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One month left to apply for NSFAS bursaries
With just one month left till the closing date, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is urging South Africans who wish to study in 2019 to apply for bursaries.
Applications for funding to study at accredited tertiary institutions opened in September and will close at the end of November.
NSFAS has a duty to ensure that young people from disadvantaged backgrounds access higher education or further their studies despite their financial backgrounds, giving them the same chance to be educated as those who are able to afford tertiary education.
Jobs: Department of Labour - Nov 2018
Principal Psychologist
Centre: Provincial Office: Free State
Reference No: HR 4/4/8/208
Salary: Commencing: R 974 634.00 (OSD)
Enquiries: Ms. E Maneli, Tel: (051) 505 6350
Provincial Office: Chief Director: Provincial Operations: P O Box 522, Bloemfontein, 9300
Principal Inspector: Employer Audit
Jobs: Government Communications (GCIS): Nov 2018
Post: Chief Director: Communication Service Agency
Salary: An all-inclusive salary package of R1 189 338 per annum of which 30% may be structured according to the individual’s needs.
Centre: Pretoria
Reference Number: 3/1/5-18/32
Closing Date: 9 November 2018
Africa’s first draughts world champion
Lubabalo Kondlo has done South Africa and the continent proud by becoming the World Draughts Champion.
Thuma Mina express at your service
Thuma Mina Express Services is changing the life of Thabang Dlamini.
Prior to starting the business, Dlamini was unemployed but had the idea to start a business that would make life easier for his community.
Established almost three years ago, Thuma Mina is based in Tsakane, which is part of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.
Its core service is to run errands and make small deliveries around the township with a bicycle.
Dlamini said being unemployed pushed him to think out of the box and consider the idea of starting his own business.
Start-up timber company branches into China
Exporting to China can be an uphill battle for many small and medium-size businesses, but for KwaZulu-Natal businessman Xolani Ntuli it is a winnable battle with the right partners at his side.
Ntuli (40) owns XKG, a timber and logistics company that recently secured a contract to supply timber to a furniture manufacturing company in China.
Help just a call away for victims of violence
After realising that people often feel more at ease to talk about painful situations in a non-face-to-face setting, the Department of Social Development opened a Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Command Centre.
The command centre opened its doors in November 2013 and operates 24 hours a day and operational all year long helping those who are affected by gender-based violence.