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Missing baby found
by Dr Stephen Mncube on Feb.07, 2012, under Children of Africa, News
Mita Marobe holds a photo of her 6-month old baby Kgosientsile who was allegedly kidnapped by his nanny in Hestea Park in Pretoria. The six-month-old baby boy kidnapped by his nanny from his Pretoria North home has been found, a report has said. According to Eyewitness News, [...]
State of the Nation Address 2012
by Dr Stephen Mncube on Feb.06, 2012, under News, South African Government
President Jacob Zuma presents the State of the Nation Address (SoNA) to a joint sitting of Parliament at 19:00 on Thursday, 9 February 2012. President Zuma invites South Africans to submit comments that they would like him to consider mentioning in the Address. Submit your comments using: the President’s personal Twitter account @SAPresident , or by using #PresidentSona [...]
President Zuma is proud of Yvonne Chaka Chaka’s achievement
by Dr Stephen Mncube on Feb.01, 2012, under News
Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma congratulated performer Yvonne Chaka Chaka on being the first African woman to receive the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Crystal Award. “We applaud the wonderful work she does promoting quality health care and other social development issues in the continent,” Zuma said in a statement. “We are immensely proud that the World Economic [...]
Cybercrime in South Africa
by Dr Stephen Mncube on Jan.25, 2012, under Education, News
Cybercrime is generally defined as any form of criminal activity involving the use of computers and the Internet. Also refered to as computer crime, electronic crime, e-crime, netcrime and hi-tech crime. Below is the specific text of the Electronic Communications and Transactions (ECT) Act 25 of 2002, relevant to the criminal offences: CHAPTER XIII CYBER CRIME [...]
Did you know?
by Dr Stephen Mncube on Jan.25, 2012, under Did you know?
7 054 The number of work, business and corporate permits issued in the quarter April – June 2011. This is part of attracting scarce skills into the country and boosting the economy, which will help with job creation.
President Jacob Zuma congratulates class of 2011
by Dr Stephen Mncube on Jan.09, 2012, under Education, News, South African Government
President Jacob Zuma wishes to congratulate all the matriculants who sat for their National Senior Certificates examinations in 2011 and has hailed the ascending pass rate as a step in the right direction. President Jacob Zuma would like to further give special acknowledgment to those who demonstrated outstanding performance in various subjects last year. A [...]
2012 is here!
by Dr Stephen Mncube on Jan.03, 2012, under Commemorative Days, Environment, Events, News
I would like to wish my loyal readers, colleagues and dear friends a blessed, prosperous and very happy new year. 2012 is a leap year so we have been blessed with an additional day to make a difference in the world. This year is the Year of the Dragon which is very auspicious to our [...]
Farewell to 2011
by Dr Stephen Mncube on Dec.20, 2011, under News
Dear valued supporters, It gives me great pleasure to have had you all join me on this journey this year. It marked many ups and downs. We lost great icons and saw many historical events that will go down in the History books for our children to learn about one day. This year Devterms received [...]
What can South Africans do about climate change?
by Dr Stephen Mncube on Dec.09, 2011, under Education, Environment
Do not build your house in areas that may be at risk from the impacts of severe weather events like floods and storm surges (big waves) – climate change increases the frequency and severity of extreme weather-related events (flooding, fire, storms and drought). Use your own muscle power whenever and wherever possible, e.g. walk or [...]
Effects of Climate Change on South Africa
by Dr Stephen Mncube on Dec.09, 2011, under Environment, Events, News
Why should I be worried about climate change? If nothing is done about climate change and we continue, among other things, to burn fossil fuels and chop down our forests at current rates, the following is predicted for South Africa: South Africa’s coastal regions will warm by around 1-2°C by about 2050 and around 3-4°C [...]