Author: Phumla Mkize

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Curro ran unregistered school in Midrand for four years 
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Curro ran unregistered school in Midrand for four years 

Private school Curro New Road in Midrand, Gauteng has been operating illegally since 2020. The school, which offers grade 8 to 12, was registered with the Gaute... Read more.
Julia Masango
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Old stigmas fall as Phelophepa brings hope 

Julia Masango was getting ready to spend the night at the Oakmoor station in Tembisa so she wouldn’t lose her place in the long queue of people seeking medica... Read more.
Young boys impregnate thousands of girls 
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Young boys impregnate thousands of girls 

A majority of the more than 4 000 girls aged between 10 and 19, who gave birth in public health facilities in Eastern Cape in the past three months, were impr... Read more.
Mass funeral service for 10 of 11 pupils killed in horror crash
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Mass funeral service for 10 of 11 pupils killed in horror crash

Ten of the 11 children who were killed in the horrific accident in Carletonville, in the West Rand almost a month ago, will be buried on Thursday. The Departmen... Read more.
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Huge savings as NSFAS cuts out middlemen in student payments

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is saving R21 per transaction by paying allowances directly into the accounts of technical and vocational educ... Read more.
Top innovator sees ‘new gold’ in what people see as waste 
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Top innovator sees ‘new gold’ in what people see as waste 

Award-winning researcher, Prof Tebogo Mashifana is challenging the status quo of the more than R110-billion cement industry with her innovative work of turning ... Read more.
Missing pupil was locked in sick room 
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Missing pupil was locked in sick room 

The Gauteng Department of Education has launched an investigation into circumstances that led to a 17-year-old pupil being locked up in a school sick room and l... Read more.