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Smart school produces smart learners

State of the Nation Address

Using Information Communication Technology (ICT) to educate learners boosts their morale and prepares them to stay current and relevant to the needs of the global economy. 

This is according to Mathibedi wa-Medupe, the deputy principal for further education and training at Seshegong Secondary School in Olievenhoutbosch, Centurion. 

Growing SA’s economy for all

State of the Nation Address

Government wants more South Africans to participate in the country’s economy.

Speaking during the State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa noted that the structure of South Africa’s economy was designed to keep assets in a few hands.

“This has stifled growth and enterprise and has to a large extent kept many young South African entrepreneurs and small enterprises out of the economy or confined them to the margins,” he added.

New drive to deliver housing

The Human Development Agency is expected to build about 500 000 houses in the next five years as a way of responding to the country’s human settlement issue.

Government is stepping up efforts to ensure that it provides housing to people in well-located areas, where they have access to both economic opportunities and the services they need.

2019 Elections set for 8 May

South Africans will go to the polls for the sixth general elections on May 8.

The date was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State of the Nation Address (SONA).

“This is an opportunity for our people to exercise their hard-won right to determine the direction of this country,” the President said in a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.

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