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Child Labour Day – 4 April 2012
by Dr Stephen Mncube on Mar.28, 2012, under Children of Africa, Commemorative Days, Education, News
Child Labour Day is commemorated on 4 April to give a clear distinction between Child Work and Child Labour. Research indicates that of those children found to be working almost 60 percent did so in order to help their parents financially. This clearly constitutes Child Labour and is therefore unacceptable. Child Work is defined as [...]
Human Rights Day – 21 March 2012
by Dr Stephen Mncube on Mar.19, 2012, under Commemorative Days, News
21 March 2012 is not just another public holiday. This day in history is always remembered for the atrocities committed against the innocent who lost their lives in the struggle. The Constitution provides for the establishment of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). The aim of the Commission is to promote respect for human [...]
President Zuma’s State of the Nation address
by Dr Stephen Mncube on Feb.10, 2012, under News, South African Government
Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces; Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP; Deputy President of the Republic, Honourable Kgalema Motlanthe; Former Deputy President FW De Klerk, Former Deputy President Baleka Mbete, Honourable Chief Justice of the Republic, and all esteemed members of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]