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SACAA; Giving Take-Off to Learners’ Dreams

Ask a random learner from a marginalised community what they wish to be when they grow up and the answers will almost always be one-dimensional. Teacher, nurse, restaurant worker, and yes, the ubiquitous doctor, of course. Can’t blame the children; their responses merely mirror a world in which dignified work readily presumes the stereotypical suit …

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Minister Hands Over Title Deeds, but Some Homes are in Shambles

Amid wailing sirens and stern-faced security detail, Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi strutted into packed stands and a bristling marquee at Colesberg’s Riemvasmaak Stadium this Thursday, 8 December. Some 600 people, many visibly excited and crossing fingers that they might make up the nealy 200 who were due to receive title deeds to their RDP …

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