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After President Cyril Ramaphosa extended the adjusted alert Level 3 lockdown, the Democratic Alliance has called on the government to extend the UIF TERS Scheme. 

Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our Unemployed Learnership: Warehouse. .

Now that President Ramaphosa has extended the National State of Disaster to 31 January 2021, it begs the question, will the Unemployment Insurance Fund be extending the Covid-19 TERS fund as well? Well, here's what we know.

In South Africa, very little maths research is conducted in well-resourced schools, which are generally located in middle class and wealthy suburbs. But there is research to suggest that grade 9 learners in these schools are about four years ahead of their counterparts in schools located in lower-income urban and rural areas.

The National State of Disaster was initially meant to end on 15 June 2020, but Section 27 of the Disaster Management Act allows for it to be extended before it lapses. A new gazette has been published to declare the extension official. 

A part-time job is a flexible type of employment.  One works less hours a week than a full-time employee and often requires working rotating shifts. Part-time employment is aimed at different people, especially students. Students working a part-time job can bring a great sense of independence, increase their self-esteem and accountability. This too provides students with an opportunity to utilize their practical skills and gain experience that universities/ colleges would not be able to teach you.

By Chijioke Nwosu and Adeola Oyenubi. Hunger contributes strongly to health inequalities. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked substantial damage on human lives and the economy in South Africa. But the impact of the measures used to combat the pandemic, such as lockdowns, have not been even. The pandemic has likely worsened the income inequalities that characterise the country’s economy.

Students, parents and educators have reeled from the effects of COVID-19 on the education system and still adapting to the new way of doing things. The 7 Habits for Highly Effective College Students short course presented through Enterprises University of Pretoria (Enterprises UP) and facilitated by Fanie Walters from the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria (UP) is exactly what the students need to cope and make this a successful year.

At Boston, they advocate a holistic learning experience which prepares you for a wide range of opportunities. Their Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSci) ensures that you are well read in subjects as diverse as Strategic Management, Public Administration and Environmental Economics, as well as Sociology, Anthropology and Psychology.

Stats South Africa released the unemployment figures on Tuesday, days before the SONA is about to take place. The figures shown definitely caused an uproar in South Africans where little progress was shown.