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SABC flip-flops on retraction of retrenchment letters
Wednesday | November 18, 2020 The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) plans to retrench 400 employees were skuppered after workers held a heated meeting with the Group Executive (GE) for News and Current Affairs Phathiswa Magopeni on Tuesday. Aubrey Tshabalala of Communication Workers Union (CWU) said the protest against management to halt the retrenchment shows […]
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Matric rewrite postponed
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) deferred the May 4 to June 26, 2020 grade 12 (matric) supplementary examinations due to the on-going coronavirus pandemic stranglehold. The Director-General of Basic Education Mr. Mathanzima Mweli cited Covid-19 “disruption to the schooling…” as the cause for the postponement. DBE statement on April 18 stated that: “This is […]
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4IR AND MAN
Automation snuffing out traditional jobs MagRush writer | August 17, 2019 Robots are funny toys to have around for pastime. But when embedded with uber-smart algorithms and start contesting for jobs with humans, it is no longer funny anymore. Contracted robots are sheer nemesis upon replacing labour. Even emerging economies, of which SA is part, […]
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