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The Department of Basic Education has provided guidance for childcare facilities and schools to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

To prevent the spread of the Coronavirus in South Africa government has announced that schools have been closed from 18 March until after the Easter Weekend.

To compensate for this, mid-year school holidays will be shortened by a week.

Whether you live in the heart of bustling Johannesburg or among the lush green hills of Zululand, transport is what connects you to many important things in life – from family and friends to jobs and learning opportunities. And with more and more South Africans moving around, access to affordable, safe and reliable transport is more vital than ever.

Post: Director: Strategic Planning, Risk and Performance Management

Salary: An all-inclusive package of R1 057 326 per annum

Centre: Hatfield, Pretoria

Reference Number: 3/1/5/1 – 20/22

Closing Date: 4 April 2020

Enquiries: Ms Z Ngwenya; 012 473 0472

Assistant Director: Financial Liaison- Public Entities
Chief Directorate: Financial Management, Head Office         
Reference No:  HR 4/20/04/1HO
Salary: Commencing: R 376 596 per annum
Enquiries: Ms. M Sebaka, Tel: (012) 309 4591

Head Office

Chief Director: Human Resources Management:
Private Bag X 117, Pretoria, 0001.     

Assistant Director: Internal Audit
(Information Technology Audit)

The world is in the throes of a public health emergency on a scale not witnessed in over a century.

The spread of the coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, has been alarmingly swift and widescale, and is now defined as a global pandemic.

 It knows no geographical or territorial boundaries, has infected both young and old, and is on the rise in developed and developing countries alike.

A learn-to-swim programme run from an early learning centre in a Cape Town township is helping to combat child drownings.

A pre-school in the Cape Flats is not only giving children from disadvantaged communities a quality early education but is also teaching them how to swim.

South Africa is a water scarce country which means everyone needs to relook at their water usage and find ways to use less.

Investing in rainwater harvesting rather than new dams could be the best course of action in the face of South Africa’s water scarcity.

Calling all arts practitioners:  South Africa’s official arts council has opened applications for funding.

Artists and people working in the arts field in the Eastern Cape have benefitted from a National Arts Council (NAC) funding programme aimed at developing the sector.