. Guantao County has put great efforts in developing the local handicraft industry to alleviate poverty in recent years. File picture: Mu Yu/Xinhua
China’s people-centred approach to beating poverty
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Muhammed Khalid Sayed
While the world is fighting to defeat the Covid-19 pandemic, China has been welcoming in the new lunar year with the celebrations in defeating poverty.
During this time, the commencement of the year of the ox, Chinese president, Xi Jinping, has declared that poverty has been eradicated in China and that the country is well on its way to Xiaokang: a moderately prosperous society in all respects.

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